Recent affairs

Typhoon #10 with extraordinarily strong power lost the way because balanced high pressure disappeared resulting to straying low pressure bringing just much rainfall. Fortune telling circle is large and displaces it's position unexpectedly, how come? Anyway, we cannot ignore its attitude until this weekend.

Climate changes after every visiting of Typhoon, as usual.

I could obtain the long wanted item through Yahoo Auction at 1,000 yen, Minolta MD Zoom 35~70mm/f3.5 first model that is the same design with Leitz Vario Elmar license production. 

The condition of the lens is unexpectedly favorable as not to require any further  maintenance. The performance will be revealed with the test shooting on Nikon Z8 very soon. 

Donk or Yank?

Tomorrow is the day we were attacked by US with Nuclear Bomb in Hiroshima 80 years ago. In addition, they did the same on Nagasaki.

Hundreds of thousands of our compatriots were burned to death into ashes. Though US president came to Hiroshima few years ago, no apology was done. In the US declassified documents released, the derogatory term "JAP" is used without shame.

We must make it clear that US never regards us as a humanbeing---just a yellow monkey. Remember here again, US is not a respected nation for us at all.

When you are asked, "Chinese or Japanese, which nese are you?" 

You should ask back to the Yankee, "Donk or Yank, which k are you?" 

45 Mpic on full frame, Z8

Version Up to 2.01 firmware on Z8 inhibited the Focus Aide in EVF, how come? It was my favorable function to enjoy manual focusing step, but it was not so helpful but just for fun, because I was used to apply magnifying function utilizing image enlarging to 14X. So, focusing Aide was not always necessary for me.

45 Mpicel in full frame image circle is my unexperienced world, and 16 mm depth flunge back distance allows all the SONY E mount lenses I'm keeping, SONY genuine ones don't work well  through mount adapter, electric relations do not work well. Consequently, I'm playing with third parties and modified ones without any elctric signal inter-relations.

Though 33x44, 24x16 and MFT had been experienced, 45 Mpic full frame is the first time for me, further report later.

Osaka Yodo-River Firework tonight

It's a very hot tropical night, but the sound of the Yodogawa fireworks echoes even here, 10km away. Yes, today is the usual fireworks day. It's so crowded around Hankyu Juso that it's probably impossible to walk properly. The young employees have packed their bags with alcohol and snacks and are heading out. I can only pray that I won't get into an accident. I used an unfamiliar knife and cut my left index finger. The wound wasn't deep, about 1mm depth and 5mm long, but there was a fair amount of bleeding. I applied an antibiotic paste to the area and also took it. I hope the inflammation should be minimal.

NIKON Z8

The most sophisticated full frame mirrorless camera is Nikon Z8, so some rumor says. It was supplied to me by my son accidentally recently. Remember the past, my photographic equipment are all supplied in the same way unintentionally.

SONY A9 has been contributing for my photo hobby without specific dissatisfaction and all the lenses I'm keeping are E mount by way of any adapter rings, most of them are manual focusing system.

As for my surprise, Z8 model has "Focusing Aid" formed at left lower corner, this is really a great gospel for a manual focusing user like myself, remembering the silversalt period with NIKON F autofocusing period. Also Basic with star mark setting shows the same by color transformation from red square to green one. 

Relatively heavy with 900 gr weight as Z8 is, it's body bulk could make it possible to hold even with a little finger so firmly, stoutness is one of the most indispensable requirement I declare. Especially, in case of some long forcal length lens setting up, this condition proves this phenomena in addition to the diameter of the bayonet flange. 

APS-C E mount is fragile easily distorted and not suit with heavy lenses. On the other hand, SONY A9 lacked this physical property because of too small body design, though another performances are almost perfect. In addition, all the SONY genuine lenses are interchangeable on NIKON Z mount without any inconvenience, no matter how electric interaction might exist or not.

Consequently, a newcomer Z8 with 45 megapixel image sensor would be one of an essential equipment from now for sure. 

Jane's Law

Cicada started to cry this morning for the first time this Summer. I feel one year like five days interval, this is Jane's Law.

Before long Radio News told that Mr. Trump was shot while his allocation, but he was not killed.

Conflicts repeats all the time because of money!

Human being is still now animal.

Inbound recovered

Since COVID19 disastor, foreigh tourists have increased in number, let's say Inbound has recovered recently.

Early in the morning around 7:30 AM, I visited Fushimi-Inari Shrine since 1 year interval. Most of the visitors there were from some foreign coutries and around 9 o'clock, it became crowded as usual week day. Though a bit far from the central Kyoto, Fushimi-Inari Shrine must be so popular among foreign visitors, also so to speak Inbound recovered as before. JR Kyoto line and Keihan Line have each stations at very close places .

Shooting objects there were similar with last year for me but different.