Welcome to the strange world of Leica R lenses… It turns out that the secondhand lens I bought that was advertised as a ‘3 cam’ is actually a ‘3rd cam’ lens. That means it won’t work with older cameras such as a Leicaflex SL.
A 3 cam lens has three cams while a 3rd cam lens only has the 3rd cam!
Leaving Malta after visiting family this week. My bag is stuffed full with Intangible Cultural Heritage — also known as ‘Ftira bread!
Our AirBnB in Malta has one feature that’s sufficiently grim we are booking a hotel for tomorrow onwards.
One of my highlights of 2025 was visiting this place.
This is lovely … I just need to find a lens for it now.
The answer to the question “how many film cameras should I have?” is one more than is sensible.
On that basis I’ve excelled, buying a body where I don’t (yet) own a compatible lens.
Something in MacOS 26 is causing this but I don’t know what.
I liked this in the last edition of ‘Idler’ magazine.
Whenever I want to concentrate on writing or reviewing something I turn to my ‘One album to play on repeat playlist’.
My wife is reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. She hates it so much that she only reads (aloud) the first sentence from each paragraph claiming it still reflects the author’s intention.
It does…
Initial impressions of iOS/Mac/iPad 26…
It all seems to work pretty well so far. I like the look of the ‘clear’ icons on my phone and iPad but they just look weird on the Mac.
One day I must get around to refreshing my most basic, hobbyist, website. It’s one I registered years ago as a list of the books my wife’s book group read. Just an html table that gets uploaded via ftp.
On my phone I love Drafts for quick notes and doing things with them — like this post. So it’s mostly ephemera. I love Bear for longer more permanent notes that are linked.
But Tot has a place in my heart too — it’s just an example of elegance.
Looking forward to my next malt whisky but I will need to report back on what it is and how it tastes.
Aurora’s blue ink is the anti-climb paint of the ink world! I don’t think it ever quite dries.
From today’s NYT. As someone outside the US I’m wondering if this happens for mass shootings at schools too. 🤨
Kårehamn in Öland where we had some lovely fish.
Finding that my new fountain pen friendly highlighters are great!
I tried the new Instagram on iPad experience.
Grim.
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My daughter got a big box of lovely chocolates from her uncle for her 22nd birthday. I hope she’s up for sharing!
I enjoy the way each episode hits the ground running, as Melvyn opens with something like … “In 1523, Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels, becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant.”
