Monthly Archives: February 2009

Bristol Cameras took my money

by Ian Posted on February 28, 2009

Also known as ‘The right and wrong way to deal with an internet order problem’. This also applies equally to telephone and any other form of distance selling. Here is the sad saga of my dealings with Bristol Cameras Ltd. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Music, Photography, Rants | Tagged Adri's Dream, aikido, Aikido Journal, Bristol Cameras, Digital Depot, Elida Trading, manfrotto, mollenhauer, monopod | 16 Comments

Trying out my ‘Bigma’

by Ian Posted on February 21, 2009

We went out to the zoo this afternoon, which gave me a chance to try out my ‘bigma’. What, you might ask, is a bigma. Well, it is a camera lens, to be precise, it is the Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged bigma, sigma 50-500, whipsnade zoo | 1 Comment

Upgraded to WordPress 2.7.1

by Ian Posted on February 18, 2009

I upgraded to WordPress 2.7.1 on one of my test blogs a few days ago using the new automatic upgrade feature. The upgrade went quickly and smoothly and everything worked afterwards, so that was good. Tonight, I got round to … Continue reading →