Hydrofoils hold a special place in my heart regardless of the fact that I have never seen one in action…
The Return … of the Rotary Engine.
More than a decade ago, Audi introduced a handful of A1 EV models with a rotary Wankel engine as a…
The Lambo on the Wall
Men of my age will surely recognize this famous poster with the iconic Lamborghini Countach. And recall many similar others…
“Me and my Arrow”
This article is a natural extension of my last one, but the watch in question celebrates not the RCAF but…
Royal Canadian Air Force Tribute Watches
I had intended to write this before November 11th, which is Remembance Day here in Canada or Veteran’s Day in…
Shooting Polar Bears with micro 4/3rds
Driver Jim (no relation) was cursing the weather, the rock hard summer tires on his Tundra Buggy and its frozen,…
A lost era and lifestyle that cannot return.
(there is m43 and Olympus content in this blog, you just have to find it!) Once again, I was not…
Double Stacking Teleconverters (MC-20+MC-14) as a cheap alternative to the Zuiko 150-400 f/4.5(TC-1.25x)
So ….. I capitulated and got myself a Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 (TC-1.25x). I’m going to Churchill, Manitoba in November to…
OM-1 at the Airshow.
I have been so preoccupied that I nearly failed to recognize that summer is nearly at an end. This made…
Rebirth of a 12″ f/13 Classical Cassegrain Telescope
Afternote: (added Jan 15, 2023). This appeared in the newsletter of Starfest 2022 where I gave a talk about this…