Recent content by Jason Crest

I'm shooting on a budget these days with a very cheap Cimko 28mm 2.8 lens (M42) and adapter on my X-Pro1

My first shot with the Xpro-1. It is a frosty morning and nothing remarkable except that the subject is an autumn fruiting yellow raspberry called Fall Gold which seemed extra appropriate given the light.

Black Noise a 1977 prog space rock LP by synth based Canadian band FM. I missed this when it first came out due to Punk but looking back it is a classic.

Main passion is cycling with a bit of DIY hi-fi and photography as side-dishes. The hi-fi is mainly a winter thing - building DAC's and modding bits of gear when the weather is bad.

Asynchronous USB DAC? - the clock from the source works with the clock on the DAC which is fine when say a CD transport is used. But the clock on a PC is not very good so chips have been developed which allow for a new master clock to be established and that passes on far better quality info to...

Bringing back memories of Brian Walden and Weekend World View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqWqCuHR0Og

Toy Lo-Pro racing bike DSC00385 by John Pond, on Flickr

The same intro but with added Lemmy (and Stacia!) View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un76wAEaYAM

Just soldered up a £20 AK4396 DAC kit off ebay and it works :banana: - so time for a spot of Kraftwerk and Radioactivity to start the burn in. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0D7MBBI2Ik

I'd take the wheel off and immerse it in water to see where the leak is. If it is an alloy wheel then chances are you have a bit of rust bubbling on the rim breaking the seal - approx £12 fix for the local garage to apply a compound to the affected area

Godspeed You! Black Emperor View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tZ_uwDlmPY

A spot of Royksopp View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOXYvRgZ9p0

Half Man Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEag0ss9pFU

Zack Arias - just for the entertainment View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHYidejT3KY

If you have a spare old pc lying around then you could always install Linux for free (mint 18 is just out) and something like Darktable (also free) which will cover all the basic (and a lot of advanced stuff) RAW edits (local and global). For slightly more advanced work you then turn to Gimp...