Recent content by Johnd2000

Fine. I find it much easier to MF on an EVF, particularly with focus peaking. Can't focus for toffee, with a modern optical VF and standard focussing screen. I was chuffed to be able to use that old Minolta again. It's nothing special (was just a kit lens in its day) but I kind of grew up...

I've been a Sony user for years. Currently have an a99, a57 and I just sold my old a850 to fund the a6000. I needed a compact travel cam for some business trips I have planned this year. The sensor is great. I've used the NEX7 and the a77 and I'd say it's better than both at high-ish ISO...

I got an a6000 a week ago. It's a great little camera, but the body isn't all magnesium. The top plate and subframe are, but the rest is plastic. The kit lens is nowhere near as bad as some say. Stop it down a bit, avoid both extremes of the zoom range and it's pretty good.

Just in case anyone missed it, the TPD was passed by the EP today. Still needs to be ratified by the Council and implemented (within 2 years) by member states, but it's coming folks. Clive Bates blog has the details but the highlights are: 20mg/ml limit on juice. No bottles bigger than 10ml No...

For cotton wicks, this stuff is just amazing. http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/rico-fashion-summer-white/585331-1000

A burnt taste is usually under-wicking, although the rubber gromits it's on kayfun atties don't help either. Try using less/thinner wick, or if you're using a flavour wick on top of the coil, try leaving that out. It's quite easy to pinch the ends of the wick, if they're too tight in the slots...

The "radio bit" was Vapourtrails TV. You can watch the full show that clip came from on their website.

5 minutes on Google tells me that that type of pneumonia is caused by MINERAL oils and that the most common cause is cough medicines. Mineral oils require very high temperatures to vapourise them. Much higher than Ecigs produce. Including that in the show was a very cheap shot. As one vaper...

Hmm...I'm not so sure it will be balanced after all. Dave Dorn was due to appear on ITV Daybreak tomorrow morning, basically to plug the show. He was on his way to get his train today, when ITV called to say "don't come down". They didn't say why, but suddenly he's surplus to requirements...

I spoke to DD on Saturday. Chris Choi will be appearing on VTTV after the ITV show airs. This seems to suggest the show comes out broadly in our favour, as he'd surely be reluctant to face us if it was hostile. Both shows, ITV and VTTV, should be well worth a watch. I shall be cringing with...

I can't seem to get the hang of microcoils, but I'm a complete convert to cotton wool on a simple 3-4 wrap coil. The flavour is so much better and more consistent than silica/ekowool. I won't use anything else, now.

Same thing happens with iPad minis, if you charge them with an incorrect charger.

Quite a bizarre one this week. No age limit, tobacco branding allowed, yet still no refillables. It's almost as if they met a tobacco lobbyist on Monday. Last weeks version was more influenced by the Fertin Pharma letter, scaremongering about nicotine toxicity. There doesn't appear to be any...

Yes, but no spare o-rings or screws. I've got a complete set of original spares, so it'll be interesting to see if they fit.

Got my fake Kayfun 3.1 ES from FT yesterday (ordered 19/10). In case anyone's interested.... It looks like it's stainless steel for most of the body, including the deck. Some of the internals, particularly the inner chimney, look like some other metal. The finish is polished and looks pretty...