Pony up

Olympus E-M1 with Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 lens and 1.4x extender

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2015-02-27 | genuinej says

Aah, the memories! Are you back in the saddle at the Polo Club?

2015-02-27 | Spike says

Seemed like a good place to test out the lens. Don’t worry, I will not be returning on a regular basis!

2015-02-27 | Jason says

You notice slower focus speeds with the extender on it?

2015-02-27 | Grant says

The Glue Boilers and Pet Food Producers Gazette salutes your return to the field! That’s a fine specimen you’ve shot, should boil down really well after the rest’s been canned. The horse ain’t bad either…

2015-02-28 | Spike says

I did some shooting with and without the extender and did not notice a difference. I will be doing a post on my experiences after more testing this afternoon.

2015-02-28 | Spike says

Fun fact: The man riding the horse is responsible for the most of the world’s pencil production.

2015-02-28 | Grant says

But not, hopefully, my Staedtler Tradition 110 series 2B crossword weapon which is allegedly made in Australia, of all places. I’m much impressed that you made no attempt to essay any weak jokes involving the use of the word ’lead’, as indeed neither did I…

2015-03-01 | Andrew says

Is that why all the pencils I use at work have the graphite drilled off-centre? - he is too busy playing polo to get the machines tuned up?

2015-03-02 | Grant says

Sort of Andrew. It’s as if the grooves in the two longitudinal halves of the pencil have differing depths and when this is coupled with one pencil half being made from very stringy softwood and the other being made from titanium reinforced teak you end up with a pencil which is almost impossible to sharpen by any mechanical means without breaking the lead time after time after time. Net result? More pencil sales and thus more polo ponies. So you see he really does have the machines tuned up…

2015-03-02 | Andrew says

AH yes Grant - I forgot since abandoned my quest for an MBA - but I knew that that advanced seminar in FTLP ( fuck the little people ) economics was guaranteed to provide ( at least on the course outline ) 2 ponies and a Benz to get there…and I believe there was a footnote about drinking for free as well but I can’t remember clearly as I was drinking when I read it…till I ran out of money….