Weekend Gamer: NordVPN
A few years ago, I did a roundup of free VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), because...
Site Update
Site Update is a semi-regular personal update or behind the scene of We Heart Music.
George Perez Website: 25th Anniversary
This Saturday, December 9th, 2023, is the 25th Anniversary of the George Perez Website. I...
Rokinon / Samyang AF 35-150mm F2-2.8 FE
As I previously mentioned, I have been looking at the Tamron 35-150mm lens at the Springbrook Nature photo shoot. I mentioned it was also very expensive, at $1,899 …
Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 lens at Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley (21 July 2023)
I’ve had my Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 OSS lens since March 2023 and had wanted to do a photo shoot at the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley when I first got it. Unfortunately, Minnesota suffered from one of the worst and longest winter this year that I had to delay my semi-annual trip to the park until now.
Lens Update: 24-70mm F2.8
Now that I’m enjoying my Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 OSS lens (honestly, I should have bought this lens much sooner). That expensive price was a deterrent, but now that I have it, I can truly see why the price was justified.
Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 OSS
Then, the idea popped in my head to look at the Sony 70-200mm GM F2.8 OSS lens. This is the original lens that started Sony’s Gold Master (or G Master) lens line up in 2016. Sony has four types of lens: basic (not labeled), Zeiss (developed in cooperation with Carl Zeiss), G (Gold), and GM (Gold Master). G Master is the highest tier, basically the best of the best.
Site Update: George Perez Website 6.0
As many of you know, my oldest website, the George Perez Website started in 1998 and eventually found its home on Google Sites in 2008. The website lived there for 13 years, until Google decided it wasn’t profitable for them to maintain... and decided to shut down the classic site service (they offered a new inferior product in its place).
StackSocial
Ever since I bought my first purchase on StackSocial in Jan 2023, I’ve been addicted...
Lens Update and Winter Hibernation
I wanted to buy the Tamron 50-400mm lens for the Sony E-Mount last Aug 2022. On paper, it looks like it was exactly the lens I needed. When I am shooting a concert, I prefer to shoot from the back of the room… and for that, you need a big reach - in this case, the Tamron would go up to 400mm.
W♥M Year in Review: 2022 Concerts and Events
With only two weeks to go before we close out 2022… let us take a...
Steam Deck Update
When I placed my $5 deposit to buy the Steam Deck in Aug 2022, I was convinced that I wouldn’t get it until 2023. I was so wrong.
DD & Company at Brookside, Marine on St Croix (03 Sep 2022)
With the Labor Day Weekend coming up, we took a long drive to William O’Brien...
Site Update: Visible to remove Party Pay
I’ve been using Visible since May 2021, and I have to admit, I love it....
Tamron 50-400mm E-Mount lens coming September 22, 2022
You know I’m in the market for a long-reach telephoto lens for usage at live concerts. Right now I’m using the Tamron 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III RXD Lens (since Sep 2021). While it’s a very fast lens (at F2.8 at the short end), I would trade that to get more reach... since I rarely shoot at 28mm.
Weekend Gamer Update (August 2022)
I’ve put down my $5 to preorder my Steam Deck.
Ripping 4K
If you know me, you know that I own multiple thousands of DVDs and Blurays....
iPad Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 12.9
I caved in and bought a used iPad Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 12.9...
Site Update: Announcing the Tamron 50-400mm
I’m in the market for a new long (over 200mm) lens for my new Sony A7IV and did look at some of my options in the world of 500 to 600mm for the Sony E-Mount. After much debate over price, weight, size, and actual usage (basically I will only need these lens for wildlife and sports), I have decided to be more realistic and put the shopping on pause. I even stated that “companies are always coming out with new lens option, so I will wait it out.”
Sony A7IV at Springbrook Nature Center, Fridley (01 Aug 2022)
It’s been one year since we did a photo shoot with the Sony A7C at the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley… so I thought it would make sense to do a test run of the new Sony A7IV camera at the same location, on August 1, 2022.
Sony A7 IV
I’m in the market for a new high end camera, so I was debating on buying the Sony A9 (used) and Sony A7 IV, as they were about the same price.
Site Update: New lens and camera considerations
After nearly one year of using, and loving, the Sony a7c (since Aug 2021), in...
2020-2021 Shows
There’s no doubt about it, 2020 sucked, no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that banned...
Clockology
One of my biggest complaint about the Apple Watch was that there weren’t many official...
Apple Watch SE
I didn’t intend to get it, but after contemplating about the Black Friday prices for...
Site Update: Lucky 13
As you may, or may not, know, I’m about to wind down and heading into...
Tamron 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III RXD Lens
Since buying the new Sony A7C camera in early August, I have been researching on...
Site Update: Sony a7c Camera
Product highlights World’s smallest and lightest full-frame camera Advanced 24.2MP Back-Illuminated 35mm Full-frame Image Sensor...
Visible Mobile
I’ve been using internet-only telephone service called Visible for three months now… and I feel...
Free VPNs
I’ve been testing out some free VPN (Virtual Private Network) services. You may have a...
Update: Display Panel Project
It’s Martin Luther King Jr’s day, which means it’s my day off. I’ve been working...