Monthly Archives September 2010

Leitz Summicron-C 1:2/40 hood replacement

The original rubber hood of this lens is very keen on breaking, especially after 30 years. The thread size on the lens is the so-called “Series 5.5″, i.e. 39×0.75mm. This is a very unusual thread size, and hoods with this size haven’t been made for a long time, or at least they’re nowhere to be [...]

2 Libri

Oggi, passando davanti ad una libreria, non ho resistito. Sul tavolo davanti all’ingresso c’erano mucchi di Economica Laterza. Ho preso “L’uomo medievale”, curato da Jacques Le Goff. 6 euro e novantanove per un po’ di sano buon medioevo marxista. Dentro, libri Taschen a 9.99. Incerto per un po’ tra Brassaï e Sieff, che non avevo [...]

Ten ways to fail a Ph.D.

Shared by my friend Justin: 10 easy ways to fail a Ph.D. Personally, I know I have some problems with the “learn too much”.Posted from Providence, Rhode Island, United States.