Shooting some Kentmere on a snowy walk
Olympus XA2 + Kentmere 400
It’s been an absolutely abysmal winter here in NW Montana, although I guess in comparison the rest of the West we’re doing better than a lot of other states. But in the last few days we’ve had some snowfall so me and the wife took the resident monster to the woods for a romp, but before we left we grabbed the XA2 and a roll of Kentmere 400.
The XA2 is fun, I’ve said this before. And Jess absolutely loves it for the incredible simplicity of the shooting experience. I’ve also said all this before. I will say some things I dislike a little bit is the 35mm fixed focal length and lack of control over the shutter speed and aperture. So, you know, most of the things that make the XA2 the XA2. But if you want a little camera you can slide in your pocket that’s capable of delivering pretty usable results in a pretty easy to use point-and-shoot format, it’s hard to go wrong with. I’ve written some more about the camera itself in a blog post here if you’re interested in reading more about that little camera.
It’s good to see some semblance of winter come back. We actually got a day of skiing in up at the Nordic trails up at Big Mountain. I don’t know how long it’ll stick around, probably a couple days. It’s supposed to get back in to the 40’s here soon. But that’s about it for this short little update.