A hectic day socially. I did some French revision and went to my French lesson, where FT (my French Teacher) and I discovered my edition of Un Sac de Billes had different page numbers to hers. Of course it did. I don’t understand why people on Ebay don’t sell what they advertise.
Speaking of Ebay, did I mention I ordered a 20-35mm lens on Monday? It’s a Tokina lens that will work on a full-frame camera, which will mean I won’t have to take my EOS 550D camera out with me. The 550D has an extra wide angle lens (10-18mm, or about 16-29mm in full frame terms), which is wider than the 28-135mm zoom on my EOS 6D. This means if I want an extra wide angle shot I have to hawk my EOS 550D around. If I get a wide angle for my 6D then I just have an extra lens to carry. Anyway, I’m hoping I’ll be able to use it in a church tomorrow (photography day).
I was supposed to have the dentist tomorrow afternoon, but they emailed today to say my appointment has been cancelled because my dentists had to be rushed to hospital.
I chatted to a former colleague for an hour and a half after French. Things have gone downhill for him at work, with the management being as petty, distrusting and punitive as ever.
I’ve been reading advice from archive offices about archiving images. I’m surprised to find they don’t trust digital, and still recommend black and white film, because they know it lasts. Digital preservation is less certain. This gave me the idea of using film to photograph the churches as well.
Out to Saffron Walden in the evening, where I met up with former colleagues.