Mike Anton
@m1ke-a.bsky.social
Staff for 2 cats but known to take photos of other subjects. Local history, military history and local military history. Oh and a bit of railway history as well.
Easily distracted with research rabbitholes.
Sussexshire
Easily distracted with research rabbitholes.
Sussexshire
Yeah I'd go with aperture as well. With my limited knowledge of large(r) format cameras they have smaller/slower apertures.
And yes this is yet another subject I need to learn about.
And yes this is yet another subject I need to learn about.
September 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yeah I'd go with aperture as well. With my limited knowledge of large(r) format cameras they have smaller/slower apertures.
And yes this is yet another subject I need to learn about.
And yes this is yet another subject I need to learn about.
Thanks Nick, please see my belated reply to Ian
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thanks Nick, please see my belated reply to Ian
Ian, apologies for the late reply. I know some of these cameras were absolute units (🫡 @themerl.bsky.social 😉) but was that the length of the lens or width of the front element (aperture)?🤷♂️
September 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ian, apologies for the late reply. I know some of these cameras were absolute units (🫡 @themerl.bsky.social 😉) but was that the length of the lens or width of the front element (aperture)?🤷♂️
Burgger, I was hoping you'd know 😃
September 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Burgger, I was hoping you'd know 😃
Mar, I've never worked out what the 'f14' on these APs means. Aperture, camera focal length or? 🤔🤷♂️
September 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Mar, I've never worked out what the 'f14' on these APs means. Aperture, camera focal length or? 🤔🤷♂️
This is Arundel Castle to the south, which I couldn't get in the wide shot
September 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is Arundel Castle to the south, which I couldn't get in the wide shot
It's a fantastic location but this is the backlit view I will be shooting 🫤
August 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's a fantastic location but this is the backlit view I will be shooting 🫤
Loving the general chat on all this and the 'what if' aspect, semi ignoring the fact we're talking about a 80ish year old design
(The B52 does NOT need to enter this chat) 😄
(The B52 does NOT need to enter this chat) 😄
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Loving the general chat on all this and the 'what if' aspect, semi ignoring the fact we're talking about a 80ish year old design
(The B52 does NOT need to enter this chat) 😄
(The B52 does NOT need to enter this chat) 😄
Hadn't realised these had been exported (to the Kriegsmarine???)
August 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hadn't realised these had been exported (to the Kriegsmarine???)
I believe there's a capability gap with airborne radar and the British carriers. Could a Gannet take off from them without a catapult?
August 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I believe there's a capability gap with airborne radar and the British carriers. Could a Gannet take off from them without a catapult?
I'm assuming that was a recoilless piece, as the stability looks err, interesting
August 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'm assuming that was a recoilless piece, as the stability looks err, interesting
I do have some war diary refs to dealing with these 'coastal crust' roads, a key point being stopping civilians using them, to allow home forces to quickly move if invasion forces landed.
August 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I do have some war diary refs to dealing with these 'coastal crust' roads, a key point being stopping civilians using them, to allow home forces to quickly move if invasion forces landed.
The modern version;
Get stuffed at the traffic at the A27/22 interchange at Polegate.
Crawl along the 22 mile s/c section after Hailsham
Completely loose the will to live negotiating East Grinstead
Loose your forces at the traffic jam that is the A22/A264 junction at Felbridge
😁
Get stuffed at the traffic at the A27/22 interchange at Polegate.
Crawl along the 22 mile s/c section after Hailsham
Completely loose the will to live negotiating East Grinstead
Loose your forces at the traffic jam that is the A22/A264 junction at Felbridge
😁
August 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The modern version;
Get stuffed at the traffic at the A27/22 interchange at Polegate.
Crawl along the 22 mile s/c section after Hailsham
Completely loose the will to live negotiating East Grinstead
Loose your forces at the traffic jam that is the A22/A264 junction at Felbridge
😁
Get stuffed at the traffic at the A27/22 interchange at Polegate.
Crawl along the 22 mile s/c section after Hailsham
Completely loose the will to live negotiating East Grinstead
Loose your forces at the traffic jam that is the A22/A264 junction at Felbridge
😁
🤣👍 A real Kobayashi Maru Test.
Might have been a bit before @ckolonko.bsky.social's time to plot the British defences along that bit of coast
Might have been a bit before @ckolonko.bsky.social's time to plot the British defences along that bit of coast
August 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🤣👍 A real Kobayashi Maru Test.
Might have been a bit before @ckolonko.bsky.social's time to plot the British defences along that bit of coast
Might have been a bit before @ckolonko.bsky.social's time to plot the British defences along that bit of coast
I've walked up there a few times and it's pretty steep, especially up the northern escarpment. Not sure I've have been up for a 2 mile wander from Hassocks stn for a party😆
July 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I've walked up there a few times and it's pretty steep, especially up the northern escarpment. Not sure I've have been up for a 2 mile wander from Hassocks stn for a party😆
Yeah I thought it was only a year or 2 ago (waves hands vaguely)
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yeah I thought it was only a year or 2 ago (waves hands vaguely)
Back in 2019 I did some ultra hi res panoramic images up there - www.flickr.com/photos/m1ke_...
View north from Wolstonbury Hill of Burgess Hill & Haywards Heath, Sussex Sep 2019
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July 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Back in 2019 I did some ultra hi res panoramic images up there - www.flickr.com/photos/m1ke_...