theatre of noise

Reviews, comments, rants. By Robin Parmar.

18 February 2025

On democracy (from 2019)

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As I wrote in 2019... I am very sorry for my friends in Brazil. It is hard not to despair. 
17 February 2025

Jobs I have done

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Here are all the jobs I have had, but only including those for which I received compensation or official designation. Sometimes I even manag...
16 February 2025

l'esprit de l'escalier

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Being a collection of nonsense culled from everyday experience. Fields have eyes but woods have ears. As metaphors go, it doesn't hold a...
30 November 2024

Comparing compact 85mm lenses

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After obtaining a new lens I enjoy making a few quick comparisons with what I already own, so that I can determine the strengths and weaknes...
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26 November 2024

The banana as post-symbolic currency

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This is a brief response to the hullaballoo concerning a duct-taped banana. Naive knee-jerk responses have been anticipated by both artist...
23 November 2024

Optical design of the Olympus Zuiko 85mm

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  In my previous articles I introduced the Olympus Zuiko 85mm and discussed the thorny problem of variants . This post will conduct a tho...
22 November 2024

Olympus Zuiko 85mm variants

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In my last article I introduced the Olympus Zuiko 85mm and compared its properties to my other two 85mm lenses. In my next article I wil...
21 November 2024

Olympus OM 85mm lens: introduction

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  Olympus launched their range of single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras with the M-1 in July 1972. The next year this camera was renamed the OM...
17 November 2024

Codec limitations of DaVinci Resolve: HEVC, 10-bit, and RAW

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Note: This information has been greatly expanded from my previous article on Windows video support . Introduction Like any application D...
09 November 2024

Asahi Takumar and Pentax normal lenses

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My interest in Pentax lenses should be obvious considering the articles on this website. One of the reasons I went down the rabbit hole of...
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