Salmon has now gone mad. Just this weekend, he’s posted no fewer than 2 new pieces on l’affair Sullivan — an affair, I hasten to add, which he single-handedly created.
He seems to be an expert at following up a valid point with something completely barmy. Here’s an example:
“Austerlitz had another effect on me, too: I intend to go out later today and purchase a small pocket camera which I can load with black and white film and carry around with me at all times, in much the same way as Sebald did.” (my italics)
Salmon also seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder that Romenesko doesn’t link to him, seeing the mediagossip supremo as a prime mover in the Liberal Media Conspiracy. Bollocks, Felix: Romenesko doesn’t link to you because you don’t provide fixed links!
[Wed, Jan 23 2002 – 00:00] Felix (www) (email) cute, stefan, cute. But I did go out and buy that camera — a Bessa-R, if you must know — and I love it! I can barely remember the last time I used a camera you didn’t need to turn on and off before using. A fully manual camera (ie it works perfectly without batteries, except for the light meter) with an incredibly sharp lens, shutter speeds down to 1/2000 of a second — all for the same price as my piece of shit Canon G2 which never did what I wanted it to, which was pretty much impossible to focus, and which took crap photos. You should be well jealous.
[Wed, Jan 23 2002 – 08:22] Stefan Geens (www) (email) Fully manual cameras are the way to go. That is why my only camera is a Nikon F3 I bought second-hand in 1987. It even has a backup shutter release on the side at a fixed 1/60 sec in case the other freezes. Perfect for your sister Rhian’s Antarctic pursuits, Felix.
I only intend to switch to digital photography for my mainstream shots when the Nikon D1 costs $1,500 instead of the current $5K. It too can be configured to manually choose the depth of field and exposure. Added bonus: I can share lenses with my F3.
[Wed, Jan 23 2002 – 12:57] Felix (www) (email) Yeah, the F3 has the 1/60 manual shutter (and I think you can set the shutter to B in a manual setting as well); other shutter speeds require a battery, but so long as you’re not in antarctic conditions, that’s really not so onerous. I don’t quite see the point of getting the D1; I’d wait for Nikon to come out with a digital back you can just slap onto your F3.
[Wed, Jan 23 2002 – 17:03] Matthew (email) Salmon has now gone bad. Just this weekend, it’s bloated in no fewer than 2 places after being purchased on le street Sullivan “ a street, I hasten to add, which it single-handedly created.
It smells like it could be sex followed by a squalid joint with something completely smarmy. Here’s an example:
“Austerlitz had another effect on me, too: I intend to go make myself an fishy omlette this afternoon because my last can of soup had a suspicious dent but I found the salmon leeching out of the fridge by itself, loaded with with black and white ooze it was carrying around at all times.” (my italics)
The Salmon also seems to have a huge chip on its shoulder that Romenesko doesn’t stink to him. Bollocks, Felix: Romenesko doesn’t stink to you because you don’t provide fresh licks!
[Thu, Jan 24 2002 – 03:41] Belmeloro (email) uh? what the fuck are you all going on about? have you lost your minds?
[Thu, Jan 24 2002 – 09:31] Stefan (www) (email) Eurof, the whole point of a (we)blog is that you click on the links for context.
[Thu, Jan 24 2002 – 11:04] Belmeloro (email) no i clicked through, but still don’t understand. and who is eurof? i am belmeloro, caped crusader against hypocrisy and Kant.
[Thu, Jan 24 2002 – 19:06] Felix (www) (email) I’ve lost my mind, and I’m pretty sure Stefan’s lost his. It might be under the sofa at Matthew and Kim’s, I’m not sure. The only reason I’m unsure about whether Matthew’s lost his mind or not is because I honestly don’t know whether he ever had one. If anybody finds my mind, do you think you could forward it on to mind@felixsalmon.com?
[Thu, Jan 24 2002 – 19:28] Matthew (email) some blue fluff, stale chewing gum, a pen, dubious-looking stains, (no caped crusaders, certainly no kant), a photograph from my bar mitzvah, and a tina-brown-era new yorker, but sorry, neither stefan’s mind nor felix’s.
[Fri, Jan 25 2002 – 11:50] Felix (www) (email) take another look at that blue fluff, Matthew: it might be buried in there somewhere…