joelz

going to be in vancouver next weekend, any stores i should definitely check out?

yea... tho that being said my pair just got their first machine wash and shrunk up, and i'm going to take them to self edge for some repairs.

went for a walk in gowanus brooklyn

construction

these guys seem to be liars

Poked into Brooklyn Boulders to see what was going on (it's a massive indoor climbing gym)

spotted this new piece by swoon

thought about parking my (nonexistent) bike by a bike

checked my daylight

found a taxi graveyard

and laughed at some hipsters

about $50 off on alden's from o'connells: http://shop.oconnellsclothing.com/search.php?q=alden&nOffset=0&nLimit=20

haha well played kayodic.

i think it's a different forum than it was 5 years ago. let's just wear our jeans and have fun with it.

and hope to all hell that everyone actually participates and *shares* that participation.

first up - i got your messages, thanks tillman!

second: regarding cheating/altering/whatever changes to the jeans - i say we let them all be. if someone wants to personalize the jeans in whatever way they want (tapering a la tg76 or sandpapering or whatever) let them - in the end we'll see how the jeans turn out, and we should all have fun along the way.

I'm not really for all the rules, I just hope we can encourage photos that update the progress over time.

wow it's been too long since i've posted here

a year and a month:

on sunday i met up with other friends and walked around soho

avoided an early morning snack

was happy about the weather

walked over to the west side

spotted one old sweet ride

headed east to more tree-lined streets

found this new piece by clown soldier

spotted a sweet new ride

and took some good advice

it'd depend on the boot, but I think a boot contest would be a great idea.

started out in east river park

enjoyed a blue-ish (if not windy) day

kept the skyline nearby

spotted a classic

and a great piece by over under

got a shot *through* a classic

and street art welcomed me

turns out, this was good advice

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This pic is originally from Moulded Shoe in NYC. Does anyone have any experience with them? Looks like they do some nice custom orders with Alden. Significantly less hype than Leffot or Leather Soul it seems

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they do modified last only. it's a way different store than leffot or leather soul, much more utilitarian than designy (like those other stores are, tho no offense). they definitely do some nice things.

It's a lens hood, I've never used mine, but it's for reducing the sun's glare (or other light sourced), get a uv filter instead and put it somewhere where you won't lose it

I'd love the extra denim. Is there anyone out there who doesn't want it? Could those people who don't want it agree to donate it to hollows? Or other people who may want it?

oh god now i'm worried my bracelet is going to be giant.

Yea I started early too, I hope it doesn't affect things.

yea they are Gorgeous, I just don't want to ruin a pair of $705 boots...

What do you guys think of these? Good price but how's the quality or fit? Anyone have fit pics?

http://www.jcrew.com/mens_feature/ingoodcompany/Chippewa/PRDOVR~54388/54388.jsp

huh... i wonder fi they have them in store

vertical fallllling

details & repairs

front pocket:

love b&w street scenes

Honestly ... not that much of a difference.

I've got a bunch of shots from the 1.8 here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelzimmer/sets/72157622214742827/

and from the 1.4 here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelzimmer/sets/72157626645207880/

keep in my cameras changed over time in there.

Truthfully tho - figure out your needs - how often are you going to take pictures/how often do you take pictures? if it's going to sit around and gather dust, spend less and get either the 1.8 or 35mm

if you're going to shoot a lot and take it seriously, then go for the 1.4, but if you're going to do snapshots, it's probably not worth it to get the 'best'

see http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/113/behind-the-glass-part-2-focal-length and http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/114/behind-the-glass-part-1-an-introduction-to-lenses for way more info

Ughhh. So this guy (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-50mm-Nikkor-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00005LENO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1316627964&sr=8-2)

wont autofocus? Shit man.

yep, the d40, d60, d3000, and a few others in the lower first number (anything below 7) don't have an autofocus motor in the camera so you need to defer to the lens to do autofocus for you.

to add to the difference conversation:

50mm 1.4 has better (metal) construction over the 1.8 (which is plastic), it can let a little more light in

The 35mm 1.8 has the benefit of basically being a 1:1 match to what you see because your camera has a crop factor (it has to do with the size of the sensor, it's fine), so if you want that, then it's awesome. If you want to zoom in on things, then it may not make sense. The 50mm will zoom in a little due to the crop factor.