Quick update: deadline = struggling, dentist = wonderful. No more work to do at present, and the scary letter from the sedation clinic was apparently because the ‘not turning up’ rate is horrendous. (Um… if they didn’t sound so scary in the first place, maybe more people would turn up?) Bad news is that she’s on maternity leave for my next check-up, but the good news is she’s coming back so I said we’re happy to wait for our next check-up. (The dentist we saw during her last maternity leave was scary. And I’m a wuss.) Rang the clinic and explained there was no way I could meet their timetable because of the school run and needing a responsible adult with me, so they’ve been nice and agreed I can turn up 10 mins before my appointment rather than 20. (My lovely best friend did offer to take the day off but it’s not fair to do that.)
Camera arrived and it’s fab. Pin-sharp. I’m itching to go take pics for the new book, but I’d better finish this one first! Also need to read the manual...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
update from Kate and a bit about cameras
Lovely piano lesson yesterday; Frank was pleased with the work I’d done on ‘Yesterday’ and we’re doing a new piece now, Katie Melua’s ‘Closest thing to Crazy’. It looks a bit scary as it’s three manuscript pages, but Frank says there’s a lot of repetition and I’m perfectly capable of doing it. (Nice to have someone with confidence in me!) Also did a bit more on the Med.
Had a lovely email from my agent saying she’d enjoyed my new Modern Extra (still awaiting ed’s verdict – the one thing I find really, really hard to cope with in publishing is waiting – blame it on the ADHD – so am trying hard not to think about it).
Have also been talking cameras with one of my author mates. I’ve used a Canon Ixus for years (and my film camera was also an Ixus) but I need something with a better optical zoom for architectural features, and the lovely Evening News photographer reckoned there isn’t much to choose between Panasonic and Canon on quality if I choose one with image stabilising, and they’re both pretty reliable. I’ve pretty much decided on the Panasonic Lumix TZ3 (the blue one – not that I’m shallow and choosing it on design, but the reviews rate this slightly above my two alternatives, the Lumix FZ8 and the Canon Ixus 850IS, and the latter only has a 3x optical zoom). If anyone has any practical experience out there, I'd be interested to hear your views.
Had a lovely email from my agent saying she’d enjoyed my new Modern Extra (still awaiting ed’s verdict – the one thing I find really, really hard to cope with in publishing is waiting – blame it on the ADHD – so am trying hard not to think about it).
Have also been talking cameras with one of my author mates. I’ve used a Canon Ixus for years (and my film camera was also an Ixus) but I need something with a better optical zoom for architectural features, and the lovely Evening News photographer reckoned there isn’t much to choose between Panasonic and Canon on quality if I choose one with image stabilising, and they’re both pretty reliable. I’ve pretty much decided on the Panasonic Lumix TZ3 (the blue one – not that I’m shallow and choosing it on design, but the reviews rate this slightly above my two alternatives, the Lumix FZ8 and the Canon Ixus 850IS, and the latter only has a 3x optical zoom). If anyone has any practical experience out there, I'd be interested to hear your views.
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