Lens choice has long been a plus point for Micro Four Thirds, with both Olympus and Panasonic offering a range of lenses, and other manufacturers such as Voigtlander offering some interesting alternatives. Here are some new releases to tempt you:

Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro - We already have the 12-40mm F2.8 Pro and it is a very fine lens indeed; so expectations are high for the 40-150mm. It was announced last year and the current release date is “second half of 2014”. We can take some comfort in the fact that it is now prominently featured in the latest E-M1 catalogue.

Time for my annual visit to renew my visa, a process that always fills me with unnecessary trepidation. It is not that the renewal is in any way difficult, but rather a reminder that my life here; with wife, condo, car, cats and more cameras than is sensible; is entirely dependent upon an annual stamp in my passport that allows me to reside in this most excellent country.

It is also something to do with the fact that I dislike going to the immigration office. Not because the service there has ever been less than efficient and friendly*; but because of the parade of partially dressed ingrates that stagger through the doors in search of what they believe to be their right rather than a privilege. They are an embarrassment; and they smell bad. Obviously this observation excludes any readers of this journal who are all fragrant and wonderful human beings.

Last post on this subject!

In 2013 the Burapa Bike event was held at Silverlake, and the larger location attracted large numbers of bikes, hordes of interesting people, and therefore plenty of photo opportunities.

This year the circus reverted to the usual location of the sports stadium complex and seemed to suffer because of that. Consequently I took far fewer photos.

It was the usual lazy afternoon:

A couple of days in Bangkok with Kevin and our wives; and while the ladies laid waste to the shopping malls, we took our E-M1s and headed for the protest site at Siam.

This is what we found. Firstly, a substantial part of the area around Siam has been closed down, from MBK down to the corner next to Gaysorn plaza, with only limited vehicle access to car parks being made available. Rally stages have been established next to MBK and on the corner of Central World.