But May weather has been pretty god-damn fantastic.

I picked up a new lens for the SLR the other day, a Canon 10-22mm EF-S. I was on the fence for some time. I have an L-series 17-40mm EF that has been fantastic. But with the small sensor EOS that I have, the 17mm is more like 27mm (x 1.6 due to the FLM). It's pretty wide, but definitely not like slapping the thing on my old film body. So, I was looking for something wider.

The 10mm EF-S is exactly what I wanted. The catch was that the EF-S will only work on a short focal length body. I was hesitating dropping the cash on a lens that will not work if ever get into the market for a full focal length digital. As lenses go, they should be like an heirloom, right? Get a few that work for you and hang on to them until you die.

The other factor was that the 10mm acts like a 16mm on the short sensor. So, essentially, I would be buying a very similar lens to what I already have, if I were to strap the 17-40mm on a full focal length camera. Well, I dropped the cash on the lens and absolutley love it. There is some chromal abberation, like the review said. But it is hit-or-miss. If you look closely you can see it in the upper right corner. And, that's at 10mm, f11. But I cannot find it in any of my other shots taken with similar settings.

I did some other shopping, inspired by Strobist that included an IR transmitter and a Speedlite strobe that can operate off-camera.

Men need hobbies, right?