I'm getting back into photography after a break of several years and I made the mistake of buying a secondhand lens that doesn't fit my camera. I've read you can get an adaptor for the Four Thirds lenses so THEY can be used on a MFT camera. The lens is the 40-150mm f.4-5.6 and I've got an OM-D E-M10 MkIV. Can anyone point me in the right direction for which adaptor to get?
Or as Rachel Reid would say your slutty lil magazines.
I was away for a couple of weeks and came back to this, woo! What magazines have you been tempted by? What are your favourite photo shoots and interviews so far?
Side note, it's so hard to find these in actual shops now. I live in a fairly big UK city that's very arty and cultural but even the British publications had to be ordered online. And now I need to stop because my bank balance will never forgive me.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how Ilya’s relationship with both of his parents is portrayed in the show and in the books, particularly after reading The Long Game. The show and books have been fun and joyful but obviously they deal with serious issues too. Part of the joy is that they’re cathartic, we get through that turmoil to happier times.
One thing I’ve appreciated in the show is Jacob’s portrayal of Ilya’s family life and how he expanded what we read in the book. I found the scenes with Grigori really moving, and I think we’ve all cried during the Russian monologue. I feel grateful to have this show because I’ve found it quite rare to have depictions of these parent child dynamics. It makes me feel less alone, less weird, less doomed.
In Heated Rivalry we see things from Ilya’s perspective as a grown-up child and there are depictions of:
I can only think of a few tv shows, films or books that show the impact of this on an adult while they’re going through it and from that adult’s perspective. It’s more common to see either the parents POV or the child before they’re old enough to presumably leave forever. Not that these aren’t valid stories as well, but we know that’s not always how things go. Even people who are estranged for many years grieve for their parents when they die. In film The Outrun is one that felt very true to me, The Glass Castle too, these are both based on autobiographies. Jacqueline Wilson wrote a follow up to The Illustrated Mum revisiting those characters as adults.
So, TLDR, what did you think about the portrayal of these issues in the show and/or books? Are there any other works of fiction you’ve found that cover similar topics? Any that made you feel better rather than worse?
Bonus question: why do you think Ilya doesn't walk away from his father or argue with him or hang up when he tells him to be quiet or shames him for losing? I have my own theories but would really like to hear what other people think.