Well over the weekend I went to London Film Comic Con. It was a fun event, I much prefer this one over the MCM Expo. But then again I do prefer SCI-FI and Films.

The even was quite packed but not overt packed which was nice. I managed to pickup a limited edition fine art print of the Enterprise NCC 1701. Yup that’s right the ORIGINAL Enterprise, from the ORIGINAL Star Trek series. The print comes with a certificate of authenticity, and only 5000 where made worldwide.

However what makes LFCC so good is the fact they have actors there from all your favorite films. I got Sylvester McCoy’s autograph. He signed a picture of him playing the Doctor in front of the TARDIS. I also got to see Christopher Lloyd, and Walter Koenig. However I could not sadly speak to Christopher Lloyd, he was like rammed!

Overall I can’t wait for next years event and maybe even get some more autographs!

Well Italy is very nice and warm. Had some fresh pasta for lunch on Tuesday, was amazing! So nice and tasty nothing much matches the so called “Italian” Food we get back in the UK!!

As my hotel is based on the cliffs of the area, theres not much to do around the hotel. The closest shop is about 15-20 minuets walk away! First downhill then ofcourse back up hill! Although the views are AMAZING!

I hope to try and explore the city a bit more, but depends on the time I get etc. As believe it or not Im here on business! Finally recovered from the trip here lol! Was tired all yesterday as well. Now I feel way more relaxed and chilled out. Thursday will be my last full day here But I believe work are taking me into the city for dinner!

Work sent me over to Naples, Italy to see the Office and meet the other part of the IT Team.
I had to get up at 4.30am to make it to the airport to get my flight. My flight was at 8.00am from Gatwick on BA. The flight took around 2:30 ours. We got a bit delayed coming into Naples due to an ongoing airshow. Got treated to a fly past by the red arrows

Once landed at the airport we got on a bus to drive like 30 meters before we could go through passport control. Then the dreaded baggage reclaim. I managed to find the Taxi rack, get in a Taxi and got a little tour of the city before being driven to the Office. It appears the roads in Italy are free for all runs. Seatbelts seem optional and drivers constantly use the horn. Road lanes seem to just be obstacles as no one really uses them! Cars are like trashed, everyone drives mad, missing bumpers front and pack, fuel caps, dents, more dents.

The Office for my work is situated in an enclosed courtyard. Which has an old style 1880 lift. Which looks rather awesome! Hopefully will grab  a picture or two of it. The Office on the outside appears old but on the inside its very modern.

For lunch I as treated to a proper Italian pizzeria. The Pizza was amazing! Then followed by Coffee, before then heading back to work.

The Hotel is a short 10 minuet Taxi ride away situated on the hills. Which overlook the whole bay area! The room is rather nice and the restaurant is amazing.

Last weekend I randomly decided to walk up a Mountain with a friend of mine also called Dan. It was a spur of the moment thing, not much planning was involved. We decided to walk up Snowdon, the tallest Mountain in Wales & England. The tallest one for the of the United Kingdom is Ben Nevis. The peak of Snowdon is 1085 meters (3,560 ft).

The plan was simple, camp in Wales and walk the mountain and chill out. So I packed all my camping gear and the tent, and we set off on a long 5 hour car drive to Wales, stopping off for food in Birmingham. We had chosen to use my mate Ben’s Diesel for the trip. Mostly because he was sunning it up in Spain and Diesel is very good for long journeys, saved us a lot in fuel costs! Got to Wales on £30 of Diesel! Our destination was a campsite just off the A498, near a lake. It was within walking distance of the route we where going to take. The campsite was lovely, in the valley with a big lake next to it. The only downside was it got really windy, but at least they had showers!

The path we had chosen to walk was called The Watkin Path. Now this is a very advanced path, and can be quite challenging and hard. We decided to do it, as we did not want to do any of the major tourist paths and we wanted a challenge. The route is a 5 hour overall hike. Notable points on this route are scree at top is an accident black spot. It’s one of the hardest walks there, as you start at only 80 meters above sea level and have to walk the 1000 meters which is a steep walk. Before walking we stopped off in the Cafe next to the starting point of the path and grabbed a nice Welsh breakfast and some tea.

The starting point of the walk was only a slight gradient, was smooth to walk and started on a forest path which eventually opened to fields of green. The path then slowly got steeper, as we approached some waterfalls the path changed to rugged stone and so remained throughout the walk. We we finally reached the top, as usual the stupid Cafe happened to be closed, so nowhere to fill up with water and use the toilets! The wind was blustering like made, with speeds ranging from 40-50mph at the peak. However a lovely plaque at the peak was there and lovely views as well.

At about 20 meters before the peak of Snowdon, I took this panoramic photo. It shows the route we basically walked. The route started out on the right side, and snakes to the left side. A shot of the scree slope from the top.

Overall an enjoyable trip, next stop will have to be Ben Nevis!

I ended up purchasing a vintage light meter called a Weston Master Series 3. These are American made. Weston meters were made by Weston Electrical Instrument, started in the late 1800s by Edward Weston.

The Weston Master 3 were made in 1956 and was the last series to be made before the company went bust in the 1960′s. They got bought out by a British company, who continued to make them until the market for external light meters dried up. As light meters were introduced into cameras around the late 1960′s early 1970′s.
The Master III  is the first of the Masters to have the exposure index scale calibrated in ASA, not Weston, so it could still be used today without having to adjust for it (Weston EI numbers are about 1/3rd stop slower than ASA).

The light meter is in good working condition for its age and comes complete with a case and strap, however sadly it’s not for me. It’s a preset for my friend Zoe, who has a fair few vintage cameras but no light meters. But best of all I even for a Manual for it online. Saved here (Weston Master 3 Manual).