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Taking meaningful photos in Venice is quite challenging because the strong déjà vu effect can blind you to the city’s beauty. I’m not talking about the myriad selfie...
I’m not usually interested in commenting on new camera releases, but the new Panasonic L10 has inspired some thoughts as I walked the dog in the woods this morning. I always tak...
13 May, 2026
Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” Day Two – Summicron vs. Summitar…
For me, a good photo outing starts before I pick up a camera or leave the house. Of course, I’d never go out shooting without a loaded camera, and depending on how ambiti...
I found myself thinking about some past summers and winters in London. Some scenes I photographed stayed with me because they come from moments when more extreme weather conditi...
It’s not uncommon nowadays to come across out-of-production or repurposed movie film for both 35mm cameras and medium format. Movie negative color films have different chemistry...
11 May, 2026
The City Speaking All At Once – A One Shot Story
I was there after a morning meeting, part of the routine marketing work that freelancing tends to require, now walking through central London on my way to the tube station with ...
11 May, 2026
Mandler 35mm F2 7 Element review
Mandler is one of the most recent brands to enter the M-mount lens market. The Mandler name and branding clearly echo Leica DNA – and their first released lens – Man...
Having succumbed to the temptation to impulse buy a camera that I knew only by its reputation for having long been the inexpensive way into medium format, a Lubitel 166, I decid...
