19 January, 2026
High Risk, High Reward (or, Against Spray and Pray)
I have recently stumbled upon a video of a guy ‘debunking’ the alleged myth of ‘one shot, one keeper’ —actually the orginal Japanese version was hikken, ...
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17 January, 2026
Summicron 50/2 and Nikon Z5 – An Empirical Field Test
A casual stroll around the Trevi Fountain gave me the chance to experiment with an unusual combination: an old Summicron 50/2 and a relatively new Nikon Z5. The opportunity mate...
A notorious website (which address I won’t mention) recently blamed a new cinema lens (which I also won’t name) for being almost unusable outside the centre of the f...
13 January, 2026
Bringing an Helios 40-2 at the opera
At the end of the post about the test of a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135/4 I concluded: “I didn’t miss more modern gear, and I didn’t lose a single shot because of the oddnes...
10 January, 2026
Ceci N’Est Pas Une Junior (or, Cognitive Dissonance – Part Two)
I took this photo last November while exploring a less touristy area of Tokyo: Ikebukuro. I went there hoping to see a limited edition Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, which was ...
In advertising, sometimes, disregard for reality is a deliberate choice because the aim is to pique the viewer’s curiosity no matter what. At other times, though, it is th...
4 January, 2026
Labour Spilling Into Transit Time – One Shot Story
The underground systems in Tokyo, where this photo was taken during rush hours, offer countless opportunities to take interesting photos. It’s no surprise that coaches and...
24 December, 2025
Portraits From Nagoro, the Scarecrows’ Village
In the heart of Iya Valley, in Tokushima Prefeture, lies Nagoro, the Scarecrow Village. Half a ghost-town, half a still inhabited place, Nagoro’s main population is compos...