One of the things I've discovered learning about photographic equipment is that the name on a camera or lens doesn't always tell you the whole story.…
23 frames / A Whole Roll of Fujifilm Superia 400 in a Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim – #FullRollFriday – by Charles Higham
June 12, 2020No doubt like many, I've taken the enforced opportunity to tidy up photographic equipment and general detritus. There's an embarrassing number of old film compacts, SLRs…
I recently visited The Photographers' Gallery in London which has changing and varied exhibitions. It's just off busy Oxford Street, and if you are going to…
Panasonic GM1 Review: A Digital ILC Alternative to the Olympus XA2? – by Charles Higham
December 29, 2019The Olympus XA2 has, for decades, been a popular small 35mm film compact you can carry around in your pocket. An excellent piece of design, it's…
I’ve had this Zeiss Ikon Contina III for about 8 years and used it just once. I put a roll of expired colour film through it…
That time I shot freelensing with a Camedia D-435 and an Olympus OM 50mm – by Charles Higham
July 5, 2019At the bottom of John Scott's fun gaffa tape pinhole lens post is Hamish's invitation for contributors to a new series entitled "That time I shot…
5 frames with a Chinon CG-5 and Vivitar 19mm & Ilford Delta 3200 – by Charles Higham
March 26, 2019I enjoy shooting wide angle, and the wider the better. I've used 24mm lenses and got a lot of fun from a cheap Vivitar UltraWide and…
1960s New York. Dad’s slides scanned – by Charles Higham
February 17, 2019My mother presented me with a mixed collection of my late father's transparencies on one of my visits. Mostly good family photos as expected, but also…
Hacking Nikon L35AF ‘Pikaichi’ lens into the body of an Industar 50-2- by Charles Higham
December 28, 2018If you've got a dodgy or non-working Nikon L35AF 35mm compact film camera lying around, or are willing to buy one, you might be prepared to…
Having put a film through a Konica Z-up 100W compact which I reviewed here, I was tossing up whether to do the same thing for the…