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.…
5 frames with...
The Whole Roll
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…
Digital Cameras• Point & Shoot• Scale Focus
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 with a...
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...
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…
Philosophy & Reflections• Photos & Projects
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…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY
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…
