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…
Another plastic compact from the early 1990s: check. Not much about it on the internet: check. 28mm to 70mm Minolta zoom lens worth testing: check.…
This is a Konica Z-up 100w. Don’t be surprised if you’ve not seen one before; I hadn’t when I bought it for a few pounds. It’s…
