29 July, 2018
5 frames with a Canon P and Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens
I’ve had my Canon P for a while now. I mostly bought it for the 50mm f/2.2 lens that was attached to the front of it. That being said, I’ve shot more with the camera than I have...
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22 July, 2018
My Leica M3 Titan Reverse Panda & Leica M4-P Super-Rat – CameraWorks-UK Custom Cameras
Something I’ve been thinking about for a long time is modifying – or indeed having modified – a Leica rangefinder. Earlier this year I took the plunge and sent my Le...
The other day I posted the above photo to Instagram. I quite often have light hearted conversations with people about whether or not it’s ok to put chrome lenses on black camera...
15 July, 2018
Three 50mm lenses that fit my needs (video)
Following my recent Canon 50mm 1.4 ltm review, a couple of friendly comments were made at the end of episode 26 of The Classic Lenses Podcast about why I wasn’t keeping the lens...
The Canon 50mm f/1.4 ltm is a lens that doesn’t seem to quite have the following it deserves - or at least that’s what you’d guess by looking at their used value. I think in rea...
6 July, 2018
Analogue Adventurer Kit & the Pinbox Camera Obscura – Makers made photography stuff for makers
I've just had two cool little photography products appear under my nose, both made with the intention of encouraging people to learn about photography, both really accessibly pr...
In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to me - almost the poster-boy f...
24 June, 2018
Panasonic GH2 and 25mm f/1.7 – A new camera for the vlog
I recently started vlogging via my Patreon page, and in doing so found myself with a need for a camera, microphone and screen set up that allowed me decent quality without break...