Quite often, the most mundane locations offer up magic. When we get the timing right, we just need to look more carefully. In Toronto, alleyways allow garage access without taking away from pricey street frontage. A number of times I was mesmerized by subtle yet strong quality of morning light in our alley. Empty, quiet …
5 Frames with an Olympus OM-1 with Zuiko 50mm/1.8 – by Toni Skokovic Read More
I found my first Pentax Me Super in a local charity shop for £15 and fell in love with its super compact form. Being the pathetic aesthete that I am, I decided that I also wanted one in black so I bought another off an American on Ebay . Dials and controls are at a …
The Leica M4-P is as manual and simple as a rangefinder camera can be. To set my exposures, I use a Sekonic L-758 light meter (being a cinematographer, some habits die hard). My 35mm 1.4 Summilux Series VII is the “old” version of this lens (made in 1983). So it is not the “better” aspherical …
5 frames with a Leica M4-P + 35mm Summilux by Marco North Read More
I foolishly said I wanted to do one of these when I’d had a drink and read Hamish’s tweet about his idea for a new series of articles, then I sobered up and realised I’d better follow through with it….hence this, welcome to the wonderful world of the Olympus Auto Eye. Granddaddy of the far …
5 Frames with an Olympus Auto Eye – by Ed Worthington Read More
A while ago, I picked up a little Voigtlander Vito B in an antique shop in Lichfield. I wasn’t really looking for another camera, but that’s so often the way when you find a gem. And a real gem it is. Small and solid, quality engineering. Fully manual and zone focus – it really makes …
5 frames with a Voigtlander Vito B – by Richard Williams Read More
