Let’s be honest: travel photography gear can easily get out of hand. I’ve started trips with the best minimalist intentions, only to end up juggling three bodies, five lenses, t...
I honestly do not know what possessed me to buy this film. While I shoot a number of film speeds my usual go to is 400. Other less often but I usually stay between 100 and 800. ...
I’ve been disappearing down a 16mm wide rabbit hole recently. It all began with buying a Minolta 16 II on a whim (it was shiny …) from Soper Photographic, Plymouth, UK in Plymou...
27 June, 2025
Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?
A comparison of the Photographs taken with each of these four cameras and any differences between the results. Should you get yourself a cheap (ish) lowly TVS or go all in and b...
23 June, 2025
Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH review
Since my initial reviews of the 35mm and 28mm f/1.4 Simera lenses, Thypoch has emerged as one of the most intriguing lens makers of the past few years. Their growing Simera line...
23 June, 2025
Olympus OM707 – The Autofocus Underdog
The Olympus OM707 (OM77 in North America) is one of a slew of new futuristic autofocus SLRs that burst onto the market in the mid-1980s. It’s a great-looking camera with a...
I must be honest, and say I had talked myself out of publishing this post – I just didn’t know how much value it had alongside all of the other noise that was out th...
This little thing is fun. That’s the main takeaway — the key word that came up over and over again on a recent photo walk in my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. The event ...
