I have to confess, I have a bit of a panorama problem. I absolutely love panoramic cameras and cameras with a panorama mask feature. I love…
SLRs
Lenses
Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Different Compromise for Sharp Focus and Smooth Bokeh
May 25, 2020Months back, I talked myself (quite easily I should add) into buying a Sony/Minolta A-mount 135mm STF lens of regular reader Rollin Banderob. I was beyond…
Lenses• Photos & Projects
Zeiss Otus 55mm and 85mm Lenses on 35mm Emulsions – Owls on Film – By Bent_Brent
May 24, 2020After posting 5-Frames with a Zeiss Otus 55mm sometime ago, a few people asked whether I’d mind sharing the results on other emulsions - so I…
Starting out with photography when l was in grammar school with just a lowly Zenit (passed down to me by my dad), for the longest time…
Software & Apps
Bridging Analog Photography and Digital Metadata with Exif Notes – By Babak Farshchian
May 21, 2020Some people enter analog photography to escape the digital. Some see added value and pleasure in analog photography but don't quite want to leave the digital…
In photographic terms, digital is still very new. So perhaps it seems a little odd to talk about digital cameras as being either 'vintage' or a…
I got home and flopped onto the couch, regarding my newest folly with apprehension and growing regret. A flipping 21mm lens sat in its box in…
Film• Gear Theory• Point & Shoot
Lomography Metropolis Film and the Minolta Riva Panorama
May 18, 2020Before the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK began, I was casually shooting what had started to become a bit of a project. In reality, it’s little…
In my Nikomat FT2 review, I mentioned my friend Mark who bestowed that camera upon me. Here’s the full story: One week I showed up to…
For the last 6 months I’ve been getting back to film photography with new found enthusiasm after a 15 year break. Usually I’m quite quick to…
