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22 July, 2017

Scarabaeus Review – an elegant belt clip for your camera

By Hamish Gill

I have a bit of a thing about simple design. My appreciation for products that function to solve a single problem perfectly is something I think I've mentioned a fair few times ...

16 July, 2017

Konica Hexar (AF) review – Picking a few holes in the Untouchable

By Hamish Gill

I've talked about the Konica Hexar a couple of times on this blog, it's even been reviewed here by master musician Rob Mackillop, but so far, despite owning one for a while, I'm...

2 July, 2017

Leica M9M Monochrom – First few shots and initial impressions

By Hamish Gill

I've fancied a Leica Monochrom since the day they were announced. It can't have been that long after that my mate Pete bought one and sent me a few DNG files to inspect - this d...

1 July, 2017

Sony A7Rii – Making it work for me – Take Perfect. Spoil it. Be happy – by Aivaras

By Aivaras

I really enjoyed Hamish's recent articles about the Sony A7RII, and the one regarding the never ending “film vs digital” debate. To me, these two articles felt as though they we...

25 June, 2017

Hasselblad Xpan-ii – A personal review – The dream that didn’t come true

By Hamish Gill

I had high hopes for the Hasselblad XPan-ii, I genuinely felt that it had the potential to provide me with a unique perspective, that it might challenge my framing, enable me to...

18 June, 2017

Jupiter-3 Review – Experiences with a flawed copy – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT7

By Hamish Gill

Through this path to find the perfect classic Sonnar I'm fast coming to the conclusion that all I'm actually doing is simply collecting Sonnars. I have no less than 8 already, 9...

17 June, 2017

Smena 8M Review – Sometimes you just have to play – By Carlos Argott

By C. Argott

In photography, as in life, it is easy to take ourselves too seriously. Once you go beyond being a simple snapshot photographer and move unto the realm of finer craftsmanship, t...

10 June, 2017

Leica 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Review – closing the door on modern Leica lenses (in favour of Zeiss)

By Hamish Gill

I've gone off Leica glass - the newer stuff at least. I touched on this in a roundabout way in my 28mm Elmarit-M review, but since then it's become ever more clear to me that it...

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