6 December, 2014
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton Review
I find the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton a fascinating piece of kit, and that’s not just since I have bought it! I’ve been intrigued by it since the day it was relea...
18 November, 2014
Minolta Riva Panorama Review – A simple joy!
If I pick up a camera with a panorama switch on it – a switch that blacks out the top and bottom of the viewfinder and flaps in some plastic panels to partially block the ...
1 November, 2014
Leica 50mm f/2 Summar Review – A lens with a good deal of character.
I very nearly didn’t keep my Leica Summar, in fact I’d almost decided to sell it before I’d even shot with it. First off, it’s an ugly little thing. Mine...
27 September, 2014
Minolta TC-1 Review – An Eccentric Beauty
The Minolta TC-1 always struck me as an odd looking little camera with a few feature and design choices that just didn’t sit well with me. But over that last 6 months R...
30 July, 2014
Leica M4-P Review – Function over Mystique
I recently bought a Leica M4-P, very recently in fact. It’s the funny thing with these Leica’s, they seem to inspire me to write about them fairly quickly, especiall...
29 June, 2014
‘Up North 2’ – The lost photozine
Some time ago I wrote a little bit about Paul Schofield’s photozine ‘up north 1’. Then some time later Paul sent me his second photozine mysteriously entitled ...
15 May, 2014
Pentax PC35AF Review – A camera with a certain charm
The Pentax PC35AF is a camera I have been meaning to review for quite some time now, I’ve just not had the motivation to do so. I’ve had quite a few of its variant m...
19 April, 2014
Minolta Hi-Matic E Review – A point & poke Rangefinder
I picked up this Minolta Hi-Matic E from a charity shop in town, it had black sticky stuff all over it and thanks to not having any batteries in it was obviously not showing muc...
