Oh 28mm how you have vexed me over the years. While using Sony mirrorless bodies back in 2014 I ventured into trying rangefinder lenses to make a smaller, lighter kit – on...
28 February, 2025
Viltrox 25mm 1.7 APS-C lens review
I recently had the opportunity to test a new prime APS-C lens; the Viltrox 25mm 1.7 Z mount. In full frame terms, that means you have something close to a 35m perspective, one o...
28 February, 2025
7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 Review
I bought this 7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens on a lark when it was advertised for $69 (new) on Amazon including shipping. This model is an f/1.8 model. Totally manual everything. 7Ar...
24 February, 2025
Canon 7 and a Industar 26m – Initial thoughts and experiences
Canon 7 with Industar 26M. Sample photos.
21 February, 2025
BlackBox Holo MF and 135 film digitiser – a Review
This is a review of the BlackBox Holo MF and 135 film digitiser. If this looks familiar its because I wrote a review of their 35mm film scanner on 23rd May 2024. I found that sc...
21 February, 2025
Minolta AF-S V&D — What was the mind of Minolta thinking?
I can be a sucker for gimmicks, and the Minolta Talker is as gimmicky as they come. The Talker, also branded as the AF-Sv, is a variant of the AF-S with the same lens and featur...
17 February, 2025
Baby Brownie – A review of a quaint box camera
Years ago, I was enamoured by the Vest Pocket Kodak. The stories of soldiers carrying it during WW1 – what those cameras might have seen – it made my imagination run...
15 February, 2025
Ilford Delta 3200 – 2016 Expired
Brace yourselves, this won’t be pleasant. Stored at the top of the fridge in my London flat I found several rolls of Delta 3200 now eight years past the expiry date. I&#x...
