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Gear Theory

1 July, 2020

Olympus XA and other Compacts – Rediscovering Old Flames – By Alan Reich

By Alan Reich

I currently live in London UK, but some years ago I lived in the Middle East working as a journalist. I have a life long habit of street photography and have had many iterations...
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28 June, 2020

A Few Words In Praise of Humble 50mm Lens – By Andy Larner

By Andy Larner

It’s the one that comes with the camera, it’s the 'nifty fifty' and the bog standard prime lense everyone has included in the pack that’s so quickly forgotten and replaced by fa...
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22 June, 2020

Enjoying Some Pentax SLR Gear Acquisition Syndrome

By Hamish Gill

I’ve had a bit of Pentax SLR GAS recently. I’m not going to try and sugarcoat it, the reality is, I’ve just let myself fall into the trap of buying kit to solve a problem I don’...
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20 June, 2020

A look back at a Return to Photography and Discovering Shooting Legacy Lenses – By Rock

By Rock

When I returned to photography as a hobby after a fifteen year lay-off, my newly acquired camera was digital; it never occurred to me to look into film again. I did lots of rese...
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16 June, 2020

3 Focal Lengths in Danish Marshland – by Sroyon Mukherjee

By Sroyon

If you saw the recent "Guess the Focal Length" Twitter post, this is where we reveal the answers. You can of course jump straight to the end, but since the photos were part of a...
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9 June, 2020

Architectural photography with a 50mm lens (and some thoughts on minimalism) – By Daniel Sigg

By Daniel Sigg

I love modern design, and in particular also interior and exterior architectural design. Most recently, I have been focusing on architectural subjects in my photography. It turn...
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3 June, 2020

5 Frames Composed in Layers, with a 35mm Lens – by Simon King

By Simon King

The last piece I wrote featuring images made with this lens was on the topic of its strength when applied to fast paced, from-the-hip shooting situations. This is certainly not ...
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18 May, 2020

Lomography Metropolis Film and the Minolta Riva Panorama

By Hamish Gill

Before 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 more than me loading Lomography Metr...
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