14 February, 2015
“Karmera” and the act of giving away your gear
Sometimes in life the actions of other people can really surprise you. Unfortunately in our media driven world the surprise is too often actually one of shock or horror; shock o...
10 February, 2015
35mm Compact Photographer #11 – Rob MacKillop
First, a bit of background? As much or as little as you are comfortable sharing… Name, Where you are from, what you do, What else in life do you enjoy? that sort of thing? My na...
8 January, 2015
Olympus AF-10 Super Review, or: Pushing the functional limits of a crap point & shoot.
There isn’t a great deal to say about the Olympus AF-10 Super. It’s about as basic a camera as they come. Yet as I’ve expressed in a previous post, there is so...
9 August, 2014
The Film Camera – a Tool or Something More
In its most simple form there are three elements to a film camera; the lens the camera and the film. Of course in the process of taking a photo, there is also the light entering...
Until a few weeks ago I hadn’t held a Barnack Leica for a good few years, so long in fact that whilst I knew the name “Leica” when I did hold one, I had no rea...
25 February, 2014
35mm Compact Photographer #10 – John Roberts – Rollei 35 Shooter
Name: John Roberts ( @jrphotographybc )
First, a bit of background? As much or as little as you are comfortable sharing… Name, Where you are from, what you do, What else in life do you enjoy? that sort of thing? Alex ...
15 December, 2013
My failing right eye, an old watch, the Leica M7 and learning how to frame a photo again…
The following is an anecdotal tale of how and why I have come to own a Leica M7, and more importantly what this beautiful bit of kit has brought to the table for me as a photogr...
