DIY sensor device for mechanical film camera shutter speed testing
30 July, 2025
Two Cold Shoes for an M3
This is a short piece that describes how I designed and made a gadget to solve a need to attach and simultaneously use two cold shoes on a Leica M3 when only one exists. And how...
14 July, 2025
Travel Photography Tips – With a Contax G2 Kodak Ektachrome E100VS Fujichrome Astia 100 Kodak TRI-X 400 and Adox Silvermax
(Title Photo – only one of two photos of the G2 unfortunately with me in it! Yuk! 2009) This will be my last post on a Contax G2 I used to have (last but one), and which I...
26 June, 2025
A Fun, Funky Filter for Shooting Digital Infrared
Are you interested in trying digital-infrared photography, but put off by the expensive glass filters that are apparently required? Hesitate no more. We can spare you THAT expen...
21 June, 2025
Stereoscopic Photography with a Rolleiflex
I thought I would wish everyone a very happy International Stereoscopic Day by introducing how to use a Rolleiflex camera to take stereoscopic (3-D) photographs. If you would li...
17 June, 2025
Rebuilding a Canon Super 8 with Raspberry Pi
Last year, I found a broken Canon 514XL-S Super 8 camera at a flea market in Sydney for $5. It was clearly non-functional, but something about the design — the shape, the feel o...
11 June, 2025
My five rules for taking street portraits
“Being nervous isn’t bad. It just means something important is happening.” — Michael Jordan Asking someone on the street for their portrait is a bit like asking someone on a dat...
The story begins with a visit to a flea fair, where I succumbed to a Zeiss Nettar for what I hoped was a reasonable price. The paintwork was very chipped but the aperture was wo...
