Tutorials & Knowhow Archives

9 October, 2015

The 35mmc (growing) Guide to the 35mm Advanced Compact Camera

By Hamish Gill

I get quite a few emails from people asking me what camera they should buy. Quite often these questions get asked within the sphere of one or another type of camera, and probabl...

4 October, 2015

Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar

By Hamish Gill

One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.

9 August, 2015

Fuji DL Super Mini (Tiara) Instruction Manual

By Hamish Gill

Benn Murhaaya recently posted a review of the Fuji DL Super Mini, or Tiara as it is otherwise known. Since publishing that post, a kind reader of the blog got in touch to help o...

1 August, 2015

Fixing a detached rewind lever on a Petri Color 35

By Hamish Gill

I took my Petri Color 35 out with me the other day. It’s small enough to fit in in the pocket of my jeans, so I’d just taken it out on a whim when I took the dogs fo...

13 June, 2015

Understanding lens terminology – Part 2 – Bokeh

By Hamish Gill

This post is the second part in a series of posts looking at the definitions of various lens terminology. In the first part I talked about three subjects, contrast, sharpness an...

28 May, 2015

Understanding Lens Terminology – Part 1 – Sharpness, Contrast, 3d Pop and Flare

By Hamish Gill

I’ve spent a lot of time over the years reading online about lenses. I’ve had an interest in lenses with a discernible character for a good while before I started th...

16 April, 2015

Modification of Olympus mju-ii to retain flash settings – Part 2

By David

After giving up on the idea of a software approach to modifying the Mju II, I decided to go analogue, which is how I came across Hamish’s article. I followed his advice an...

24 January, 2015

A Quick Guide to a Rangefinder’s Effective Base Length (EBL)

By Hamish Gill

I recently published my thoughts on the Voigtlander R2a and R3a two great cameras that have one major caveat – their short rangefinder effective base length. I’m now...

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