22 February, 2024
Creativity vs Originality
Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regar...
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22 February, 2024
Surviving two Leica fails on a motoring trip down to the Balkans
Assuming you’ve planned for it, retirement brings together newly freed up time, resources and a degree of freedom (and maybe a bit of adveturousness) to do what you want. Or hav...
21 February, 2024
5 Frames with an Omnar Lenses CX38-28 – Contax T/T2 M-Mount Lens Conversion – on a Leica M10-P
We are finally nearly there. The Omnar Lenses conversion of the Contaxt T/T2 38mm 2.8 Sonnar will be released for purchase off the website around Easter time. The lens will be c...
21 February, 2024
My Friend “Booper” – A One (+1) Shot Story
Meet my little friend “Booper.” I’ve never had a pet bird. It kills me to see them caged. But I love them (all creatures really). And in the early 1970’s, discovered that some b...
21 February, 2024
5 Frames with JCH Streetpan 400 and a Leica M4-P
For me, analog photography is the domain of black & white photography. Partly, this has practical reasons, partly this is a historical salute to the origins of photography i...
20 February, 2024
5 Frames with Fujichrome Fortia SP and Yashica FX-3
A while ago, I got hold of a couple of 35mm Fujichrome Fortia SPs expired in 2008. It came from a photographer who promised it had been kept frozen when they were still fresh. I...
20 February, 2024
A 2 Year Journey Across California with Kono Monolit ISO 3 film
In the era of ever-advancing digital technology, where cameras boast mind-boggling specs and lenses are constructed with precision engineering, there remains an enchanting allur...
19 February, 2024
More fixes – feedback needed
Yet another update… I think the email issue with the website not opening properly when the “read more of this post” issue has been fixed. It’s hard to te...
