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20 March, 2024
Nikon F4 Review – A Design Revolution
Some cameras are ergonomic and have a continuity of style with other cameras in a given system. This has been true basically since the beginning of mass-produced cameras of almo...
19 March, 2024
What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?
Pro’ is the photographer’s blessing and curse. It is the status we all – well, many of us – aspire to. It is the marketing gimmick created by the exploit...
If cameras were madeleine cakes and Proust a photographer, then perhaps CCD compact cameras would be that memory trigger that provoked longing for his childhood. Tired metaphors...
18 March, 2024
Contax RTS II and a roll of Expired Provia
Damn I love this camera! Sometimes I caress and stroke it, touch every surface and the lovingly pack it away again. Then I get love sick and take it out again! A shame I donR...
One month after I got my street photography dream lens – the Leica 50mm Summicron Version 4 – I took it with me on a short trip to Venice. I came upon this lens soon...
16 March, 2024
7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF – A Brand New Budget Auto Focus Lens
The 7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF is a brand new full frame autofocus lens. I have been beta testing and playing with pre-release versions here for a while and have been looking forward...
The first roll I shot this year was exposed during the London New Years Day Parade in Central London. It was the first time I’ve had the opportunity to walk in the parade,...
15 March, 2024
Orwo Wolfen NC-500 – A Contrarian’s Perspective
In my life, I’ve rarely been one to succumb to peer pressure. Whatever cool new thing everyone else has, you can be sure that Bob will find a different way. When I was a teenage...
