“My camera just nails the exposure”. How often have you heard that or a similar comment from someone praising the technical abilities of their new digital camera? Bu...
Every other year, Jenny and I visit NYC the week of Thanksgiving. It coincides with the week-long break that the university grants to students and faculty. The trip ...
The first film I tried when I became fascinated by the subminiature formats was Lomography’s Orca 110 monochrome offering because I had bought a Minolta 460 Tx 110 camera...
You might have bumped into my previous post here about documenting Beijing’s modern architecture. Despite saying that I was “constantly exploring and looking for m...
A recent auction job lot turned up a working Richomatic 35, a camera I vaguely remember for its very modern design for its day but not one I had taken much interest in. A great ...
I have here the widest lens I have ever used. Possibly the widest lens I have ever seen in the flesh. Certainly the widest rectilinear lens. The lens I am talking about is the 7...
I was recently on a photo walk with some fellow film buffs. One of the guys pulled out a beautiful Leica M3 from his bag: “It was my grandfather’s camera,” ...
In my late teens, around 1970, a work colleague invited me round to his place to show me how to print from 35mm film using an enlarger. This moment was a total epiphany for me, ...