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16 April, 2023
5 Frames with the Kodak Retina 1a & Very Expired Ilford FP4
Word is, Folding Kodak Retinas are a lovely piece of kit, provided your winding mechanism isn't broken. I had a beautiful Retina iia with a dodgy winder. F2 Schneider lens, nice...
15 April, 2023
Drinking districts in Japan II – Nagasaki with a Leica iiig, 50mm Summitar and Portra 400
My photography is about people but often without people – stories in objects and surroundings about their lives and lifestyles.
Nagasaki (city) is a historically famous port. T...
14 April, 2023
Fuji 100mm F3.5 AE Lens (6X9) adapted to Pentax (35mm)
It is a lens designed for medium format cameras (6x7 and 6x9) of the Fuji brand, which began to be marketed in 1974. It has a classic Tessar optical design, that is, 4 elements ...
13 April, 2023
Venice into Dreams – a Pinhole Photo Essay
Many of my images or photo series are concept based, a photographic interpretation of an idea. This series – meant to be viewed in the order shown – was inspired by the way I so...
I’ve been using medium format film cameras for over thirty years – initially a (too brief) period with a Rolleiflex in the early 90s and since 2002 a Mamiya 6MF which I still en...
The Lomo School is now in session! Lomography has launched a new section of its website dedicated to learning about analogue photography in celebration of Film Photography Day. ...
12 April, 2023
The Eyes of Venice (a One-Shot Mystery Story)
Few people, I think, would doubt Venice’s beauty. But when Kate and I visited just before Covid closed Italy in 2019, I also noticed a bit of the city’s darker side.
As we st...
12 April, 2023
Olympus XA2 – A Brief Guide to my Every Day Carry Camera
The Olympus XA2 is tiny, it is quick to turn on, it's zone focus, and has a brilliant lens. In my humble opinion, it is the best EDC (every day carry) and travel camera, and a g...
