26 March, 2026
Xpan on the Cheap
Some recent articles on 35mmc and elsewhere brought to my attention the marvels of the Hasselblad Xpan, also sold as the Fujifilm TX-1. It can expose a frame of 65 x 24mm on 35m...
14 March, 2026
Squares vs. Rectangles in Photography
My photographic archive, viewed from a certain altitude, resembles nothing more than a collection of rectangles and squares. The rectangles come from my 35mm cameras, while the ...
20 February, 2026
Agfa Rapid – Down the Rabbit Hole
A year ago I had never heard of the Agfa Rapid system and now I have five Rapid cameras, and counting – what’s going on! I had picked up an Agfa Iso Rapid IF for a dollar, initi...
14 February, 2026
A Filmie goes Digital
We see a lot of stories these days about digital camera users trying their hand at film photography, sometimes getting excited and frustrated in equal measure. Just for fun, thi...
4 February, 2026
5 Frames with a Fujifilm X-T5 – Back to Basics Naturally
I recently bought a new digital camera, a Fujifilm X-T5 and while setting it up on and began to wonder about all the different automatic options. I have never really liked Autof...
31 December, 2025
My Gateway to Infrared
My introduction to infrared photography—both the inspiration and the activation—began in Hong Kong several decades ago. Infrared photography is a fascination that has stayed wit...
31 December, 2025
The Technical Side of My Photography – A Reflection on How I Shoot
This post will be a mix of reflections on my technical approach, things I have observed while shooting. Let’s start at the beginning: Me! I tend to be a perfectionist. I s...
28 December, 2025
A Potted History of the Last Two Years of my Return to Film Photography
During my pre digital life I was mostly a Pentax fan, using their SL, SP, ES, ME, MX, LX, 67 and 645…all long gone. The last three I bought whilst I was in Hong Kong for a...