13 March, 2024
A Note on the Concept of “Correct” Exposure
“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...
13 February, 2024
Pentax – In Praise of Usability of Cameras and Lenses
The Internet is full of columns and videos about why ‘I left brand X for brand Y’, magnifiying this or that ‘new feature’ that forced a photographer to d...
31 January, 2024
Traveling. Light? 4 days, 4 Cameras
My wife’s cousin invited us to her wedding at an all-inclusive resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I figured this might be a good opportunity for some fun photography, so I start...
26 December, 2023
Life-like Finders and Photo-like Finders Part 1: The L–P spectrum
“The camera is just a light-tight box.” If you spend time on photography websites and forums, you’ve probably encountered this dictum before – often as an admo...
24 December, 2023
A Bout of GAS, and a Rediscovered Pentax Q7
I took my Pentax Q7 for a couple of Christmassy evenings out in town with the kids in the run up to Christmas. I took it out because it ended up finding its way to being the clo...
9 September, 2023
You VS FOMO – when to leave a film format behind
As I write this article I have packed up my Pentax 6×7 and all three lenses, I am selling it off and my Speed Graphic isn’t far behind. I am done with medium format. Seems ...
Whenever we use a camera to record a scene, we are transforming analog signals. Each element introduces yet another error, albeit small.
The perfect is the enemy of the good
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26 May, 2023
Of Camera Sensors and Mega-Pixels – A Screen Play
The following is in the style/format of a screenplay. Ok, let's face it. Not the sort of thing that would be picked up by Netflix. But… there are precedents. Consider the oyster...