My photographic story’s a classic one, a cliché you might say. It all started when I was just 8 years old on the day my grandmother…
There are few things more frustrating to a photographer than being forced to stay home while museums, restaurants and parks are closed, unless you are really…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY• Tutorials & Guides
The Impact of Air Bubbles in the Optics of Old Lenses – By Jordi Fradera
July 2, 2020Tell me something that is heavy, hard, old and almost unbreakable. Is it a stone? No, it's a prewar Contax. I say "almost unbreakable", as these…
It’s the one that comes with the camera, it’s the 'nifty fifty' and the bog standard prime lense everyone has included in the pack that’s so…
Gear Theory
A look back at a Return to Photography and Discovering Shooting Legacy Lenses – By Rock
June 20, 2020When I returned to photography as a hobby after a fifteen year lay-off, my newly acquired camera was digital; it never occurred to me to look…
Gear Theory• Photos & Projects
3 Focal Lengths in Danish Marshland – by Sroyon Mukherjee
June 16, 2020If you saw the recent "Guess the Focal Length" Twitter post, this is where we reveal the answers. You can of course jump straight to the…
Photos & Projects
Shooting Pentax Auto 110 Lenses (On film and Digital) – By Jason Foster
May 17, 2020As a longtime Pentax shooter, I stumbled across the diminutive Pentax Auto 110 by accident. The amateur-friendly SLR is an engineering marvel. Part of what I…
Camera History
Zeiss Jena 5cm Sonnars – The Magic of the Prewar Uncoated Sonnar – By Brian Sweeney
April 29, 2020Interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder cameras became popular almost 90 years ago when Leitz introduced the Leica II and Zeiss debuted the Contax I. Both companies brought…
Before we jump in, I have a quote to share:Limiting options forces creativity. Fishing for a year with only the Pheasant Tail & Partridge has given…
That time I shot with a...
That Time I Shot an 18-55mm APS-C Digital Lens on a 35mm Pentax Film Camera
March 2, 2020Those of you who follow my ramblings will be aware that I’ve recently been through a little bit of a phase of shooting Pentax SLRs. The…
