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 me deep knowledge about what ...
Those 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 thing I’m beginning to love about them is...
22 January, 2020
Street shootout between Nikon 35mm camera/lens combos yields surprising results – By Isaac D. Pacheco
Gear reviews are typically created to help consumers decide between products with similar specifications and price points. Accordingly, comparisons often focus on the nuances th...
9 December, 2019
7Artisans 75mm f/1.25 Review – a confusion of “want” over “need”
I thought it might be interesting to follow up my post about my “need” for Zeiss ZM lenses in my life with a post about a lens I don’t “need”, but do “want” - at least for the t...
19 November, 2019
Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in Stourport (part 2)
A couple of months ago I went to Stourport and met up with Ashley Carr. This is part 2 of the video I made, if you’d like to see the first part, you can find it here. If you’ve ...
26 August, 2019
Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in a Carpark in Stourport
A little while back I decided I fancied making a few (hopefully) more interesting videos for my YouTube channel. I’ve tried the odd bit of “vlogging”, some of it seems to go dow...
After a recent trip to Amsterdam where I was let down by a combination of my cameras meter and my own ineptitude I decided to part ways with my Minolta XD. Although still a perf...
There’s an odd misconception about the use of Leica cameras that I often get challenged with - especially on social media. As someone who frequently uses 3rd-party lenses on my ...