It’s official, we have created our first book!
This book is a look at the myriad ways that the Pandemic has affected photographers from all around the world and from all differ...
Hamish Gill's Posts
I recently undertook the repair of a Chinon 55mm f/1.4 M42 lens - the iris was jammed open meaning the I wasn’t able to set the aperture in manual mode and it didn’t function at...
19 April, 2021
Keks EM-01 Shoe Mount Light Meter Review
The Keks EM-01 is the last shoe mount light meter I will be reviewing for this little series of reviews - for the time being at least. I have so far looked at the Voigtlander VC...
The Meyer Primoplan 75mm 1.9II is the third of the new Meyer lenses I’ve reviewed. Unlike the 100mm Trioplan and 30mm Lydith of which I’d shot old versions before, I’ve never ev...
5 April, 2021
V-201x Light Meter Review – The Budget Option
Yet another shoe mount light meter review! This time it’s about a meter at the budget end of the spectrum in the form of the V-201X.
29 March, 2021
Rollei 35 – My Experiences and Love for these Little Cameras
There’s a lot of cameras in the world, but in my opinion, there are only a few that look as good as the higher-end Rollei 35 series cameras. There are probably equally as few th...
22 March, 2021
Funleader 18mm f/8 Review – Limiting, but Fun (and Cheap!)
I recently replaced my Fuji X100v with a Sony A7iii that was retired from work. Not long later the manufacturers of the Funleader 18mm f/8 pancake lens got in touch asking if I ...
15 March, 2021
Film Photography is Not about Serendipity (for me)!
I don’t shoot film for the “serendipitous nature” of it. I know this is something a lot of people embrace and get a lot of enjoyment out of when shooting film. But for the large...