After I posted the last instalment of this little journey to find my perfect classic Sonnar, I went straight out and shot a few photos with my Contax mount Jupiter-8M. My hopes ...
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22 April, 2017
Halina Panorama – full frame “Canny” Shooting
Alan Duncan of Canny Cameras is a man with a sense of humour. I'm sure he must still be chuckling at the moment I agreed to be sent a mystery camera with the promise of sending ...
17 April, 2017
Cordweaver/Peak Design Strap Review
A few weeks ago I was mooching about on Instagram, and came across a brand of camera strap by the name of Cordweaver. I instantly recognised the potential these straps had for s...
Some time ago a chap called Matt got in touch with me with the suggestion that I should create an index of film camera specialist repair companies on a page of my website. A goo...
15 April, 2017
Konica WaiWai – The disposable camera experience
A few months ago now I paid a fair few quid for a used and reloaded disposable camera. "Why?" You might ask? Well the answer is also 'Wai', or more accurately 'WaiWai'... (sorry...
2 April, 2017
Leica 1.4x viewfinder magnifier – mini-review
I'm having all sorts of short-telephoto lens decision woes at the moment. I want to have a 90mm lens (or there about) within my selection of Leica mount lenses - primarily for u...
I started down this road with the hope of finding a classic 50mm Sonnar lens that somehow shone out in awesomeness above and beyond any other classic 50mm Sonnar lenses that I m...
12 March, 2017
Film vs. Digital – An argument against the argument
How dull! Another film vs. Digital argument! Actually, that’s not what this is. Instead, this is intended as an argument against the argument, because seriously, I’m...