2 February, 2016
An evening at home with a Leica M8(!)
I've borrowed a Leica M8! I have been using it since lunch time, and already feel like I have a lot to say about the experience. Perhaps a review is on the cards...? Time will t...
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The Nikon L35AF is a bit of a cult classic in certain circles it seems. I've written about the Nikon AF3, the 3rd iteration of this camera, but when I was writing about it I cou...
28 January, 2016
Birthday no.33
It was my 33rd birthday the other day. As is traditional on such occasions I went out for a large Laphroaig or 2 (possibly a few more than 2). Another tradition is of course tak...
26 January, 2016
Clee Hill in the Fog / 3rd roll with the Xpan II
If you’ve a keen eye, you might be wondering what happened to the second roll, I posted my first and now I’m in the third. Well if your really interested, you can se...
First thing this morning with the last few wisps of morning mist hanging in the air I walked my daughter to her Saturday morning recreational gymnastics session. The walk back f...
Just a little update to the compact camera lens conversion project. If you haven’t read the first part of the project, you can read it here. As it turns out, the Ricoh ff9...
16 January, 2016
Voigtlander 28/35 mini-finder micro-review
I've had a couple of messages lately asking me about the Voigtlander 28/35 mini finder, specifically whether or not I think it's worth the fairly large amount of cash they go fo...
15 January, 2016
First roll with the Hasselblad Xpan II & 45mm
First impressions of the camera are fairly positive, it's seems largely speaking fairly logical to use and is comfortable in the hand, if a little big and heavy. I'll get to all...