15 October, 2015
Leica M5 Review – The Odd One Out
The Leica M5 is the odd one out in the Leica M family line. It’s the camera that nearly put an end to the Leica rangefinder after it was balked at by Leica users of its da...
Hamish Gill's Posts
9 October, 2015
The 35mmc (growing) Guide to the 35mm Advanced Compact Camera
I get quite a few emails from people asking me what camera they should buy. Quite often these questions get asked within the sphere of one or another type of camera, and probabl...
4 October, 2015
Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar
One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.
3 October, 2015
A couple of rolls with the Leica M5
I realised the other day that I haven’t yet posted any photos I’ve taken with my Leica M5. So since just in the last few weeks I’ve shot a couple of rolls with...
27 September, 2015
The first 24hrs of Norah Dali Gill
The regular reader will be aware that my wife recently gave birth to our second daughter, Norah Dali Gill.
26 September, 2015
The 50mm Sonnar gets a workout in the Gym
A good mate of mine, Gianni, is setting up a company to sell high quality weight lifting apparel. As part of his bid to sell this apparel he needed a brand and website setting u...
25 September, 2015
First Roll with the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar
I’ve got a whole bunch of photos back from the Sonnar – I’ve sent 6 rolls shot with it to AG over the last few weeks and the first of them came back today. Thi...
19 September, 2015
Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron v3 Lens Review
The Leica 35mm Summicron V3 is lens I instantly felt at home with. I bought it not long after I bought my M7 and for a little while it just seemed to make the ideal combination ...