18 December, 2024
Agfa Ambi Silette – First Roll Reflections
During a recent visit to a favorite antique store, I went to my favorite display case which were filled with cameras. One never knows what will be there and so it’s fun to...
16 December, 2024
Samyang Remaster Slim – a 3-for-1 Pancake Lens Review
The Samyang Remaster Slim is possibly one of the most unusual lenses I have reviewed on this website – it’s a lens that I was more intrigued by than a great deal of...
13 December, 2024
Olympus Trip 35 – Shooting my black camera in Munich
The streets of Munich were the perfect place to put my black Olympus Trip 35 to the test. There’s nothing like exploring new places to get enthusiastic about taking pictu...
My phone buzzes with a text from my new friend Tze Yong. “Xuántiān Shàngdì (玄天上帝), also known as True Warrior Great Empero...
11 December, 2024
GoPro – Treating a Action cam Like a Point & Shoot
GoPros seem to be something that people buy then never use, in fact I’m guilty of this myself. There’s long been an association with GoPro and the intense and dram...
9 December, 2024
Fujifilm GA645W – medium format for mountaineering?
All mountaineers interested in photography have compromised at some point on the photographic equipment they are willing to carry. For years, my choices were either a Ricoh GR1 ...
6 December, 2024
Rollei 35T – A compact hiking companion
I had been desiring a Rollei 35 for a while, after previously owning a B35 which produced some nice pictures for me but had a tendency to chew the film between sprocket holes an...
4 December, 2024
Fujica 35-SE – A review of an interesting if tatty camera
My interest in mid 20th century efforts to automate photography led to the purchase of a Fujica 35-SE. When I bought my first dSLR, a Fuji S2 Pro, Fuji were better known for the...
