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8 January, 2015

Olympus AF-10 Super Review, or: Pushing the functional limits of a crap point & shoot.

By Hamish Gill

There isn’t a great deal to say about the Olympus AF-10 Super. It’s about as basic a camera as they come. Yet as I’ve expressed in a previous post, there is so...

9 August, 2014

The Film Camera – a Tool or Something More

By Hamish Gill

In its most simple form there are three elements to a film camera; the lens the camera and the film. Of course in the process of taking a photo, there is also the light entering...

3 April, 2014

The Genius of Barnack, a Leica iiia & how rangefinders found a home on 35mmc

By Hamish Gill

Until a few weeks ago I hadn’t held a Barnack Leica for a good few years, so long in fact that whilst I knew the name “Leica” when I did hold one, I had no rea...

25 February, 2014

35mm Compact Photographer #10 – John Roberts – Rollei 35 Shooter

By John Roberts

Name: John Roberts ( @jrphotographybc )

18 January, 2014

35mm Compact Photographer #9 – Alex Redman – He walks, he rolls, he shoots

By Alex Redman

First, a bit of background? As much or as little as you are comfortable sharing… Name, Where you are from, what you do, What else in life do you enjoy? that sort of thing...

15 December, 2013

My failing right eye, an old watch, the Leica M7 and learning how to frame a photo again…

By Hamish Gill

The following is an anecdotal tale of how and why I have come to own a Leica M7, and more importantly what this beautiful bit of kit has brought to the table for me as a photogr...

14 November, 2013

Thoughts on ‘up north 1’ and a little common ground shared with someone I’ve never met …

By Hamish Gill

I was first made aware of Paul and his photos through an article he wrote for JCH. The article, which can be found here, is about his current relationship with photography and f...

24 October, 2013

35mm Compact Photographer #8 – Daniel VanDurmen – An RF xpro shooter

By Daniel VanDurmen

First, a bit of background? As much or as little as you are comfortable sharing… Name, Where you are from, what you do, What else in life do you enjoy? that sort of thing...

Jeffery Luhn on A Portable Scanner for Free – Another Quick Tip
Geoff, A clever 'McGiver-like' trick! Good for immediate satisfaction. Jeffery
Russ Rosener on A Portable Scanner for Free – Another Quick Tip
That's a really cool hack and simple to do. I enjoy these economical solutions to photographic problems. Even though I…
Michael on Thypoch 50mm 1.4 Simera review – A high spec rangefinder lens!
Appreciate the feedback from someone who also enjoys character lenses. I mainly use a Leica 50mm Summicron (non ASPH) but…

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