24 February, 2025
To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)
To Own or To Do is the photographer’s version of Erich Fromm’s dilemma posed in his famous essay, ‘To Have or to Be’. I don’t have the authority to...
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24 February, 2025
Canon 7 and a Industar 26m – Initial thoughts and experiences
Canon 7 with Industar 26M. Sample photos.
23 February, 2025
A Final Chapter for Large Format
Linhof Super Technika. Komamura Woodman 45. Large format.
22 February, 2025
KMSKA, Antwerp – Leica M3, Fomapan 100 developed in Bergger PMK Pyro
Having lived in a cultural wilderness during the COVID period and for a year or so afterwards the temptation to overdose on culture became irresistible. A six week stay in Bruss...
21 February, 2025
BlackBox Holo MF and 135 film digitiser – a Review
This is a review of the BlackBox Holo MF and 135 film digitiser. If this looks familiar its because I wrote a review of their 35mm film scanner on 23rd May 2024. I found that sc...
21 February, 2025
Minolta AF-S V&D — What was the mind of Minolta thinking?
I can be a sucker for gimmicks, and the Minolta Talker is as gimmicky as they come. The Talker, also branded as the AF-Sv, is a variant of the AF-S with the same lens and featur...
20 February, 2025
5 Frames with various cameras – Ferrari On The Road(s)
Sports car photography usually happens in specific settings such as motorshows, official events, race tracks etc., where lights, crowds, fences and limited access to restricted ...
Showing my family the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies was not going to plan. My wife and son had flown in from New York a few days before and the centerpiece of the trip ...
