27 November, 2024
5 frames taken with a Leica R4 that I got by chance
A German proverb says: “Unverhofft kommt oft.” (The unexpected often happens.) and so a friend called me some time ago to offer me the Leica collection of his fath...
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27 November, 2024
Leica III from 1933 – Perfectly Imperfect
I’ve feel like I’ve been away from photography for a while. Like most of people these days, the general state of the universe has got me down. Don’t get me wro...
26 November, 2024
5 frames with an Olympus Trip MD2 and Kentmere 400
While my camera of choice has been an Olympus OM1 for a while now, I am always on the lookout for something cheap and cheerful to stick in my rucksack or pocket for days where a...
26 November, 2024
5 Frames rock hunting in the Keweenaw with a Minolta SR-7
My wife, the pups, and I like going to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula several times a year to relax on the beach, visit family, and do light work on our house there. I alwa...
25 November, 2024
Join me and the photography community on Bluesky
Just a note to say that I, like many people, have finally completely ditched Twitter in favour of Bluesky. I joined Bluesky sometime ago now, but whilst it was in its testing ph...
25 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5
Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...
25 November, 2024
Konica Pearl III Medium Format Folder – Review and Street Shots from NYC
As much as I love film, I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with medium format. Spoiled by the speed of 35mm’s fast lenses and the liberal largesse of 4...
24 November, 2024
Lesson Learned Again – A One Shot Story
Those of us who travel with film kits live on the knife edge of disaster every time we head out for a day of shooting. Most of our gear is likely 20 to 40 years old, very possib...
