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25 September, 2025
NEWS: Introducing the (currently in development) Esquisse Camera
New kids on the camera-block, Esquisse, have just today announced their first camera. It is going to be a premium digital camera designed to be highly pocketable and based aroun...
25 September, 2025
Viltox introduces Spark Z3 – a new Cyberpunk TTL enabled mini-flash
Viltrox, known primarily as a third party manufacturer of super sharp, budget friendly prime camera lenses, continues to expand its inventory of adjacent camera products. This ...
25 September, 2025
Day Out at The NPG – Part 3 – 85mm Lens – One Shot Story
In Part 1 I relayed a conversation I had had with our Tutor Eddie. On his assertion that no-one shoots with an 85mm lens these days and all portrait photography is shot using wi...
25 September, 2025
My Alternative to RX1RIII: Sony A7Cii and Mandler 35mm f/2
When Sony announced the RX1R III, my ears perked up. I’ve always love the idea of that little full-frame compact body that you could almost slip into a coat pocket. I once...
24 September, 2025
Day Out at The NPG – Part 2 – Kit – A One Shot Story
Towards the end of my article Day Out at The NPG, Part 1 – Eddie, I very briefly introduced our photographic model for the day. Kit, a gentleman in his late 70s who is a profes...
24 September, 2025
Reflections on an Impromptu Photo Shoot
At this stage, it happens fairly often: a conversation with a stranger that eventually leads to a photo. Sometimes I approach them, though often it’s the other way around....
23 September, 2025
Day Out at The NPG – Part 1 – Eddie – A One Shot Story
Part 1 of a three-part post that has been inspired by my experiences of attending an analogue portraiture workshop in London.I kindly invite you to read on! I have been involved...
23 September, 2025
Rollei SL35 – Reminiscing with a Re-Purchased SLR
When I first started out on my photography journey while growing up in NZ my first SLR was a brand new Rollei SL35 given to me as a Christmas present by my uncle in Scotland. I ...
