On face value, there might appear to be a significant advantage to shooting with a single lens reflex camera over and above the rangefinders and compact cameras I prefer to shoo...
Sometimes in life the actions of other people can really surprise you. Unfortunately in our media driven world the surprise is too often actually one of shock or horror; shock o...
I recently published my thoughts on the Voigtlander R2a and R3a two great cameras that have one major caveat – their short rangefinder effective base length. I’m now...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I’ve been taking photos since I was 9. The passion started with a Nikon RF10 that my Nan bought for me … I remember that day well, little did I know how important a ...