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23 February, 2024
Modifying an Olympus Trip 35 for Shooting ISO 3200 Film
The venerable Olympus Trip 35 film camera – a fantastic little happy snapper with auto-exposure that doesn’t need a battery to operate. Plenty of other people have a...
22 February, 2024
Creativity vs Originality
Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regar...
22 February, 2024
Surviving two Leica fails on a motoring trip down to the Balkans
Assuming you’ve planned for it, retirement brings together newly freed up time, resources and a degree of freedom (and maybe a bit of adveturousness) to do what you want. Or hav...
21 February, 2024
5 Frames with an Omnar Lenses CX38-28 – Contax T/T2 M-Mount Lens Conversion – on a Leica M10-P
We are finally nearly there. The Omnar Lenses conversion of the Contaxt T/T2 38mm 2.8 Sonnar will be released for purchase off the website around Easter time. The lens will be c...
21 February, 2024
My Friend “Booper” – A One (+1) Shot Story
Meet my little friend “Booper.” I’ve never had a pet bird. It kills me to see them caged. But I love them (all creatures really). And in the early 1970’s, discovered that some b...
21 February, 2024
5 Frames with JCH Streetpan 400 and a Leica M4-P
For me, analog photography is the domain of black & white photography. Partly, this has practical reasons, partly this is a historical salute to the origins of photography i...
20 February, 2024
5 Frames with Fujichrome Fortia SP and Yashica FX-3
A while ago, I got hold of a couple of 35mm Fujichrome Fortia SPs expired in 2008. It came from a photographer who promised it had been kept frozen when they were still fresh. I...
20 February, 2024
A 2 Year Journey Across California with Kono Monolit ISO 3 film
In the era of ever-advancing digital technology, where cameras boast mind-boggling specs and lenses are constructed with precision engineering, there remains an enchanting allur...
