2 October, 2025
Sony RX1R and the Illusion of Alternatives
When Sony announced the RX1R III, my mind immediately leapt back to the original RX1R – a camera I had once carried, loved, and ultimately let go. The cost of the RX1R III...
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...
21 September, 2025
Personal Musing On Monochrome Digital Cameras
I was thinking of exploring the world of black-and-white digital photography so I started looking into the available options. Currently, only the Leica Monochrom and the Pentax ...
9 August, 2025
TLR Challenge: My Conclusions
It’s about a year since I set myself a challenge to use a TLR regularly over the year and shoot at least 50 rolls of film. So, while it’s time to reach some conclusions, I must ...
22 April, 2025
An Inexpensive Adapter on a Sony Mirrorless and Auto ISO.
A M39 to Sony E adapter with Industar and Elmar lenses on a Sony A3000 shooting with auto ISO setting.
14 April, 2025
Fujifilm S5 Pro and What does “Film-Like” Even Mean?
Most film shooters would know that over the past few years there’s been chatter about certain older camera sensors, in particular CCD sensors, that are widely reported to have “...
18 March, 2025
Remembering an old, broken camera.
More than a decade ago, and I remember this as though it were yesterday, I was sitting in a North London pub waiting for my girlfriend to arrive. I had been taking photos with d...
27 February, 2025
TLR Challenge: 6 – Antwerp
We visited Antwerp on a couple of occasions, checking the weather forecast looking for a better alternative than cloudy and dull, but sometimes you just have to go with cloudy a...