Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Recently I've come across a number of Pentax compacts, and am gradually working through them, separating the best from the rest. Which isn't that easy. Pentax know how to make a decent compact, and you can't go far wrong with any of their models from the early 80s onwards for a capable point and shoot.… Continue reading Competent Companion
This is the first in a series of posts about cameras I have known, loved and lost. I plan to look back at why I loved them ("Romantic Reverie") and then why I ultimately sold or donated them ("In The Harsh Light"). First up, the Yashica Electro 35GTN. Romantic Reverie The Yashica Electro 35 GTN… Continue reading The Lost Lovers – Yashica Electro 35GTN
The first post in this Expired Emulsions series introduced some of the reasons why I love using expired film, and how I use it. One of my favourites is Ferrania Solaris 200 FG Plus. When I first got into film photography in mid 2012, my early film purchases were Fuji Superia 200 and 400, bought from… Continue reading Expired Emulsions – Ferrania Solaris 200
Not one for endless analysis, poring over the fine detail of tech specs, or pixel peeking, I prefer to judge a camera's worth (and whether I keep it or not) by my response to two simple questions - 1. Does it make me smile when I'm using it? 2. Does it make me smile when… Continue reading The Smiling Camera
Are you a photographer or a camera collector? The definition of each - and, more vitally, hunting for the balance between them - is something I have struggled with in the last few years. Shooting film is wonderful for many reasons. For me, arguably the greatest of these is simply the joy of using old… Continue reading Photollector
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