Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Since stumbling across my first Helios - a dusty 1973 44-2 sadly neglected at the bottom of a box of random accessories at a camera fair, that I paid a mere £7 for nine years ago - perhaps 25 more have passed through my hands. My original c1973 Helios 44-2 Over half of these have… Continue reading Heavenly Helios
Working on another post about why I enjoy using telephoto lenses (say, 70mm-135mm), I came round to thinking more widely about how the lens we choose at any one time reflects - and is influenced by - what's going on in the rest of our lives. For me, one reason for using telephotos is they… Continue reading What The Lens You Choose Reveals About How You See The World
After buying cameras for a few years, you notice patterns. Indeed it's not unlike relationships. Although they're with different people, the common factor is yourself, so it's likely that familiar cycles will repeat themselves, and hopefully these will be (or become) healthy and positive ones. Back to cameras, and one I've noticed in my own… Continue reading Lens Love On The Rebound
Over the last eight years or so I've had one or two different lenses and cameras. Those that remain I'm very happy with. But sometimes I think about others I had and enjoyed, but then donated or sold on, regretting that decision later on. In fact sometimes the regret was so great I sought out… Continue reading The Ones That Got Away
Over the last eight years or so, I've had in excess of 100 lenses, perhaps nearer 200 now. Whilst I love these old lenses, and there have been very few I've disliked entirely, I've purchased far more than I've needed. These are most likely the biggest two traps I've fallen into. 1. Thinking I needed… Continue reading Buying Vintage Lenses – The Two Biggest Traps I’ve Fallen Into
