Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Lens Love is an ongoing series of posts about the vintage lenses I've used and loved most. The dry technical data and 100% corner crops of brick walls can be found elsewhere. What I'm more interested in is what specifically about a lens makes me love using it, and why I believe you should try… Continue reading Lens Love #1 – Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 M42
Zoom lenses were made so you could stand in one place, point in any direction, zoom and capture the perfect composition. Right? Well, maybe. But not for me. Instead I see a zoom lens as a small, highly portable set of prime lenses. Here's why, and how I use them. For the first four years or… Continue reading Rise Of The Anti-Zoom – Why I Never Zoom With A Zoom Lens
The trouble with 80s plastic fantastic compacts is once the electronics die, they're fit for nothing but the dustbin. Right? That's what I thought until a recent and simple DIY experiment opened my eyes to the wonders of just one little compact that's been given life after death and is thriving gloriously. It started when, wanting… Continue reading The Resurrection Of Razor Ric(oh)
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