My past history with DSLRs has given me many highs, but ultimately it's fallen short of giving a consistently enjoyable experience. The first round began around 2014 with a Pentax K-x. I arrived there having loved shooting Pentax M and A series SLRs, their native K mount lenses, as well as M42 lenses via a… Continue reading The DSLR Dream – Third Time Lucky?
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Cameras – Tools Or Toys?
As is often the case here on 35hunter, the conversation around a post on one topic soon sprang off into other related areas, and gave me an idea for a future post. Specifically, I've been thinking about how some of us seem to view cameras as tools, whereas others see them as toys. In the… Continue reading Cameras – Tools Or Toys?
Love At First Grip?
Some cameras just feel right the moment you lay your hands on them. Others, despite their impressive spec and apparent near perfect compatibility with you on paper - as well as being capable of stunning images - just never feel like they belong in your embrace. This reminds me of a novel I read some… Continue reading Love At First Grip?
Photography Experience – The Ever Flowing River
"What I love most about rivers is / You can't step in the same river twice / The water's always changing, always flowing..." Thus sang Pocahontas in her eponymous film, which, like many Disney films, I've seen on more than one occasion. (I watch them for the kids' benefit, honest!) However, a flowing river seems to… Continue reading Photography Experience – The Ever Flowing River
Random Revisited #3 – How To Find Time For Photography
Random Revisited is a series of posts where I use the WordPress random post generator to revisit a post in the 35hunter archives, then compare it with where I am now and see how my photography has evolved. You can see all Random Revisited posts so far here. This time around the random post is from September 2017 – How… Continue reading Random Revisited #3 – How To Find Time For Photography




