Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
The first SLR I owned, back in 2013, was a late '70s Praktica BMS Electronic, with a Prakticar Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 lens. It turns out that whilst this wasn't the most refined SLR ever made, it was pretty reliable, and the Pentacon 50/1.8 is very decent indeed. I later went on to enjoy perhaps half… Continue reading The Fabulous 55s
Recently we spoke about the Asahi Takumar 105mm f/2.8 lens in M42 mount, in my Lens Love series. This got me thinking again about some of the other Takumars I've owned and used. Quite simply they're my favourite single lens brand, due to their luxurious feel, high build quality, beautiful performance, and that the M42… Continue reading The Takumars I Have Loved
Lens Love is an occasional 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 #5 – Asahi Takumar 105mm f/2.8 M42
My Lens Love series is for those lenses I've used a fair bit, love using and the results they can give, and want to spread the word about them. Quite often though there are lenses I have that I'm less familiar with, but even with a little use have shown plenty of promise. I wanted… Continue reading First Flames – Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 120mm f/2.8
The reasons I photograph are very straightforward, whether I use a film or digital camera, an SLR or a compact. I wrote about this in more depth recently, but the short version is - to roam the English countryside, to feel the immersion of the moment and the whole world being in the viewfinder, to… Continue reading How I Keep Photography Simple (Digital Edition)
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