Film woes, digital joys
Black flag, golden light The sun came out this morning. It hasn’t been around these parts for a while, so I put my Fujifilm X-T30 in my sling bag along…
Praktica Mat
1965: Pentacon continues to innovate amidst the rise of the Japanese SLR.
Pentax ME F
1981: Pentax took an ME Super, added autofocus, and started a revolution.
Hartlepool is Awarded ‘Plastic Free Communities’ Status as it Takes Action on Single-Use Plastic
I am proud to be a part of this achievement. Please click the link below the video for the full story.
Testaments to State Tyranny
Well, here’s to 5 more years of pain for the marginalised, the vulnerable and the poor, but at least we will ‘Get Brexit Done’. If you care to think about…
Praktina FX
1953: Kamera-Werkstätten’s great leap forward in SLR photography.
River of Dreams – Finding the Themes
Check out the first part of this series River of Dreams In the first part of this series of notes on a photographic project of a long distance walk along…
A Quick Review of the Neewer 25mm f/1.8
This cheap, prime lens is a fellwalker’s friend I wanted a very reasonably priced prime lens that I could attach to my Fujifilm X-T30 that would make a compact companion…
Music Review: Elect Love by Royal Blue
This is what you get when you mix a superb lyricist, a spirit of collaboration and painful honesty. I have been listening to Tim Prince’s courageous record for some weeks…
Canon FT QL
1966: Canon’s quick loading, mid sixties FL mount SLR was built to last.