In 1997 I took my first holiday to Scotland as a parent. Our son was three years old. Back then I was very pleased with my Yashica 107 MultiProgram camera and keen to record this event on film for posterity. I was also the owner of an Intel Pentium 4 computer with an amazing 32MB … More Kodak Picture Disk – a Tale of Technology and Future proofing.
Sigma are known more for their camera lenses not cameras. However during the 1990’s and early 2000’s they produced half a dozen SLR models. The Sigma SA-5 which I am about to review was released in 1997 and was billed as top of the range. Reviewing their press release, found here they were clearly quite … More First impressions with the Sigma SA-5
I have mixed feelings about Zenit cameras. I’ve had two in the past and enjoyed using them. However I felt I was missing out and hampered by these humble cameras when compared to all the advancements that technology was providing in the 70’s and 80’s when I had my Zenits. (sentence too long repeating the … More Back to the Future with a Zenit E.
This is the second instalment in the series in which I will be looking at the scene modes that appear on many digital cameras. The picture above shows we have selected what is called ‘portrait mode’ which is what we choose if we want to take …a portrait. But what does the camera do and … More Feeling in the Mode – Portrait
I think of a portrait as a head and shoulders shot of a person. To add an additional piece of information about the person, we might include visual clues about them, their interests, their occupation or their personality. But suppose we took the person out of the shot could we still convey something about them? … More Portrait without a Face….. and a mini review of the Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 130 ED
I recently acquired a Pentax MX in reasonable condition. I’ve been in search of this camera for some time. I have others of this series but all require a battery to operate unlike the MX which only needs a battery for the light meter. I was pleased to find that most of the shutter speeds … More Powerless Pentax MX
I have to say that I enjoy capturing a photo with my film cameras equally as much as developing the roll of film at home. Over the last two years I have learned much and no doubt still have more to experience in the future. I have developed only colour films up till now. Although … More The XP2 Experiment
Sunday 8th December 2019. The day had started well and the weather was fine enough for me to clean the car. However the rain clouds soon appeared and so I retreated for a spot of film developing. A couple of hours later saw me scanning the negatives with my Epson Perfection 370. The scanner has … More The Case of the Imperfect Perfection 370
I know what I like and what I don’t. In other words, I have opinions. These viewpoints have been formulated over time or experiences have shaped them. However, I consider myself a good listener and am willing to change my viewpoint if persuaded by reason or evidence. Many times, too many to recount, I have … More Point of View
In the last post I mentioned that flies have compound eyes. Further research revealed that the ‘lenses’ making up these eyes are independent of one another and are sensitive to brightness and colour . This gave me an additional idea for a photo project that would stretch my editing skills. Suppose I took one image … More Compound and Contrived
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