Category Archives: Gear

One camera to rule them all

I’ve made a major change in my camera gear. It’s something that I’d been thinking about for a while. And no, I haven’t gone digital The problem is that I had too many cameras – or to be more precise

One camera to rule them all

I’ve made a major change in my camera gear. It’s something that I’d been thinking about for a while. And no, I haven’t gone digital The problem is that I had too many cameras – or to be more precise

Using Lee filters on a Hasselblad 40mm CF lens

When I first got the 40mm CF lens for my Hasselblad my first question was how do I use filters on it? Nearly every photo I take has some kind of filter on it so it was an important issue

Using Lee filters on a Hasselblad 40mm CF lens

When I first got the 40mm CF lens for my Hasselblad my first question was how do I use filters on it? Nearly every photo I take has some kind of filter on it so it was an important issue

My favourite films

My favourite film/developer combinations change on an on-going basis so this is just a snapshot of my favourites at the moment. 35mm black and white I really like Tri-X developed in D76, but the film I use most is Ilford

My favourite films

My favourite film/developer combinations change on an on-going basis so this is just a snapshot of my favourites at the moment. 35mm black and white I really like Tri-X developed in D76, but the film I use most is Ilford

Tate Britain with an Olympus rangefinder

I recently bought an Olympus 35DC rangefinder for the princely sum of £15. The 35DC is the cinderella of Olympus rangefinders because it’s fully automatic and there’s no manual override – in fact no manual settings at all apart from

Tate Britain with an Olympus rangefinder

I recently bought an Olympus 35DC rangefinder for the princely sum of £15. The 35DC is the cinderella of Olympus rangefinders because it’s fully automatic and there’s no manual override – in fact no manual settings at all apart from