As I sit typing this I’ve just put the Christmas cake in the oven, I have traditional carols playing quietly in the background from Alexa, and I’m sipping slowly on a glass of red. Life is good! To round out the year I thought I’d review my top three cameras. I did this last yearContinue reading “End of year: 3 Cameras”
Category Archives: Cameras
A Day out with the trip
I’ve been considering which cameras I should keep and which I should sell on to reduce my overload. The Olympus Trip 35 (rather like the OM1n), is a classic for sure, but I have a Leica for goodness sake! Why would I use a Trip 35 when I have a Leica? I loaded a filmContinue reading “A Day out with the trip”
Olympus OM1n
When we look at how quickly digital camera models cycle these days, and look back at “classic” film SLR’s, models that were manufactured for a decade or more seem incredible, but that’s how it was. The Olympus OM-1n was no exception and arrived on the scene in 1979. It was a “new” version of theContinue reading “Olympus OM1n”
London Eye
I had a day in London at the start of September. At one point in my life I went a lot, but the last decade or two not so much. I’m older, and I can feel it! What I used to consider a buzz and exciting, I largely find tiring and a great effort theseContinue reading “London Eye”
Canon Sureshot Zoom 60
Canon used the Sureshot brand for decades, the first, actually called “The Canon Sureshot” appeared in 1979. The last appeared in 2005, with the last 10 or so models having a “u” added after the name. I have no idea what that stands for! Rather like the Olympus trip range, there were some great cameras,Continue reading “Canon Sureshot Zoom 60”
Half Frame: Olympus EE-2
When I think back over maybe 46ish years of photo making I’ve used and owned pretty much all formats that might be considered “normal”. By this I mean mainstream enough that you may once have found the films on sale at your local camera store of the day. I’ve never tried 5×7 or 11×14 (yet)Continue reading “Half Frame: Olympus EE-2”
126: The end of the line
I’ve written before that my first camera was an Ilford Sportsman 50c 126 camera. To be honest looking back it was awful. It did however get me hooked on photography! When the shop I was working in got down to it’s last roll of 126 film (20 years ago?) I purchased it for old timesContinue reading “126: The end of the line”
35mm: Leica Goes to the Sea
Whilst taking a family member to hospital the other day, I had a good hour or so to fill, so I decided to have a wander. I have often been to Poole and written about it, but this time I thought I’d try a different patch. The Hunger Hill area is off the beaten walkingContinue reading “35mm: Leica Goes to the Sea”
Leica M6
When I was 50 (nearly 4 years ago, in case you were wondering!) I decided that I would treat myself to a “once in a lifetime” purchase, to mark this landmark. Some might say midlife crisis! Call it what you will. I had also just sold my 5×4 outfit – a Toyo 45a, so IContinue reading “Leica M6”
35mm: Takumar Trek Pt1
I’m determined to get out and about with my cameras more this year. The idea of a “Takumar Trek” caught my eye over on the “Random Camera Blog” (link on the blogs I read page), so I’ve stolen the title, and am going to take my own Spotmatic SPII out for walkies. Just in caseContinue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt1”
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