If you’ve read my last few posts you will know that I took my Hasselblad kit with me on my recent Devon trip. It turned out, as expected, that I would have a couple of city visits while I was there, so I also took along my Olympus XA2 with me, as I didn’t wantContinue reading “Plymouth with the XA2”
Category Archives: Cameras
Okehampton Castle
Okehampton Castle is cared for by English Heritage. It was built shortly after the 1066 Norman Invasion, between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin Fitzgilbert. Interestingly he was originally from Le Sap, a small town in Normandy where I once very nearly brought a small house! I digress – this is my “black and white post”,Continue reading “Okehampton Castle”
Leica M4-P
Just before Christmas I brought myself a new to me camera. A Leica M4-P Body. Why I hear you ask? I’m going to confess to having a bit of a hang-up when it comes to cameras. Redundancy is the word. I tend to go places to photograph them, and especially if it’s a distance, IContinue reading “Leica M4-P”
End of year: 3 Cameras
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”
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”
S.H.O.U.T. 