A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Over the last few months I’ve accumulated a few bits and pieces that I’ve picked up for next to nothing as “parts or not working” on eBay. I’ve also been trying, failing, thinking I’ve failed, failing again, discovering a stupid…
A while ago I wrote about upgrading my film scanner from a Canon 4400f to the Epson V600. I was, and still am, very happy with the quality of scans it produces. However, I’m here to tell you that I…
By the 1870’s photography was already surprisingly advanced, the early Daguerreotype type processes of the 1840’s had been superseded by collodion wet plates around 1850 (film did not come along until 1884) and the race was well and truly on…
Forty years is an unimaginably long time in the world of electronics and computing. The early 1980’s saw the birth of a brand new, ground breaking era of personal technology that was going to revolutionise our lives – “home micro…
I’ve had a poor run of luck with camera equipment lately. A number of times I’ve gone out and suffered from shutter failures, film winders that refuse to wind any more and dealing with the disappointment of lost shots. I…
I’ve owned a lot of cameras in my lifetime, not because I’m loaded and buy the latest and greatest as soon as they come out, but because I have an addiction to buying old things I don’t need from eBay.…
If you’ve no interest in video and just want to take decent digital photos, there is a wealth of choice for the budget photographer. You absolutely do not need 20mp resolution, 100 point dual pixel auto focus, 12fps capability to…
Canon kicked off the new millennium with the release of their first fully home grown digital SLR – the D30. This marked a turning point for Canon as they focussed all their efforts on the newly emerging digital market. The…
2004 was a momentous year for Canon and their rapidly evolving lineup of digital SLR cameras. In the space of 12 months photographers were treated to two incredible professional tools in the shape of the 1D mark II and 1D…