Articles
Here are photography articles on topics and issues that I have found are regularly raised by new and experienced photographers, amateurs and professionals alike. So, these articles are intended to provide deeper discussion and some useful information to those needing answers to their questions. Topics include:
1. photography formats;
2. product developments;
3. camera equipment reviews;
4. equipment selection issues;
5. topical subjects in photography today.
We live in challenging times and photography at both amateur and professional levels is not immune to these challenges. Some of the issues facing photographers today include restrictions on public photography; comparative equipment and media performance etc.. Other topics are simply about optimal ways to use and select equipment - new and old.
I also include thoughts on various technical topics and welcome you to contribute your own thoughts by using the "Contact" section.
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Hasselblad's Most Famous Lens?
I quote: "The Planar® T* 3,5/100 CFi lens is a very special lens. It is not just a standard Planar lens with 25% more focal length. It is optimized to deliver virtually zero distortion and at the same time extremely well defined image details – sharpness – over the entire frame, and all this even at full aperture. A lens with this quality could only be developed with Carl Zeiss' extensive experience in microdocumentation and aerial mapping and surveying. So the Planar T* 3,5/100 CFi lens is the first choice in optics for all photographers who combine a Hasselblad camera and a recent high resolution film for demanding aerial photography with its fast shutter speeds and hence wide open apertures. The Planar T* 3,5/100 CFi lens is also an indispensible tool for all applications which require an exact reproduction of the geometry of the subject."
Here I discuss and show examples of my own experience with what I have discovered to be a joy to use and a masterpiece of optical design. ...more
Why enter competitions? It's about not knowing what you don't know!
Hasselblad - Where It All Began - The Remarkable 1600F
Victor Hasselblad would go on to develop the first totally modular SLR medium format camera - the 1600F. And from that beginning the company that bears his name would go on to be one of the most recognisable brands in the world.
Like all things Hasselblad 6x6, the 1600F MF SLR camera’s legacy is both a statement about the best possible quality imaging of its day due both to its superlative Carl Zeiss optics and the enduring industrial design and mechanical engineering of the Swedish camera.
This article looks at the 1600F as a valuable photographic tool today, despite its age of 56 years! ...more
Leica, the Steinway of photography?
Photographers prefer film
Eight Items Permanently in My Kit - Good "Fook"!
So, in line with good Feng Shui, I keep in mind how the number 8 is said to represent good "fook", or "luck" to many Chinese - here are the 8 items that permanently live in my kit for when I go off to do some serious photography. ...more
Don't Discard The Elderly - Like most things in life, the Canon LTM 50mm f1.2 has much to offer!
But while digi-cams come and go, the greatest waste has been in how wonderful film cameras and lenses have hit the trash bin. The digi "revolution" offers us all some wonderful bargains and even surprises. ...more
Why Film Today?
New Lows in Attacks on Photography
Classic 120 Roll Film Cameras - Enduring technology
But, by most measures today there are many old 120 roll film folder cameras capable of giving any photographer a great deal of pleasure - simple to use, very convenient to carry and capable of very high quality images. ...more