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Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 strip down and clean
I received another camera and lens combination a couple of days ago – a Praktica LB fitted with a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 zebra…
Family pictures – Portrait of Emma
This is a portrait I took of my Daughter Emma in the woods at Knebworth House dinosaur park. It was one of those pictures which…
The beautiful Arette 1C rangefinder from the 1950s
A Look at the Arette 1C rangefinder which was made in Germany in about 1958.
Favourite pictures – The river in York
This is a picture I took during our recent trip to York. It’s another picture taken with my Tamron 10-24mm super wide angle lens fitted…
A Visit to Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire
I have a few days off work early next week, so we decided to get into the holiday mood a little early and visit a…
Favourite Pictures – A stroll on the beach
This picture was taken on the beach at Dunwich when I was trying to take a picture of the pebbles with the sea breaking in…
Butterflies and other insects
It’s been a hot day here today and I’ve been out with my macro lens trying to get some interesting insect pictures. Although it is…
A Guide to metering modes
This post aims to provide a simple guide to metering modes available in cameras, and to provide the photographer with the information necessary to make…
8mm film quality compared to VHS-C tape.
It’s a busy time for me at the moment because I’m on holiday for a couple of weeks and instead of going away somewhere I’m…
Favourite pictures – York museum gardens
This was one of those shots where I couldn’t actually see the composition when I took the picture, but it turned out ok anyway. We…
Central London pictures c1980
35mm Colour slide images taken in central London in about 1980.
Some pictures from my NEX 6
A short post with just a collection of pictures taken with my NEX-6 over the last couple of weeks mostly with the 16-50mm kit lens.…
Using Zend Framework ACL and Auth to control access
I’ve recently started using the Zend framework components to produce a site I’m working on and thought I’d document how I’ve tied the Acl and…
Ricoh TLS 401 35mm slr
A Look at the Ricoh TLS 401 35mm slr camera which was introduced in 1970.
Pentax P30t sample pictures
This week I wanted to test my colour film development process and I exposed a reel of Kodak ColorPlus 200 in my Pentax P30t to…
Canon Canonet 35mm rangefinder
This Canon Canonet, made in about 1961, is most notable because it looks a bit upside down compared to most cameras.
Pentacon six project – Step 3, Pentacon Six shutter assembly
This is the third post in my Pentacon Six project and follows on from my last one where I removed the shutter from the chassis…
Braun Paxette interchangeable lens viewfinder camera
This is a look at the Braun Paxette interchangeable lens, viewfinder camera which was made by Braun of Nuremberg in the early 1950s.
