A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
I finished 2023 on a real high having dug up a real piece of digital photography history and a significant part of my childhood in the Casio QV-10a and going on an absolute odyssey to get it working, talking to a period correct PC and finally extracting the images out…
Kodak sold their first disposable 35mm camera in 1988 with the slogan “It’s the film that’s a camera!” This concept of a pick up and shoot camera that came ready to use was truly unique and their popularity exploded. These Kodak cameras and their competitors were truly disposable in every…
In 2007 Steve Jobs stood on stage an introduced the first iPhone. “It’s an iPod, a phone, a mobile internet communicator,” he repeated, “are you getting it?! These are not three separate devices.” This had been coming for quite some time – convergence happens like waves in technology. When something…
I’ve written before about my camera firsts – the Casio QV10 was the first digital camera I ever used, Fujifilm’s A201 was the first digital camera I bought myself. My preference for Canon gear began with the Ixus 500 before my first ever DSLR in the form of the Canon…
If I had £1 for every time I’d written the word value in the title of this post, I’d have enough to buy an EOS 300. We are talking about some seriously bargainous film photography goodness here. Some time ago I wrote about the best value film cameras available today…
The Kodak Vest Pocket is not a rare or unknown camera by any means, they sold in their thousands and have been relatively well collected, documented and preserved ever since and, whilst certainly innovative, the technology used in the Vest Pocket range wasn’t particularly inventive. So far, so unremarkable, then?…
Whilst in the loft trying to dig out suitcases I had one of those “I wonder what’s in this box?” moments. Without fail, when you move house there always seems to be a box or two that end up on a permanent “I’ll sort that later when everything else is…
According to a leaflet that came with my Exa 1a, this camera is “the rapid-action all-purpose camera that’s within everyone’s means!” One part of that statement is true today, this is an Ihagee camera that is cheap enough that anyone could purchase one. Mine came boxed with the original receipts…
Some time ago I bought a Canon EOS 1N, their second one series flagship 35mm camera. If you’re not familiar with the intricacies of the 1 series, they were aimed at professionals and especially those who worked in sports photography and photo journalism. They were system cameras that came in…