16 Sep Clip Leg Or Twist Leg Or Thumbscrew? A Tripod Debate
No matter where you stand on this question, there is one thing certain - you will be firmly on three legs...
September 2015
16 Sep Epsonnews – Money Is In The Pipeline
Two good bits of economic news from Epson - makers of fine inkjet printers, inks, and media.1. The cash back offer to purchasers of Epson Stylus Pro SP-4900 printers has been extended. From the 15th of September to the 31st of October 2015 you can...
15 Sep Wot We Got, Wot We Gonna Get…
An order came down from the bridge today to make you aware of three new products. One we got, two are coming.The one we got right now is the Nikon 24mm AF-s 1.8G ED lens . It is the heading image. Full-frame, moderate weight, fast...
15 Sep The Solar Powered Camera
It should be possible to capture, modify, project, and publish our images totally with solar power. The dream of those great advocates of eco-friendly green sustainable art - J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie - is to become real at last. We are to get solar...
15 Sep Where It Is At – Where It Is Not At
Armed with a Pentax SV, a roll of Plus-X, and 55mm Super Takumar lens, I roamed the streets. I roamed them on Saturday afternoons when the rest of Perth had shut their shop doors and gone to the football. I roamed them on Saturday nights when...
15 Sep The Difference Between A Self Portrait And A Selfie
The difference between a self-portrait and a selfie can be far more than the equipment that is used for the image - and far more than the location or occasion. It can be the difference between a portrayal and a betrayal.We are beset or blessed...
15 Sep The Hanging Judge
Did goe to the Mandurah Camera Club laste night and was greatley entertained.Any club that meets in a bistro with a bar and snacks is doing it right. This was the Mandurah Bowling club - new premises - and it has the advantage of being...
14 Sep The Neutral Density Controversy Explored – Through A Glass Darkly
The future, as George Orwell would have it, is grey. We can supply it in varying strengths and configurations, we might add, and it in different diameters. Big Brother would approve.The neutral density filter makes things go darker. You can make things go darker by...
14 Sep The Country Show – Cameras In The Sticks
One of our principals and one of the sales staff have just returned from attending a photographic conference in Albany - a delightful country city located on the south coast of Western Australia. They took a large Mercedes van stuffed to the gills with equipment...
14 Sep ” My Gear Was Stolen…”
We hear this from clients quite regularly and note internet warnings about stolen photo equipment every month. Insurance companies contact us for quotes to replace cameras and lenses. It is really becoming a series of horror tales.We cannot say who steals the stuff, nor can...