I am writing this under duress. Normally I do not approach the subject of fishing as it is the source of many painful memories*. But the Code Of The Hack Writers is firm on the point; you must tell the story no matter what it...
Well it is strange, isn't it. For a hundred and fifty-odd years photographers have been trying to get more sensitivity out of their recording surface - sensitising plates, using speed-increasing developers. pre-flashing plates, etc. Developing flash power, flash bulbs, and eventually electronic flash to a...
The video shooters amongst us - and there are more every year - are a versatile lot. We see them come into the shop for a variety of equipment and accessories that were frankly unheard-of a decade ago. Apart from odd tapes, monitors, and aluminium...
No-one needs a monopod - provided they are not using a camera with a long lens on it to take pictures in dim light or over a long period of time. Or if they are not standing in the rain at a soccer game with...
The TRS is not a failed English fighter plane project - you are thinking of the TSR.The TRS is the Tourist Refund Scheme - the government initiative to boost sales here in Australia by allowing genuine travellers a rebate of their GST when they depart...
Sounds like a Disney movie title, doesn't it - possibly starring the corpses of Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews bolted together.No, as we are featuring columns dedicated to expounding the Manfrotto Way Of The Studio we must not neglect the smaller bits - because...
What?What kind of a statement is that for an shop blog? What sort of advertisement does that make? Are you insane?Nope. Sane and sober and closely shaved. Even smell good. And the thought is also a good one. Follow me along...
You're not going to get Leica SL all week - here's a column about something else entirely.Today's cameras use a lot of batteries - particularly if the user:1. Shoots lots of video.2. Reviews every single image for five seconds.3. Takes 5000 images when 5 would...
Two other of our divisions of electronic babble - pardon me, I meant social media - have probably apprised you of the contents of this post but here goes anyway: Canon Australia are giving out double cashbacks now. Theres a few rules you follow but...
Thursday last was the nearest thing to a circus I can remember. It had the ringmaster, the clowns, the pretty girl in spangly tights, and the tightrope walker. There may have been elephants but I left before they passed out the brooms and buckets...