29 Mar The Working Life Of the Fujifilm EF X-500
No, I don't mean how long it will continue to work - goodness, if you treat a flash right you can get decades out of it. Exercise it regularly and don't drop it off a cliff...
March 2017
28 Mar The Speed Light In The Studio – Fujifilm EF X-500 Makes A Debut
The use of speed lights in indoor situations is sometimes looked upon with condescension - there are so many dedicated strobe units that run off power packs or as monoblocks that the studio shooter comes to think of that as the only legitimate way to...
27 Mar The Fujifilm Flash Comes Of Age
If you are opposed to the use of electronic flash in any form for your photography - for artistic, technical, or cultural reasons, this will be a thin week.If you are dedicated to a camera system other than Fujifilm, you might also wonder whether you...
24 Mar Sony Week – Part Five – The Repair Department Secret
Be prepared to be frustrated - I am going to tease you unmercifully in this column.Normally I don't do this - the idea, after all, is to entertain you and win your loyalty to Camera Electronic. To entice you to come on down and leave...
22 Mar Sony Week – Part Four – The Local Tourist
It is no fun being a local tourist - particularly if you have lived in the place for 53 years. The exciting mustn't-miss glamour spots of the 1960's have not worn well. Some of them peaked when the America's Cup races were held and some...
21 Mar Sony Week – Part Three – The Model A Test
I regret that title. I suddenly realised that Sony - as well as Henry Ford - used to make A model cameras too. Hopefully readers will be able to separate them in their minds*. The Sony products do not have wire-spoke wheels or rumble seats....
20 Mar Sony Week – Part Two – How Do I Know It Is A Full Frame?
So as not to keep you in suspense...
20 Mar Sony Week – Part One – Lifting the Lid
Opening the box on a new camera is like lifting the lid on either a treasure chest or a can of worms. Don't let that image put you off - it depends if you are fishing for compliments or bass.This week's exploration is of a...
17 Mar Smart Enough To Be Dumb
Way back in the 1960's I bought a book in a secondhand bookstore in Spokane, Washington, that was made up of Kodak pamphlets. These were loose-leaf style instructional treatises that explained how to use the Kodak materials of the day to do professional work. I...
16 Mar The Nano-State
Not the nanny state - that's a different ketle of fish. We're talking about minor equipmant and accessories that we can use for major photography.Light stands, like porridge, come in three sizes; too big, too small, and Goldilocks. Errr...