This week I got to satisfy my curiosity about the light-titanium coloured Fujifilm X-Pro3 - there was one ready in the sales cabinet in Stirling Street. I popped it out and attached an XF 50mm f:2 R WR lens - one of the silver-finish models....
If you have ever stood in a shop, looked at some piece of equipment offered for sale, and had this phrase trip through your thoughts...
We had 'em then but we don't have 'em now - not unless we make 'em specially. Every camera my family owned, from Grandpa Sheedy's Kodak 3A to my Mom's Brownie 620 and the family Magazine 8 Kodak had a hand strap permanently attached to the...
Is it the warm nights? The dog howling? The police cars chasing people in the street? Naw. This goes on all the time. Sleep like a log through it all. The real reason for the insomnia is the announcement in the electronic press that Fujifilm have...
Particularly if it is one of the newer finishes. The camera shop these days is becoming somewhat of a prospecting ground for surface treatments - and the student of painting ( spray or powder coat ) or plating ( nickle, chrome, or armour ) will...
" Paint Your Wagon " with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Great movie musical from the days before they wrote lyrics using bad language. We're not dealing with beans or wagons here - we're dealing with hands - and cameras. We're also dealing with batteries,...
L. SAULMAN AND DANIEL CARSON REVIEW NIKON'S LATEST SaulMan? Oh for Goodness' sake...
K. FILM BACK IN STOCK Well, hooray. There is a grand array of film stocks back in the fridges at both Murray and Stirling Streets. 35,mm black and white, colour negative and colour transparency. 120 ditto. Kodak, Fujifilm, Ilford and more. No need to stint yourself or husband...
J. TRANSFER YOUR MOVIES The writer of this newsletter is particularly interested in this item; the shop now has a service to transfer historic motion pictures to digital format. I've got Standard 8 reels taken of myself at 1-year old that are as good now as they...
I. LEICA'S LATEST CAMERAS If ever you are disconsolate and need a small boost to your photographic mojo, we suggest you come in and buy a Leica camera and lens. It is amazing how a little thing like this can brighten up the whole day. Your new...