04 Sep Are You A Sticky Beak?
In particular, are you the finicky, short-sighted, peering sort of a sticky beak that wants to see everything close-up? Well, have we got a lens for you...
September 2020
02 Sep Are You A Fish Person?
Yes? Aquaman would like to talk to you. No? Well you'll not be wanting your photos to look like they were seen by a fish, then. Particularly the wide-angle landscape ones taken in the desert. We've all had fish at a roadside cafe in the desert...
31 Aug Every Blessed Time – An Epson Tale
As a long-time user of Epson inkjet printers I have been somewhat cynical about my relationship with them. I started out with a biggie - a 3800 model that would print A2 sizes. It was a marvellous machine for some time but my own neglect of...
28 Aug A Gated Community
All the time I worked in the shop at Camera Electronics in Stirling Street we had a gate at the side of the building - the entrance led to the back parking lot and was locked back at the start of the day. There was...
26 Aug Retailing For The Faint Of Heart
You've all been into Camera Electronic, right? Two stores - Murray Street and Stirling Street. Full of staff - keen newbies and hardened oldies? Lots of tempting goodies? Hand sanitiser, social distancing, and all the rest? Simple, eh? No. You've seen the tip of the iceberg....
24 Aug Whatcha Buyin’? Barrel Or Glass?
Your decision to buy by the barrel or the glass is important; particularly if you are driving home. It's the same in the photo game. You can be drawn into the shop and over to the lens counter on the prospect of several things: a. The look...
21 Aug The Opposite Of Having Fun Is Having Not Fun
It's Also known as Not Working. And you'll encounter this all through your digital photographic experience. You also encountered it all through your analog time too, but to a greater extent. You could fall down the analog stairs in the dark quicker and it hurt more...
19 Aug The Midnight Oil
Not the band - the real midnight oil that we burn to keep out photography going. There was a day when it was just that - safelights and enlargers with lamp wicks inside and very long exposure time. In later times it changed to electricity, but...
17 Aug Buyer’s Frenzy – A Guide To On-Line Retailing
Note: On no account is this instruction sheet to be shown to the general public. Once you have read it, scrape off the letters and dispose of them safely. The On-Line Department has issued a set of guidelines for internet trading that must be followed by...
14 Aug Feel My Leg…
No really. Go ahead. I won't scream. Because if you feel it and it seems loose, I can tighten it. The maker of my photo tripod included a natty little Allen spanner that can firm up the leg lock. If I have lost the spanner, the...