26 Feb New Out of The DJI Cabinet
Where I so rarely go...
February 2021
24 Feb Drowning In Good Advice
When behind the counter, I met people in the shop every day who were drowning in advice. They had decided that the river of photo knowledge looked fine and plunged in...
22 Feb The Really Cheap Accessory
The really cheap accessory is often the most expensive choice on the rack. People who buy their computers at pop-up market stalls can confirm this, but not on-line...
19 Feb The Look Of The Thing
I have owned a few motor cars in my life - and lots of cameras. The difference in those numbers is partly due to the capital cost of vehicles compared to photo stuff. But partly it is due to the look of the things. You see,...
17 Feb ” How Many Pictures Do You Want? “
A very good question indeed, and one that needs answering before you press the button rather than after: a. How many pictures do you need to document the event? If it is a human-wave infantry attack and everyone wants to have a souvenir to send home...
15 Feb The Sum Of The Parts…
Can be greater than some of the parts. Put another way, you can mix and not have to match. Let me show you. I found the following in the Murray Street show cabinets: A 17mm Zuiko f:1.8 lens. Equivalent to a 35mm lens on a full-frame. An Olympus...
12 Feb Photography; A Compelling Subject
As soon as a ray of light bounces off a subject and hits your camera, compulsion starts. It'll either be you doing it or you suffering it. When you first start out with photography, it's all new. You want to do everything - there's a widespread...
11 Feb ” How 14 Equals 28 Equals 14 “
" And we bet 59% of geniuses will get it wrong." I hate those Facebook memes, don't you? The ones that put out mathematical puzzles that are either impossible or improbable. I always suspect that if I click on them I'll get a blackmail demand from...
10 Feb Part Four – Looking At You Sideways
Last week's shots of the shop's cameras behind glass were taken in the landscape mode. The camera was on the tripod or held with a flash poking out the top. But what happened if the subject was just not a horizontal one? What if I...
08 Feb ” We Love Photography “
" We Love Photography "...
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