02 Apr Head Scratchin’ Time
As I go around the various premises of Camera Electronic ( and that's a statement in itself...
April 2021
31 Mar Big Bang Canon
In the rush to supply cameras that shoot images to a fabulously high ISO we often forget that there is such a thing as an on-camera flash. That is until we try the ISO trick in some place that not only has insufficient light, but...
29 Mar The Oldest Working Dog
I have started speculating about the old working dogs in the Perth photo scene. I hasten to add I do not mean the people - I have too much respect for the photographers to pry into their ages. Plus I want them to like me...
29 Mar Why Leica is More Than Just a Name
What's In A Name? It seems that the photography world is divided over the importance of brand names - especially when it comes to choosing a camera. Of course, there are die-hard fans that would fall on a sword for their beloved Canon, Nikon, Sony and...
26 Mar Look At Me – Talk To Me
For the first time in the longest time I went into town on the free bus and free train ( Retired person gloating...
24 Mar The Tour de Photo
We are accustomed to seeing television coverage of the Tour de France - at least in normal years. Also Grand Tours of Europe undertaken to gain culture rather than sore legs - also in normal times. Even lesser locations have conducted excursions - the Tour...
22 Mar Why C?
" Vitamin C? Ascorbic acid? Prevents scurvy - staves off head colds - tastes like orange juice. Why not C? " No, why the " C " on the Fujinon GF 80mm f:1.7 lens? None of my Fujinon Xf lenses has a " C " on...
19 Mar EXR
As soon as I acquired my first camera with multiple settings - I think it was "I" and "T" for Instant and Time - I followed the practice of setting it wrong, and then changing my mind and correcting it, and then going through the...
17 Mar Souvenir Of Gleet Bay
Upon the few occasions when I manage to chew through the straps and escape, I generally take a camera to record sights of interest. In some cases this results in a thousand images on a memory card. It used to be ten rolls of 35...
15 Mar Fujifilm X-S10 – A Good Deal Like…
Like many other cameras on the market at present - and I mean that in a complimentary way. This latest consumer offering from Fujifilm has been designed to incorporate a lot of things that people have learned that they want. You are cordially invited to...