iPhone 5S: Camera for the masses
Ambrotype for Ivor and Elaine Cooper at Biévres
Elaine and Ivor Cooper of London's Red Dot Cameras posed for an ambrotype at Biévres last Sunday
Photokina goes annual from 2018, moves to a May slot
Photokina is going annual as from 2018 and it is moving to the spring from the autumn. It's all down to the pace of change in the new digital world....
Excitement in Guildford as 500px Global Photo Walkers dodge the raindrops
Mike and Bill sample the excitement of the 500px Global Photo Walk as it penetrates to deepest Guildford in England's green and pleasant county of Surrey. Mike took the Leica SL to see what was happening
Death of a typeface: The secret of the Doves Press
A misty night at Hammersmith Mall in 1916 and an elderly gentleman can be seen shuffling towards the bridge with a heavy bag..... What was he doing?
The making of the 2022 Leica M6: Step by precise step
Profoto Connect flash control now compatible with Leica SL system cameras
Leica announces new M3 Digital: “Back to our roots”
Leica announces the M3D, a camera that has identical appearance, dimensions and weight to the first M, the M3, but with a digital sensor replacing the film plane. It was shown to the press this morning in the popular spa resort of Bad Wolkenkuckucksheim near Wetzlar.
Fuji XF23mm f/2 and new X-A3 consumer camera launched today
Fuji today announces a smaller, lighter 23mm which has been a hole in the lens lineup for years. A new multi-coloured X-A3 also arrives, aimed at the younger generation, selfy-adept and available only from Jessops....
My friend Tony Vidler and his astounding Gear Acquisition Syndome
Looking forward to a better year in 2022
Choosing a new iPhone: The choice this year is not so easy
Every year for the past few years I have had a new iPhone. From 3 to 3S, from 4 to 4S, from 5 to 5S and then to 6 Plus. I regard it as my duty to test them out for the benefit of readers. Now, for the first time on this treadmill, I am wondering if I should take a break. The 6 Plus is so good that it could easily handle another year of use. Event the battery, which in previous phones had begun to lose its mojo after twelve months, is holding up well.