Category: Technical

Using analog full-frame lenses on modern digital cameras What do you do if you’ve just inherited a big pile of manual analog lenses from an elderly relative, but they don’t fit the modern camera you own? Or maybe you are tired of the camera always setting everything up for you, but you fancy being David Hemmings in Blow-up for the day. Despair not, it’s possible to buy an adapter, such as: They are available for every conceivable combination of lens and camera, just do a search on Amazon. But if you wish to push the boundaries of what’s possible, you should also consider investing in a focal reducer, also known… Read More

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The new camera. You were standing idly around in the electrical goods department one Saturday morning and before you knew what was happening, the shop assistant had engaged you in conversation and started demonstrating a lovely modern camera to you. Wow, this thing really seemed to do everything you ever wanted from a camera, ten minutes later and wholly convinced by the sales assistant’s patter, you headed off towards the checkout clutching a red-hot credit card and a small cardboard box that contained the secret to the new creative you. And yet when you arrived home and broke out this modern technological wonder, it didn’t seem quite as easy as… Read More

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What is it? I’m often asked when I’m out and about photographing what that strange looking lens is I have attached to the front of my camera. Well, it’s a homemade tilt/shift lens, aka a homemade Lensbaby, and I love using it, the effect it gives, particularly in black and white, is very distinctive, almost old-fashioned, and it also solves all sorts of problems when out practicing street photography here in Germany. A modern camera can take most of the stress out of taking pictures, every shot is in focus, every exposure almost perfect, things can quickly start to get rather clinical though, and this is the great appeal of… Read More

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