Protector filters are a sales gimmick: my tips for lens protection & use
I discovered The Phoblographer website when I started using the Flipboard app on my iPhone. Incidentally, if you don’t know that app then check it out as it is a great way of…
In Defense of 3rd Party Lenses
I’ve been burned by lenses, too. My most disappointing purchase was the Nikon 18-200. I bought it when I got my first Nikon DLSR, and I was… disappointed. I wondered why everything looked…
Back to my roots with the Epson R-D1
A little update, as there are some things I missed out of the initial post – which was written in haste before heading out to teach: 1. The Viewfinder on the Epson is…
Lexar Professional Photography Competition
We have a new collaboration and partnership with Lexar Japan and are very pleased to announce a photography competition on the theme of ‘Memory’, with around $2000 worth of prizes. Memory: how would you sum-up…
Small yet perfectly formed
Over the past few weeks I have been falling back in love with my 20mm lens. Serial number 231270, mine hails from around 1982 and has been with me since about 1992. It’s…
iPhone 4 Camera: Worst Phone Camera Ever?
Coal Miki-Restall highlights some astonishing white-balance issues.
Ooh me ring(flash)!
Irwin Wong takes a look at the Orbis ringflash adapter. This is one ring that shan’t be cast into the fires of Mount Doom. Insert other ring-related gags here. Then Frodo stirred and…













