Retro digital camera - the Pentax MX-1

Nokia 2720 Flip - It's like an old skool mashup

It's like a "dumbphone" for people who still want to be able to access some of the features available through the internet, like Facebook, Whatsapp, and maybe even some light Google Maps (not that it does live guided driving directions). But it's a...

Posted: 13 Dec 2019 3:58PM

Contax i4r - Classic Digital Camera

The Contax i4r was a "designer" or "boutique" digital camera, announced, and released 15 years ago in 2004, a unique looking digital camera, perhaps the most beautiful digital camera ever released? From Kyocera, it looks more like a perfume bottle ...

Posted: 10 May 2019 5:01PM

Retro digital camera - the Pentax MX-1

If you've seen / read any of my previous blogs on here, you may have noticed I like old cameras, including old digital cameras, and retro cameras and lenses. The Pentax MX-1 is a new-ish "serious" compact camera, and features brass top and bottom pla...

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:14PM

50mm f/1.4 Olympus Lens

The Olympus OM G.Zuiko lenses are quite compact (like this 50mm f/1.4) and fit pretty well on Olympus OM-D cameras like the E-M5 :) Bokeh is nice, and the lens can be very sharp when stopped down: You can also get some interesting effects...

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 9:49PM

Nikon D810 at The Open

Well, today was spent at the Open Championship with Nikon and the new D810... here are some shots of some of the people I saw today (most of these have been cropped): John Barnes: Sir Nick Faldo, who didn't seem to do very well Tiger Wo...

Posted: 17 Jul 2014 6:28PM

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