My Sony has 61 million pixels. I could buy a Fuji with 100 million pixels. I could even buy a Samsung phone with 200 million pixels. All of this sounds very impressive until you realise that 99% of us never need that many pixels 99% of the time. The reason these high megapixel counts sound […]
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There is nothing like unboxing a new bit of photography kit. In fact, it can be quite addictive. Feeling the polythene surround, taking pleasure in cutting the seals, the satisfying whoosh as the box slowly opens. It’s a dopamine hit for sure, but often a very short-lived one. Much of modern marketing is built around […]
I haven’t been to a photography show for a very long time. In fact, it’s quite possible the last one was in the analogue era. I had tentative plans to visit Photokina in 2020, but we all know what happened then.
So with this year’s UK based Photography and Video show taking place in Birmingham, a significantly closer location to me than London, I decided to take the plunge and spend two days there.
YouTube is an amazing resource for photographers. Gear reviews, technique videos, and post production guides all help us along in our photographic journey. However, it wasn’t watching a YouTube video that changed my mind about vintage lenses, it was creating one. Read to find more!
As drone fliers we are used to the ever increasing regulation of our hobby/profession. So in 2025 when the UK’s CAA announced it would be changing the rules on UK drone flying, I was concerned but not surprised. However when the new rules were finally announced it wasn’t as bad as feared and in many respects it was a positive move.
The humble 85mm has long been regarded as the go to portrait lens. I have one, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, it’s my favourite lens and yet I do not use it to take portraits with.
