Pinhole cameras are as basic as one can get in photography. Two girls Liv and Lea (both are design students) came out with a novel idea of creating and marketing a DIY pinhole camera. Yes, you need to use film for capturing the images. This pinhole camera comes in a kit and you can assemble it yourself. You only need a pair of scissors and rubber bands. For more details, please visit this...
Read MoreA friend of mine has offered me to test out their latest Ricoh GXR, A12, M mount unit at the Crossing Bridges 8 in Vietnam. Crossing Bridges is the annual meet of photographers from Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia. What a better time to test this unit out when you are shooting 24/7 for 8 days in Vietnam. The next thing was to find some M lenses to test this out. Another friend has offered his 21mm Elmarit f2.8 for me to...
Read MoreAlongside the J1 and V1, Nikon has launched four lenses for its Nikon 1 system. The lenses, designed for the 1″-type CX sensors, start with the 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm F3.5-5.6, 27-81mm equivalent kit zoom. In additon there will be a 1 Nikkor VR 30-110mm F3.8-5.6 lens, which gives a 81-297mm equiv range. Finally there will be the 27mm equiv. 1 Nikkor 10mm F2.8 pancake lens. There will also be a 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 (27-270mm...
Read MoreBy Yusuf Hashim It’s the amazing Canon EF 8- 15 mm f/4L Zoom, the world’s first fish eye, constant aperture zoom lens. RRP is RM4488, but I believe street prices will probably be much lower when the lens becomes available in the market. I fooled around with this baby during the recent Canon 9/11 Photojournalist walkabout. I fell in love with it, twisted a few arms at Canon, and paid a premium to become one of the first to get this...
Read MoreTamrac Evolution Messenger 2 Review – “Me and my camera bags, Sigh!” It has been 2 years since I last wrote the article, “Me and my Camera Bags”. Since then my wife has accumulated 2 new handbags. One for the New Year she said. That gives me a legitimate reason to look around for another camera bag. Over the past 2 years, things have changed since I started the PMPE program; I have gone for more than 12 photography trips of dedicated...
Read MoreI had the opportunity to take the latest Gitzo 1542T for my trekking cum photography trip to the Himalayan Range. It’s a 6days 5 nights trek around the Annapurna –Poon Hill trek to be precise. The letter “T” stands for “traveller”. I have earlier taken a Gitzo 1541T on a similar trip. The tripod was a joy to use and easy on the shoulders. Carrying an extra kg on a trekking trip especially for a 50+ year old man is a chore. The...
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