Recent content by James Dowling

I always try to look on the bright side; so - on the other hand we now have some great paths through some of the loveliest countryside.

It's not just limited to camera brands, back at the turn of this century I was editor in chief of the largest watch discussion site - Timezone.com - and the biggest problem the moderators faced was the ongoing Omega/Rolex fan boy war. It seems to be more of an American problem; you can't just...

Thank you, I had almost expected that my admission of using mostly my iPhone might have resulted in my immediate expulsion.

I'm James and I've been taking pictures for almost 60 years, although I got into photography via an unusual route - my interest (or obsession) with fine machinery. Although nowadays the cameras mostly sit idle as the vast majority of my photography is done with my iPhone. My fine machinery...

Here’s a video on using the thing

There is, of course, a major connection between analogue photography and watches. The shutter mechanism and a watch share so many similarities, both use wheels, springs and gears to measure very tiny amounts of time. But you mentioned Jaeger le Coultre, who are the only Swiss watchmaker who...