Recent content by Tony Warren

I do too Gary - complies with the old recomendations to isolate your subject and never have an even number of anything! The other two were attempts to capture the feeling I had seeing them against the morning sunlight.

This is the weekend for cancer awareness and donations here in New Zealand and bunches of daffs are sold. Taken on my Sony A3000 with AI'd Micro Nikkor and Zhongyi Lens Turbo.

No, some time back now Gary. Last year I think. It should come up under my profile.

I took this for an article in 35mmc. The CCD is on the left, CMOS on the right. From what I read, CCD favours highlights, so more detail in the wine glass. CMOS favours shadows so slightly more detail in the wood in the cheese's shadow and the table top but a little burn out in the wine glass.

I remember these Shaun. And it is there so that practice bombs etc land where they should Gary. It was a practice range for the RAF.

Its that CCD look again. There is certainly something in the claim. The houseplant in particular has lovely tonality.

Your probably right Gary. I certainly didn't respond. Shame. But even the older editions are useful.

I read recently they were publishing a sectional version. I found it under MCK Camera and it appears to be almost ready for launch, either in print or online. Four volumes. So looks like they have changed their name.

They are on line now too you know. Shame really, I spend many hours trawling through its pages and learning something new every time. The computer screen doesn't quite have the same attraction. Like this Hanimex, even the gaps tend to lead up new avenues.

Looks like you have found the source, Bill. And, as Gary says says, McKeown's is a complete blank. I did find out that the Hanimex XP1 also had a similar accesssory set, but that was a simpler camera, preceeding the XP2.

How lucky to get hold of the full outfit Bill. I had only read about the full set but your review here is excellent, there is some really useful stuff. It will be interesting to see what results are like. One thing I had wanted to do was compare the performance with my Pentax 110. Shouldn't...

Contrast is a very personal thing so I wouldn't comment. I like plenty punch myself but only where it suts the subject.

Noticed you had bought this in your reply to Shaun. Probably represents one of the best, final products of its type of the film era. Your results show promise too with good sharpness and coverage.

I have been looking at the Kodak 35RF recently. Often referred to as an ugly duckling of a camera which is not the whole story, more the result of circumstances as deliberate design. There are some inspired aspects to it but in the main it is the victim of commercial pressures and world affairs...

You are right Gary - large format is a completely different experience and requires its own approach. You seem to have taken that big step forward and there is something unique about LF results. Looking forward to seeing more.