Sony Front Facing Screen Hack
Following the recent mirrorless camera releases from various cameras such as Canon and Nikon, has made me appreciate how far Sony has come from it’s early days in the mirrorless market. I’ve been a (reluctant) Sony user from the first Sony A7. Along the way, I’ve...
Transplanting Lenses
This article is a wrap up of my documenting my personal experiments with converting compact camera lenses. In my previous articles, I touched on re-mounting lenses on simple 3D printed mounts (Yashica T4) and using complex 3D printed mounts (Olympus Mju II). There has...
Lost Lenscaps: Redux
It’s almost 2 years since my last posting. What had started out as an attempt to combine my main interest in photography and 3D printing and develop content which would interest others with either, but not necessarily both, interests in a potentially interesting mash...
Project 02 – Olympus Mju II
One of the most popular cameras of the 1990s, it is a modern classic - an affordable, stylish, light, small, splash proof camera with a fast and sharp lens coupled with accurate AF. There's almost no downside to the camera and it is no wonder that Olympus sold almost...
Shinjuku Camera Shop Walk
I’m lucky in that I have the opportunity to visit Japan at least once a year and when I do, it’s a must to go camera hunting in Tokyo. There are a few guides I use to this purpose and they are the excellent Tokyo camera shops guides by Japan Camera Hunter (aka Bellamy...
Techart Pro LM-EA7 Leica M mount to Sony E mount AutoFocus adapter Review
What it does Much has been made of this Leica M mount autofocus adapter for Sony since the manufacturers, Techart, announced it. The fact that you can now auto focus your M mount lenses on the Sony E mount platform is of little interest to some and downright...
Project 01 – Yashica T4
Cult camera with a reputation for sharp lens and unique rendering, made famous by fashion and portrait photographer Terry Richardson. This is a compact camera of repute and many many articles have been written about it. There are a few links at the bottom of this...
Lens Modding Overview
My particular journey into experimentation with lens modification started when I chanced upon an article form a blog by Yu-Lin Chan, a long time lens modder, on his blog - http://oldlenses.blogspot.sg/2015/04/a-gift-from-john.html. The article showed samples of images...
Review – Pirate3D Buccaneer
The Buccaneer is the third 3D Printer I have had long term experience with, the others being build it yourself 3D Printer kits and the XYZPrinting DaVinci. My immediate impression of the Buccaneer was that I sure hope that it preforms as well as it looked. The whole package unashamedly tries to copy the Apple minimalist ethos from the sleek design, reminiscent of the Macintosh Cube (remember those?) to the sparse documentation which accompanies the printer.
Vintage Lens Primer
In this article, I’d like to talk about what motivates me to collect vintage lenses and my experience to date as a precursor to my future articles talking about vintage lenses. My fascination with vintage lenses began when I got my first (Full Frame) mirrorless...