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Sima 100mm f2 Soft Focus Lens testing

Sima 100mm f2 Soft Focus Lens testing

Before the digital takeoff, before Adobe Photoshop, before the Holga was a thing, before Lomography, and before plastic lenses were considered trendy, there was the cheap Sima Soft Focus lens. It’s a 100mm f2 all plastic affair with a versatile

Steve October 17, 2015February 14, 2017 Digital Cameras 10 Comments Read more

A storage solution for my old lenses

A storage solution for my old lenses

It started out with one old lens. That soon multiplied into half a dozen lenses. Now, the bookshelf next to me is heaving with old film cameras and old lenses. I have more than my fair share ! The trouble

Steve August 10, 2015 Film Photography 2 Comments Read more

Photo Story : Hong Kong Luncheon

Photo Story : Hong Kong Luncheon

Looking out over the hot morass of shuffling humanity that is Mong Kok, a lady enjoys afternoon refreshments. I didn’t manage to catch her with wine glass in hand, but she certainly seemed to be a regular visitor to Hong

Steve April 15, 2015 Photo Stories 4 Comments Read more

Photo Story : Love on the rocks

Photo Story : Love on the rocks

I was in a whimsical mood when I titled this one. Can you see why? Click to make the image larger and read the rather sweet graffiti on the granite boulder. On a hot drive back home from holiday, we

Steve February 20, 2015February 22, 2015 Photo Stories 11 Comments Read more

Photo Story : Doorway Rock

Photo Story : Doorway Rock

Occasionally I won’t have any fresh ideas for a blog post. In this case, I’ll run through some photos and see if I can attach a meaningful story to one of them. As you probably know by now, I prefer

Steve February 8, 2015 Photo Stories 14 Comments Read more
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