Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Kodak 170 f/6.3 Anastigmat

Posted on July 31, 2011 by ambientimages

KODAK’S 170mm (= 7ins) f6.3 Anastigmat lens seems to be a bit of a curiosity. At first I understood it to have been cannibalised from a 1920s or 30s Kodak Autographic 3A folder and pressed into service with my 1964 … Continue reading →

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Slaves to technology

Posted on July 28, 2011 by ambientimages

PHOTOGRAPHERS are slaves. Willing ones. They eagerly await every extra megapixel or touch-screen gimmick and then rush to buy into the new dream. After all, you can only get the best results from the best equipment, right? Well, maybe. Sometimes. … Continue reading →

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Seeing the light

Posted on July 27, 2011 by ambientimages

PHOTOGRAPHY is easy. Anyone can do it. Good photography is a different matter – and it is all about the light. Among the toughest subjects to shoot is food. It may look easy to shoot a plate of food but … Continue reading →

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More bragging rights…

Posted on July 5, 2011 by ambientimages

I just spotted this old “euro rocket” file on the BBC’s website:

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