Converting an old router using dd-wrt.
My Son is 12 years old and like most boys his age is heavily into Internet use for all sorts of pastimes ranging from games,…
Author: Simon Hawketts
I've been interested in Photography since I was a boy, and as I've grown older I've also become interested in vintage photography and other technology.
Vintage camera collection – My top 5 35mm cameras
It was about 18 months ago that I bought my first ‘vintage’ 35mm camera. In those first few weeks I bought a number of cameras…
My Miranda family
I decided a couple of weeks ago to concentrate my ‘camera collecting’ persona on two vintage camera makers for the next few months to try…
Caffenol trial no 2
I was fascinated last week to try my hand at developing film in caffenol. So fascinated that I decided I really needed to have another…
A day in London
These pictures are a couple of years old now – I took them during a family trip to the London Aquarium in August 2011 which…
Sony Nex 6 high ISO noise performance
I while ago I wrote a post about the low noise performance of the Pentax K-5 when used an high ISO and I thought it…
Fun with a tank of coffee
I first heard about developing film using coffee a few years ago and I must admit I assumed that it was an April Fools joke,…
Autumnal St Nicholas Church
I went over to St Nicholas church in Stevenage today to take some pictures with one of my Miranda 35mm film cameras, the Miranda Fv,…
How depth of field in photography works
An attempt to describe how depth of field (or depth of focus) in photography works.
Autumn in super wide-angle
I decided to try out my Tamron super wide angle on my Sony Nex 6 to get some autumn pictures.
Vintage camera collection – photo's from old cameras
Every now and then, when I buy an old camera to add to my collection, I will find one which still has a film in…