So you want to buy a digital camera. Perhaps its your first one, or maybe you are upgrading your old model. What should you be considering? Often, its only when you have played with your new camera for a...
My main interest is in folding cameras and the Rollei TLR range. One of the recurring questions that I am asked when I place cameras for sale on eBay takes the form: “I am interested in a folding camera for...
Go for lower magnifications, e.g. 7x 8x or 10x.7x or less are by far the the easiest to hold steady.Anything 12x and above need a tripod or something to rest the binoculars on.For daytime use in sunshine 30mm...
Have you ever bought a camera on eBay (or anywhere else) and on using it found that it does not work properly? (And a camera that does not work properly may as well not work at all!) If this has not happenned...
Rangefinders are cool! If you have a rangefinder to sell, don't think of it as worthless and old-hat. Yes, digital has arrived, but the better rangefinders are wonderful cameras, little marvels of...
NO APOLOGY FOR STARTING WITH THE BASICS. WITHOUT THESE YOU ARE GOING NOWHERE, SO THERE HAS TO BE A TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO GET FAMILIAR WITH FOCAL LENGTHS, F/RATIOS AND THE REST THAT WILL BE KEPT TO THE BAREST...
Here is my short guide to buying and using a Microscope! Unlike Telescopes and binoculars, some (though not all!) cheap microscopes sold as toys can have a good optical performance and actually be used at...
CAN I USE MY TELESCOPE DURING THE DAY?The obvious is observing and photographing the Sun.It cannot be over emphasised that if you are a beginner - DON'T LOOK THROUGH YOUR SCOPE WHEN POINTED AT THE SUN. KEEP...