CAMERANATION by Dirk Rösler. Picture madness at Tokyo illumination in Marunouchi. I have never seen so many people, taking so many photos of an event, and each other, so vigourously. I shot two rolls – of them. ... 

Dining table at Christmas – there is something for everyone. Oh wait, there is a another Leica! Yeah, I just could not resist when this M6 TTL came up for a good price. I had always been a little envious about the 0.58 viewfinder magnification of Higashimori’s Leica, so I jumped. Besides, since the funds generated by the webshop are all... 

Not new, but worthwhile piece on Alex Majoli, a photojournalist who uses digital point-and-shoots for his work, including war zones. Most what he says in terms of technique should not surprise anyone, except cookie-cutter professional press photographers, apparently. It’s funny how different the working style with SLRs and compact (should really... 

The year 2005 is drawing to an end and life gets quiet. Approaching the end of the year is always a special time in Japan. The Christmas decorations were thrown out on the 25th and the year end cleaning is starting. Then a week of quiet celebrations with family and friends. We have done some housekeeping and updated EMS shipping options. Due to a rise... 

Merry Christmas! As you can see I am already preparing for the new year with a slightly changed site. I grew a little tired of Movable Type, never bothered upgrading to version 3, so I thought I should try switching altogether. So far so good, it was very easy to switch it over, just need to work on the looks of it now. Meanwhile, it is time and there... 

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Megaperls Webshop was mentioned by the venerable Mike Johnston, whose writings on photography I recommend to those interested in those things. ...