It may be different where you are, but here in Japan it is positively sweltering and incredibly difficult to drag oneself outside into the heat unless absolutely necessary. Social life and environmental concerns be damned, here at the Japan Exposures we want to do nothing more than to stay inside, pour ourselves a cool beverage, crank up the air-conditioner,... 

Premier quality lens adapter manufacturer Rayqual have today released the first version of their range of lens mount adapters for Sony E-mount cameras, such as the Sony NEX3 and NEX5. The adapter for Leica M mount rangefinder lenses is available as of today, with other manual focus mount versions (Nikon F, Canon FD and Contax/Yashica) and adapters... 

We are pleased to announce an addition of a Olympus E-PL1 and and Leica X1 versions to our popular range of hand-made leather camera cases. It is good to see that the trend towards high performance and presentably stylish camera continues as more and more people seem to appreciate this type of camera. A quality camera case will make these high-tech,... 

We are pleased to announce an addition of a Ricoh GXR version to our popular range of hand-made leather camera cases. The Ricoh GXR is yet another stylish and high-performing camera, similar to the Olympus E-P1/2 and the Panasonic Lumix GF-1. The GXR takes the concept of exchangeable lenses one step further by incorporating exchangeable sensors! A... 

This is an interesting new lens mount adapter from Rayqual, which allows mounting of various SLR mount lenses on Leica M or Leica Screw Mount (LTM) mount rangefinder cameras. While the adapter is not fully rangefinder coupled, it will facilitate focussing much more than any other adapter. It will set the camera’s rangefinder to a fixed distance... 

George Hashiguchi is we suspect not a household name for our overseas readers. But to our mind, even though he’ll never get the love that someone like Hiroh Kikai enjoys, he’s one of the finest portrait photographers in Japan — a modern August Sander of Japan, if we may be so bold. Seventeen (17歳), by George Hashiguchi Pub. by Kadokawa... 

We are pleased to announce the addition of a Mamiya 7/7II and Fujifilm TX-1/Hasselblad Xpan version to our popular range of hand-made leather camera cases. “The case looks absolutely fantastic!!” Customer who purchased the TX-1 case, from Hong Kong The irreplaceable aspect of a skilled craftsman is that unlike a machine in a factory, he can... 

The shelves here at Japan Exposures are literally crashing to the ground under the weight of all the various books we have. (Note to any budding photo book collectors — IKEA bookshelves will NOT cut it. Budget for quality bookshelving.) Given this situation, the Minister of Storage has started upping the volume on the perennial question (and I... 

UPDATED 7 Mar 2010 (see below) Fujifilm has announced some changes in their product line affecting the following film products: Neopan 400 (Presto) 120 size is discontinued with immediate effect (does not affect availability in 135 format) 12 and 24 exposure rolls for 35mm film will be gradually phased out Acros 100 in 11×14 size (special... 

Cosmicar 12.5mm/1.4 Television lens adapted for Micro 4/3 We are pleased to announce the addition of Micro Four-Thirds (M4/3) T mount/C mount lens connector S in addition to last year’s Micro Four-Thirds (M4/3) T mount/C mount lens connector L, both made by MS Optical. Using C mount lenses on Micro Four-Thirds digital camera bodies has become...