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When a photographer leaves the safety and security of the studio, office or home and goes on location, they need to start packing. You’re going to need tough dependable bags and cases that are up to the job. Whatever bag or case you choose has to protect your gear but what else do you need?

Konica introduced the Hexar RF rangefinder cameras on October 13, 1999 and at the time was the first new M-mount camera body since the Leica M6 was launched in 1984. Alas this wonderful camera was discontinued October 2003, a victim of the Konica-Minolta shotgun wedding.

One of my hobbies, although I’m not sure you could call it, that is fountain pens, which are enjoying a resurgence—much like film photography—because of what some people are calling analog appreciation. Nothing says analog appreciation more than a Leica rangefinder camera…

I’m often asked about my approach to shooting infrared photography—both film and digital. So I’ve put together the first of two ten-minute or so video explainers that together might be called Getting Started in Infrared Photography.

I get to test both new and old cameras but regular readers of this blog know that when it comes to my personal cameras I tend to be thrifty. I may get to shoot with some high-end expensive camera but contrary to what many think, after the review they must be returned to the manufacturer.

Joe has always wondered why professional carpenters are not more like us in their feelings for their tools. Like us, they need expensive equipment to accomplish their work too, and cameras and lenses are nothing more than the tools of our trade. Yet while cabinetmakers may covet a new saw, they usually don’t rush out and buy one unless they can actually put it to work.