I love my Nikon gear and was looking to upgrade from my more elderly Z6. So I was seriously disappointed when they started to come out with the bigger cameras like the Nikon ZF, the Z8 and now the Z6iii, with nothing small on the horizon. Camera manufacturers are just getting like car manufacturers, they all think we want bigger cameras and cars. No we don’t. With very few compact cameras on the market and whilst smartphones are very capable, there is definitely a need for an interchangeable lens camera and lens system that is small, without giving up modern features. So today I sold my Nikon Z6 and Zfc to fund the full-frame Sony A7cii, a small rangefinder style camera that when you couple it with one of the small Sony full-frame lenses like the 24mm, 40mm and 50mm f2.8 G lenses, you get a nice compact system that can fit in a coat pocket.  As per usual, it was a trip to Harrison Cameras in Sheffield, a camera dealer I’ve dealt with for many years.  They always tend to give a good price on trade-ins, and the experience is nice, easy and hassle-free compared to selling gear privately […]

Reading this article on RangeFinderOnline about photographers giving back resonated with me a great deal as I’ve been wanting to do something along these lines for a long, long time but work and being busy always seemed to get in the way.  It’s probably unlikely that I’ll ever stop being busy doing the things I love, and often for the people I love, but now being at least semi-retired there are no excuses to make good or better use of my time. In my previous line of work in education and just generally in my life, it’s always been important to me to help, to guide, to give of my time to those who’d like to improve themselves or to help with their career aspirations.  So I was pleased to talk to some people at the NEC Photography Show yesterday about the possibilities and now looking forward to seeing what might come of some of the ideas I’ve been having. Are you or can you find the time to be giving back?