Category: Tips

19 Feb 2021 • Buying Guides, Tips

BPM Bellows were made way before 35mm autofocus and digital cameras came along with their newer more advanced electronic lens mounts. While Nikon and Pentax kept the same basic mount size and…

06 Feb 2021 • Filters, Photography Techniques, Tips

The cross polarising techniques is a simple one to create. Just place a polarising filter in front of the lens and photograph a stiff plastic object in front of an LCD computer…

30 Jan 2021 • Lenses, Tips

A reversing ring reverses an interchangeable lens on the camera body. One side has a camera body mount, the other side has a diameter the same size as the lens’ filter thread you…

30 Nov 2020 • Buying Guides, Lenses, Tips

BPM bellows with its interchangeable mount system is all well and good, but what if you cant find the right mount for your camera body? BPM haven’t made mounts for well over…

16 Dec 2019 • Lenses, Photography Techniques, Tips

Large format photographers using cameras with bellows have always had the luxury of being able to adjust the lens and/or sensor plane so they are not parallel. This technique is performed to…

05 Dec 2018 • Filters, Tips

There’s a really interesting article about photographer John Duder going back and experimenting with filters he never got around to using in the 80s over on ePHOTOzine: Experimenting With Filters From the…

17 Apr 2017 • Filters, Observations, Photography Techniques, Tips

There’s an interesting series of videos appeared that were produced by Lee Filters with conversation between the revered landscape photographers, Joe Cornish and David Noton. Epsiode 2 sees them discussing the changes…

10 Mar 2017 • Filters, Tips

The Hoyarex filter system was really good: high quality filters.. Great variety of options in the range. Some glass filters. Solid holder. And a really useful rubber hood. But the Hoyarex System…

10 Mar 2017 • Filters, Tips

The Hoyarex Skylight 1B filter – cat number 011 – is one of the most valuable filters in the Hoyarex range, yet is often overlooked, because its not a special effect filter.…

18 Apr 2014 • Tips

Yes you can give your old Praktica a new lease of life for just one quid. There’s a growing trend to replace the leather/plastic trims on vintage cameras with fancy new wood…