• Dear Diary…

    Why Did I Start This Blog? I have reached a certain stage in my life (technically well before my mid-life crisis) when the need for a hobby became too obvious to ignore. Since I still have a mortgage to pay,…

  • In a Mirror. Darkly?

    So, do you need, or more importantly, want a Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) or a mirrorless camera? Let’s start with a bit of history. The original Single-Lens Reflex cameras (without the “Digital,” of course) are almost a century old, although…

  • Does Size Matter?

    Let’s talk sizes, and whether your sensor size matters (and how it is going to affect your camera’s size and weight). What is a full frame, and why is a certain size called “full,” given that there are much larger…

  • A One Body Problem

    While one can definitely learn the art of composition with their phone, a true hobbyist would need some equipment to take care of – clean it, fine‑tune it, love it. In photography, you usually start with a body and a…

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