Colin Dutton

Rather than create actions in Photoshop I usually batch export from Bridge. You can set up and save various presets in the 'Export' panel, defining file format,  size and quality. You can't set ...

I’m posting this in case it’s interesting for people looking to buy an old digital back for their Hasselblad system. I often shoot BW film for my personal work and I wanted a digital back to keep ...

I'm in a similar situation in that 99% of my work is on location. My main trolley which I've been using and abusing for at least 10 years is a Lowepro X300 .. this is the newer version: ...

Hi Phil. I think Grant Scott is touching on different things here which makes the piece a little confusing but I understand what he's getting at. I'm involved with two photo groups here in Italy, ...

Well I'm still shooting regularly on Ilford films and developing in ID11 which is basically the same as D76 so no nostalgia here but I know where you're coming from! ;-)

For a recent, approachable book I can recommend Gerry Badger's ' The Pleasures of Good Photographs ' published by Aperture. I just finished it.. really interesting. Colin

Thanks guys for the detailed answers. Yes, I’m using a standard USB-C cable. The monitor USB output is only 60W so I guess I’d be better powering through the Magsafe charger. I’ll also give Al ...

I have a question that I can't find the answer to on-line and hoping someone can help.  I have a new 16" MBP which I use mostly in desktop mode connected to a BenQ monitor via USB.  As such the ...

Sorry to hear about this. You might want to check out  Munemasa Takahashi's 'Lost & Found' project in which family photographs recovered from a tsunami in Japan were cleaned and scanned. He has a ...

Sorry to hear that Juan-Carlos. Maybe you can sell the parts separately: finder, back, lenses and so on, and put the money towards a Hasselblad 500c/m. That way you can still enjoy the square ...

I'm a full-time professional and I've never shot weddings. As others have mentioned there are plenty of specialities within photography from which you can make a pretty good living. I work on ...

photography-lover, yes, thanks, I found that, but I didn't enjoy having to keep zooming in and out to check focus. On the D850 I don't need to do that as the rangefinder confirmation is accurate...

Fred, I agree completely. I spent a day with a Z6 to see how it behaved, in particular with some of my older (but wonderful) Nikkor and Zeiss lenses. I was initially impressed but then got more and...

That's the one, thanks Ashley. I've found it now on a site here in Italy. Cheers, Colin

Hi everyone. The lightbulb I've been using in the room where I do post-production and printing has blown after 10 years of use. I'm struggling to find something similar and I'm hoping someone here ...

Thanks guys, I still haven't found what I'm looking for. There are plenty of 6000k led bulbs around but with a CRI of 80 which is not great. I'd prefer 95+ for looking at prints. Some companies ...

Hi everyone. The lightbulb I've been using in the room where I do post-production and printing has blown after many years of use. I'm struggling to find something similar and I'm hoping someone ...

To be fair the Bronica is still a good camera for its age. My original SQA gave me 25 years of service and I made some of my best images on it. In that time I had it repaired twice: once for a ...

42 bit tiff.. you’re right that you really don’t need much, equipment-wise, to be able to make strong images. I was a finalist in the product category in this year’s Masters with some images made...

You're right. I'm confused as well then!