Posted 2023-10-12instagrama few seconds read (About 91 words)

8:09 PM

#TRILEMMA: actual conversation with @vtwingrin began as follows, “I only want to have two cameras in London but there’s six cameras I want to take”. And the result is that I’m taking the holy trinity of three cameras I originally packed anyway 🙄 - the T2, G2 and Q2. There appears to be some kind of naming scheme that has tapped into my gear acquisition syndrome. (Does anyone know of any others that might fit) #camerabag #contax #leica #contaxt2 #contaxg2 #leicaq2

Posted 2023-08-14instagrama few seconds read (About 47 words)

CONTAXG2 | Monday, August 14, 2023

11:06 PM

#CONTAXG2: my favourite camera back in action, having fixed the unreliable shutter release and focus, it now works as smoothly as it did when I bought it. It’s like being reunited with an old friend. #contax #vintagecamera #rangefinder #kyocera #zeiss

Posted 2020-07-07instagrama few seconds read (About 39 words)

PAPADUM | Tuesday, July 7, 2020

3:56 PM

#PAPADUM: this is where the dough becomes discs, ready to dry. The sheer volume of people doing the producing and consuming is not hidden away, it’s always in your face. #india #2001 #contaxg2

Posted 2020-07-07instagrama few seconds read (About 54 words)

CALCUTTA | Tuesday, July 7, 2020

3:53 PM

#CALCUTTA: this communist-run former capital is surely my favourite #Indian city. We found the people to be staggeringly kind and friendly, as interested in us as we were in them. And it was more functional than ornamental, we could have explored for a year. #city #india #kolkata #contaxg2

Posted 2020-07-07instagrama few seconds read (About 27 words)

EARTHQUAKE | Tuesday, July 7, 2020

3:36 PM

#EARTHQUAKE: enough lockdown arts and crafts, back to the main backlog. Rescuing people from the ruins of the 2001 #Gujarat Earthquake #photojournalism #contaxg2

Posted 2020-06-22instagrama few seconds read (About 51 words)

REPAIR | Monday, June 22, 2020

10:28 AM

#REPAIR: finally, I’ve found the spare parts I need to repair my original #ContaxG2 that I’ve had for twenty years. And then the backup body - which is much nicer, but has no sentimental value, will be up for sale… #contax #g2 #rangefinder

Posted 2019-12-12instagrama few seconds read (About 30 words)

FIRSTSUNONTHERUN | Thursday, December 12, 2019

1:57 PM

#FIRSTSUNONTHERUN: the joy of taking the first ski lift to christen the slopes. Before the advent of digital cameras and smartphones. #contax #contaxg2 #ski #valdisere

Posted 2019-12-08instagrama few seconds read (About 80 words)

LEICAQ2 | Sunday, December 8, 2019

10:08 PM

#LEICAQ2: goodbye M9, hello Q2. The first month shows that this is the closest possible modern-day equivalent to my beloved #ContaxG2, the fixed lens is unimpeachable, it is whisper-quiet and 47.3MP means huge flexibility in cropping. Perfect EDC camera as it’s pretty weather-sealed. And wifi pictures straight to my phone. Amazing. The #Canon1DX is up for sale too now :) Another ten years for this beast… #leica #mirrorless #rangefinder #summilux

Posted 2019-01-01instagrama few seconds read (About 34 words)

ContaxG2 | Tuesday, January 1, 2019

7:17 PM

#ContaxG2 spare body and lens mount/focus motor mechanism. If anyone has other spares, let me know, I’m building up my stock! #contax #camera #spares #spareparts #repair