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August Exhibition

Posted on Friday,8,July 2016 by the moderator

Wow already one week into July! Preparations are now underway for our exhibition at Art Underground during August. If you can come along, that would be fantastic.

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Pinhole modification

Posted on Thursday,7,July 2016 by the moderator

Pinhole modification By C Having taken a few rolls with the Noon pinhole, I became aware of a few minor issues, these being: very long exposures even in bright light, overall lack of sharpness (although a pinhole is never crisply … Continue reading →

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Photoshoots at Newhaven (updated)

Posted on Wednesday,25,May 2016 by the moderator

M and I ventured out to Newhaven and Seaford last Friday (20th May) and again on 7th July, our purpose was to acquire some more images for our forthcoming exhibition at Underground Art in August. Here are a some images … Continue reading →

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7mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens – Vivitar Series 1

Posted on Tuesday,26,April 2016 by the moderator

If you are looking into buying a Fisheye lens you will find that you have a lot to choose from, from the likes of Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Samyang, Rokinon and Opteka, depending on your camera fit body. Some AF but … Continue reading →

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The Photography Show 2016

Posted on Friday,25,March 2016 by the moderator

On Tuesday of last week (22nd March) M and I made our annual trip to The Photography Show in Birmingham. This year we arrived slightly later than anticipated, we still got around the exhibitors, but would have liked a little … Continue reading →

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Zomei filters

Posted on Monday,21,March 2016 by the moderator

Here at GCM photographic we take our filters seriously, by that, I mean we use them for a specific purpose and only when it enhances the final result. After some research we came upon the Zomei range of filters. Primarily … Continue reading →

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Photography Show 2016

Posted on Tuesday,15,March 2016 by the moderator

Well it’s nearly that time of year again! Yes time for our annual trip to Birmingham to attend the Photography Show. This year we have a reasonably good idea of the specific stands we wish to visit. Since we are … Continue reading →

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FX or DX sensor

Posted on Monday,14,March 2016 by the moderator

My personal view on the pro and cons of the size of camera sensor in Nikon DSLR camera bodies. 1st comes the PRICE, which after all helps most of make our choice. The FX or full frame camera bodies are … Continue reading →

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Photography without a lens

Posted on Tuesday,16,February 2016 by the moderator

Yes you read it correctly, we really did mean it, photography without a lens. How you may ask? The answer is with a pinhole camera. Let me expand. In its most basic form, a camera is a light tight box, … Continue reading →

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Nikon Series E lens review

Posted on Friday,12,February 2016 by the moderator

With five prime lenses 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 100mm and 135mm Three zoom lenses 36-72mm, 75-150mm and 70-210mm Or is this a Nikon E Lens review?  These lenses were manufactured in the early 1980s and were sold alongside Nikon Nikkor lenses … Continue reading →

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