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Peter Renn
Oct 7, 20245 min read
Four Aero Lenses
Some not particularly scientific testing . You may have heard of Kodak's legendary "Aero Ektar" - a lens made for reconnaissance cameras...
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Peter Renn
Jan 25, 20234 min read
The Joy of Old Photography Handbooks
I adore a big, beautiful photography book. Settling into my favourite chair with a glass of something agreeable and a lavishly printed...
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Peter Renn
Dec 3, 20221 min read
Hell Freezes Over... I'm on Instagram (apparently)
I'm not exactly big on social media. Call me a miserable old dinosaur but it's not something I'm interested in. Twenty five years of...
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Peter Renn
Nov 24, 20222 min read
The Not Liss Monster
Sometimes 'just for fun' is the best reason to do something. I'd been reading "A Monstrous Commotion: The Mysteries of Loch Ness" by...
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Peter Renn
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Eleven Million Seconds
Long exposure times are interesting. While fast films and sensors allow short exposures to freeze movement, a long exposure can show life...
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Peter Renn
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Realism isn't always the goal
One of the beauties of ‘alternative’ processes is their lack of realism. This is ironic given the way photography has been driven by...
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Peter Renn
Jul 19, 20218 min read
Daguerreotype - the Everest of processes.
"In 1840 virtually everything that I love about photography was already there".. Â - Chuck Close. I have joined the ranks of an exclusive...
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Peter Renn
Jul 19, 20211 min read
Meet the new blog - NOT the same as the old blog..
As I migrate the website to this new platform I have all sorts of new and exiting tools at my disposal, including a built-in blog...
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Peter Renn
Jun 28, 20214 min read
Free -photographing
Making photography more difficult on purpose... I never really 'got' the whole Leica mythology. I understood the beautifully-engineered...
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Peter Renn
Jun 28, 20214 min read
Tintype Rescue
A 120-year old seaside picture nearly drowns. I love antiques fairs. Old photographs, cameras and other equipment can be found in all...
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