Old School News 10/13

Sigma Quattro DP1 Comparison – Part 6 – Pay & Display

A repeat of the comparison between the DP2 Quattro and DP3 Merrill but this time it’s the DP1 Merrill V DP1 Quattro. As ever the Quattro...

Sigma DP1 Quattro Comparison – 5 – Clocks & Greens

A repeat of the comparison between the DP2 Quattro and DP3 Merrill but this time it’s the DP1 Merrill V DP1 Quattro. As ever the Quattro...

Sigma DP1 Quattro Comparison – 4 – Victoria & Hunslet Mills

Victoria & Hunslet Mills have laid unused since the late sixties / early seventies, a poignant reminder of the inevitability of the 2nd...

It’s Grim Up North – Exhibit D

It’s Grim Up North … the politicians and papers say … all urban degeneration … t’place is falling into decay Clarence Dock, Leeds, 2014 |...

Sigma DP1 Quattro – Comparison 3 – Leeds Panoramic

Back to the bridge to take the same old test shot as previous comparisons. The day was dull and coming to an end but with a tripod there...

Sigma DP1 Quattro – Comparison 2 – The Concrete Works

Sticking to the industrial theme, and in search of untypical subject matter to test the Quattro’s versatility, I pushed its lens through...

Sigma DP1 Quattro – Comparison 1 – The RERF, Cross Green, Leeds

The new recycling and energy recovery facility (RERF) under construction at Cross Green, Leeds, has the largest timber frame (@42 metres)...

A Day of Symmetry in the Yorkshire Dales

“The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect”, Paul Valery...

It’s Grim Up North – Exhibit B

It’s Grim Up North … the politicians and papers all agree … all coal mines and slag heaps … as far as t’eye can see. A Grim Northern...

It’s Grim Up North – Exhibit A

It’s Grim Up North apparently … the politicians and the papers all agree … we all live in hovels … and eat muck for tea .. Typical...

North Yorkshire Autumn Road Trip with the Sigma Merrill DP3

Drive to village, jump out, find angles, take shots , back in car, drive to next village … … repeat until sundown. Sherriff Hutton,...

Mannlichen Number 9

6.1km of travel … 1.3km in the direction of up … 30 minutes to rest your legs, ready for the decent … Mannlichen Number 9 | Sony RX1 |...

Elterwater Wilderness

A stones throw away from the village … down a slippery slope to the water’s edge … to your own, personal, wilderness. Elterwater...

Night Glow, Hambleton Hills, Sigma Merrill DP3

Heading home over the Hambleton Hills we stopped to take shots of the Sun setting over the North Yorkshire countryside. Glancing up, and...

Field Barn, Langdale Valley

The field barn sheltered the sheep, trees sheltered the field barn, mountains sheltered the trees … nothing sheltered me, I just got...

Trees, Water, Mountain – Blea Tarn & Harrison Stickle

The warm summer breeze ruffles the water’s surface, the trees bend and rustle as they let it pass, the mountain watches silent and...

Langdale & Little Langdale Monochrome

Landale & Little Langdale Monochrome http://www.richardjwalls.com Langdale Valley Stream | Sony RX | http://www.richardjwalls.com...

Sigma Quattro DP2 & Merrill Revisited

The last time I had a Quattro it lasted one week. A combination of poor results and immature SPP led me to the conclusion that the camera...

Tryfan – Sigma Quattro DP2

The North Ridge of Tryfan is a grade 1 scramble in Snowdonia National Park. A perfect place to try out the Sigma Quattro DP2. No...

Tryfan – Three Foot Chasm

Just one stride will win you the freedom of Tryfan One jump from Adam to Eve Try not to stumble … Tryfan Leap of Faith | Sigma Quattro...