The Cotswold Photographer

Photos from a quiet walk in the woods yesterday with the Nikon Z6III and 20mm f/1.8 S.

Apologies for the lack of posts lately. I’m dealing with a few things behind the scenes at the moment and don’t really feel capable of writing anything meaningful right now.

Sometimes just getting outside with a camera is enough.

Before I bought my GFX100S a few of years ago, I used to look online to try and see digital medium format was really worth it. Opinions are so polarised online, and of course, no one wants to admit that they made a mistake and spent too much on ‘Medium format’ when full frame would have sufficed. Likewise, those who are entrenched in Full frame systems and are used to arguing...

2026 has been a pretty eventful year for me so far.

It started off in the Philippines, trying to sell our belongings and arrange our international family move back to Scotland. Sorting out all the loose ends while also getting a home organised from the other side of the world was a bit of a logistical nightmare.

Ever since Nikon launched the Z9, I wanted one.

Here was a camera that finally seemed like the leap forward from my old Z7II — a camera that offered the kind of autofocus performance, handling, and ergonomics I’d been missing ever since my DSLR days shooting with the Nikon D850.

But despite how tempting it was, I never quite found myself in a position wher...

I’ve owned and used a lot of different lenses on the Nikon Z system, including most of the main options in the standard zoom range — from the 24–200mm through to the 24–70mm f/2.8 S. But the one I’ve ultimately settled on as my main lens in this range is the 24–120mm f/4 S, thanks to its balance of range and image quality.

It’s not a small lens, but it balances well...