A deep dive into the language of black and white photography — tones, contrast, texture, light, layers and depth. Not about converting colour images, not about post processing. About learning to see in black and white before you ever press the shutter.

The Sony A700 is a camera that was built to be used — and that's exactly why it still earns its place in my kit today. A second body that keeps me in the same Sony A-mount system, fits in the hip pack, and delivers smoother black and white JPEGs than anything I'd spend ten times the price on. Sometimes old is still good enough, even today.