So Spicer Hallfield have gone into administration - now why does that not surprise me?

And it’s no good blaming the recession. I could see it coming twelve months ago last Focus when they went all arty-farty.  They seemed to have lost touch with both reality and in what the rank and file of photographers need and want.

Products that we all knew and loved became delisted overnight, to be replaced by a huge range of oddly sized/shaped/coloured folders albums and accessories. Read the rest of this entry »