The Woolwich Leica story by Mike Evans last week reminded me that I, too, have a copy of The Leica Manual; in my case this is a 1937 edition which I keep on my iPad for reference. And to add a bit of spice to the story, I recently acquired a full set of original user manuals for most Leica LTM and M models.

Camera or matryoshka doll? This Zorki S sets out to impress...

My steel Apple Watch has been on my wrist, other than during the night when it's charging, for six weeks and I am now feeling completely at ease with it. With just a couple of minor reservations, I am extremely happy and, to some extent, I am already addicted. I even like the black sports band. It is very comfortable, looks good and is easy to fit. I did order a Milanese Loop which was promised for "June delivery" but no sign of it yet. Let's get the quibbles out of the way first. The Apple Watch is crap at doing what a traditional wrist watch does best: Tell the time.

Today is the tenth anniversary of my recruitment to the world of Apple. After a quarter of a century struggling with various operating systems and a wide range of disparate and troublesome hardware, discovering Apple was a revelation. I can honestly say I haven’t looked back and couldn’t even consider using Windows again, however much it has improved in the past decade.