ROUND-UP: Camera Reviews from the Film Photography Blogosphere

It’s time for another camera blog round-up! Here are the latest camera reviews and stories from the film photography blogosphere.

This is a new series on 35mmc to share more of the wonderful writing and unique perspectives from analogue camera-focused blogs in the film community. From well-known cameras to obscure one-offs, these bloggers have your camera interests covered, each with their own twist and personal take on their reviews.

Happy reading…

Acro Scientific Products Co. – Acro Model R on Aperture Preview by Eric Jason

“This is a niche of companies that created one or two cameras, and had great potential.“ – Eric Jason

Read here.

Rollei 35, Rollei RPX 100 on the October Photo Walk by Bill Smith

“The Rollei 35 to recap is a very compact zone focus camera, first made in Germany, then production in Singapore in the early 1970s.” – By Bill Smith

Read here.

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Maximar 207/5 By Peggy Marsh

“Well, I would love to try taking some portraits with this camera. I would also like to try some positive paper cut to the right size. Both of those projects will have to wait for brighter days and when I can look at the camera again without going AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!” – Peggy Marsh

Read here.

Summer Camp Blues – Camp Snap Camera Review by Alan Duncan

“The Snap is unashamedly designed to look like the current crop of retro styled lo-fi film cameras. You do wonder if some parts were used. Its only obvious difference at first glance is that it is much thinner.” – Alan Duncan

Read here.

RETRO CHIC LO-FI – ESCURA SNAPS 35 REVIEW by Alan Duncan

“Let’s get this out of the way these are Dubblefilm Show clones. But credit to Escure they have made a little twist.” – Alan Duncan

Read here.

Vivitar ECO35: The ‘disposable’ hero of photography

By Stephen Dowling

Vivitar ECO35: The ‘disposable’ hero of photography

“After a turbulent 1980s, Vivitar has started to pivot from high-end goods such as its well-regarded Series 1 range of lenses to cheaper goods such as point-and-shoot cameras.” – Stephen Dowling

Read here.

My First Roll… With a Yashica Mat 124G by Antonio Mise

“The Yashica Mat 124G, an embodiment of mid-20th-century camera engineering, greeted me with its robust, yet elegant, presence. The utilitarian design, devoid of modern frills, conveyed a sense of purpose. This camera deserves to be out there, not on the shelf for some decorative purpose.” – Antonio Mise

Read here.

Return to the Nikon FTn by Peggy Marsh

“My original example of this camera was the bane of my life. It just never worked.” – Peggy Marsh

Read here.

Olympus iS-2 (1991)

By Mike Eckman

Olympus iS-2 (1991)

“After the manual focus Olympus OM-system, Olympus never made a serious 35mm SLR with autofocus. The Olympus iS series was created to fill that gap in Olympus’s lineup.” – Mike Eckman

Read here.

That’s all for this week! If you see any analogue camera review articles or blogs that you think should be shared on this bi-weekly series, let us know in the comments below.

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