Back in 1932, following on from Leitz’s success with the Leica, Carl Zeiss introduced a competing interchangeable lens rangefinder: this was the Contax. Unlike the Leica, ...
It struck me that using a late point and shoot would be very like using my old Olympus XA which lived in my pocket for many years. With that camera I would slide open the cover,...
Following a reasonably painful wrist injury in early 2024, compounded by three of my film Leica M’s being away for repair, I have been using a Contax G2 as my primary came...
I can be a sucker for gimmicks, and the Minolta Talker is as gimmicky as they come. The Talker, also branded as the AF-Sv, is a variant of the AF-S with the same lens and featur...
Automation of cameras. Pentax Zoom 60 and Fujifilm 200 film.
My foray into film photography began in an unusual way during the Covid lockdown. While many start small, I dove straight into the deep end with a medium format Bronica SQ-B. To...
Using a late 20th century point and shoot. Considering how photography has transitioned from film to digital.
As I write this, I have just finished sending the latest in a long stream of emails to Mint/Rollei support about my new Rollei 35AF. I was one of the first to order the camera w...