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20 April, 2021

Minolta Freedom Zoom 160 Date Review – A Highly Sophisticated Focusing System – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

Out of focus pictures have always been a major problem with film any point & shoot camera. Unlike an SLR with the ability to give you a preview of the final result, with a c...

31 March, 2021

Halina 160 – 5 Frames Mini-Review with a Roll of Portra 400 – by James Greenoff

By James Greenoff-Cairns

You never forget your first. The Halina 160 was my first camera. It’s just over 30 years since I opened it on Christmas morning and shot my first roll of film. With that camera ...

29 March, 2021

Rollei 35 – My Experiences and Love for these Little Cameras

By Hamish Gill

There’s a lot of cameras in the world, but in my opinion, there are only a few that look as good as the higher-end Rollei 35 series cameras. There are probably equally as few th...

24 March, 2021

Yashica J and J2 (Ninja Star) Mini-Review – Back to the 80s – By Meifei Tang

By tangmeifei

I’m not fully loaded with all the best gear in town like it seems some photo bloggers, Instagrammers, and what-have-yous. I don't have all the Leicas, Hasselblads, and so on. Bu...

19 March, 2021

Canon 110ED Mini-Review of a Luxury Pocket Camera – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Canon introduced two 110 cameras in 1975, the 110E, which had an f/2.7 zone focusing lens, and the Canon 110ED, which sported a 26mm f/2.0 lens (maybe the fastest on a 110 camer...

16 March, 2021

Olympus 35 EC and EC2 Review – An Alternative to the Trip 35 – By Michael Sherman

By Michael Sherman

I discovered the Olympus EC while looking for a 70s rangefinder alternative to the overpriced but highly lauded Olympus Trip 35. I was impressed at the specs of the Olympus EC l...

11 March, 2021

Minox 110S Mini-Review of a Clever Cassette Camera – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

The Minox 110s was introduced in 1974. The internet tells me that this camera was not produced by Minox at all, but by Balda in Germany, who also were also involved in manufactu...

1 March, 2021

Canon Sure Shot M Mini-Review & Auto-Flash Disable Modification

By Hamish Gill

Just before Christmas I spotted a rather injured looking Canon Sure Shot M (otherwise known as the Canon Prima Mini) in a second hand shop in town. I’ve looked at these cameras ...

Wim HH van Heugten on Liege with a Leica iiig, Elmar 50mm f3.5, FP4, Fomapan 100 in PMK Pyro and an accident
Very nice photo's! One remark: DB stand for Deutsche Bahn, not Deutsche Bank.
Michael Keppler on The Southwestern Ontario Winter on Film – Don’t be a Fair-Weather Photographer
Great pictures, thank you for these great impressions of the Canadian winter and the beautiful portraits. When I see this,…
Michael Keppler on 5 frames with Ilford SFX
Thank you very much Geoff. I've got a some Rollei in the fridge, so as soon as spring and the…

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