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3 September, 2017

Canon Sureshot Multi Tele Review – Adventures in Half Frame Part 2 – by Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

I really liked the Olympus Pen EE-2 I talked about in part 1 of my half frame adventure... But I also like the automation and flash in a point and shoot, so I started to wonder ...

2 September, 2017

Olympus Pen EE-2 Review – Adventures in Half Frame Part 1 – by Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

...The solution? Shoot less, or shoot more for the same amount of money. The former isn’t an option, but the latter? ...hmmm... ...This thought led me down a little side alley ...

28 August, 2017

Disposable Cameras Review – Cheap, Fun, and Dependable – by Rick Davy

By rd

More recently I've started to come across disposable cameras whilst searching the car boats and charity shops of the world for film related stuff. The more I found and bought, t...

4 August, 2017

10 Pocket money Classic Cameras – Part 2 – Guest post by Alan Duncan

By Alan Duncan

In my rundown of great but very different cameras you can buy for the cost of a takeaway, we've had some belters. In the first 5 we had a great rangefinder, a 50's classic, 110 ...

31 July, 2017

10 Pocket money Classic Cameras – Part 1 – Guest post by Alan Duncan

By Alan Duncan

Psst!! Wanna buy a classic camera for less than the price of a Takeaway Pizza? Don't panic and run! This isn't some dodgy knock off deal or the garage sale find of the century ...

16 July, 2017

Konica Hexar (AF) review – Picking a few holes in the Untouchable

By Hamish Gill

I've talked about the Konica Hexar a couple of times on this blog, it's even been reviewed here by master musician Rob Mackillop, but so far, despite owning one for a while, I'm...

17 June, 2017

Smena 8M Review – Sometimes you just have to play – By Carlos Argott

By C. Argott

In photography, as in life, it is easy to take ourselves too seriously. Once you go beyond being a simple snapshot photographer and move unto the realm of finer craftsmanship, t...

29 May, 2017

Disposable cameras – Reflections on my early use – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

Taking a good or great picture with a single use is really all about composition. Other parameters, like light or contrasts, are in the hands of the lab. Motion blur is often in...

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