Compact Cameras Archives

11 November, 2024

By Charles Higham

In 1982 Pentax launched its first autofocus compact camera in the shape of the Pentax PC35AF. It had a 35mm f/2.8 lens and manual film wind and a chunky, boxy styling softened w...

30 October, 2024

Ilford Advocate Camera – A wonderful street camera

By Dan Cuny

It’s been a year since I first laid eyes on the Ilford Advocate camera, and I’ve been eager to share my experience with it. The journey began in England, where my wi...

23 October, 2024

Canon 110 ED Review

By Tony Warren

I am able to get to know this well specified Canon 110 ED camera and the Minox 110S I wrote about recently thanks to Bob Janes’ generous gift. Bob has posted several informative...

16 October, 2024

Minox 110S review

By Tony Warren

Recently, I was very kindly given two 110 cameras by submin exponent and expert, Bob Janes, one being the very compact and immaculately designed Minox 110S, out of the top tier ...

13 October, 2024

Minolta Hi-Matic S2 – The One I’ll Never Part With

By Mike Meadows

Grandma was an artist, a painter. Her specialty was dramatic landscapes á la Bob Ross—you remember Bob Ross, the gentle spirit that graced public television while painting “happ...

11 October, 2024

Boots 35AF – This Boots is made for shooting

By Julian Tanase

And that is what it does. Yeah, I know, but I couldn’t help myself not to bring Nancy in this story. Fun fact, it is the only camera in my small collection to have a panor...

7 October, 2024

Zeiss Ikon SW – First Impressions of this “blind” camera

By Sasha Tsyrlin

When the Zeiss Ikon SW showed up on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago I was already well versed in “blind” M or LTM mount cameras. The “blind” term refers to a Leica body withou...

18 September, 2024

Chinon Auto 3501 – Ugly, Noisy and Quite Capable

By Keith Drysdale

A Lucky Find in a Antiques Shop It is rare for us to be able to get away for a few days break, but we managed to escape to Moffat in South West Scotland and to record the occasi...

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