Late last year I was confined to my apartment for a week and that opened an opportunity for me to write about a 6 x 6 format camera that I have been meaning to buy for years. Th...
The Ikonta range of folding medium format cameras complemented Zeiss Ikon's Contax ‘system’ camera. They combined quality optics with leaf shutters in sophisticated bodies. The ...
In this article I am going to talk about the Pentax 645N and Pentax 645D. The use of 'and' in the title rather than 'vs' is intentional. The use of 'and' in the title rather tha...
I bought a Hasselblad H1 by accident. Like it’s older cousin, the Hasselblad V, the H series is modular. It has options for batteries, viewfinders, and camera backs, in addition...
The essence is this: I find myself with two 6×6 SLR systems from the 1970s. One of them was a staple of professional photography for half a century. The other was a rival t...
A lot of us have shot with Ilford film, but have you ever used an Ilford camera? About four years ago I vastly overpaid for a camera I knew nothing about from an antiques store ...
My Dad was always a keen photographer. When he bought his Zeiss Ikon Ikonta in the early 1950s, it would have been a substantial outlay for him as a civil servant. While he didn...
When I first bought and tried a Rolleiflex I fell in love with TLRs. They are by no means perfect, but very quirky and eye-catching. I love that. Yes I am that kind of person. I...
