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13 September, 2018

Minolta AF 35R QD Review – A Brief Encounter – by Taylor Ervin

By tervin1121

Earlier this year I decided to start taking analog photography more seriously. I work in Television (for money), and independently, I produce documentaries and short films. I wa...

8 September, 2018

Canon 5D Classic Review – By Ray Goodwin

By raygoodwinphotos

In this world of hundreds of auto focus points, phase detection, high ISO performance, burst rate nonsense; is less really more? Is it possible that the Canon 5D Classic, a deca...

3 September, 2018

Olympus AF10 Twin Review – Two Lenses For The Price Of One – By Rick Davy

By rd

What does £3 of your hard earned cash get you these days? Well, if you look hard enough you might be able to grab yourself a Olympus AF10 Twin. Car boot sale and charity shops a...

2 September, 2018

Kodak Pro Image 100 – First Roll Review

By Hamish Gill

On the last day of a recent jolly to North Wales with the family, we all went for a little bike ride into the countryside. Knowing I was going to be pulling Norah in a little tr...

1 September, 2018

Canon EOS 300 Review – Not a great camera, but a great camera! – By Malcolm Myers

By Malcolm Myers

“Hi, they’ve got a Canon EOS 300 with a 28-105 lens and they want £5 for it. Do you want it?” Yet another phone call from my wife from the local charity shop (or Charlie shop a...

26 August, 2018

Contax TVSii – a review with a few comparisons to the T2

By Hamish Gill

The Contax TVSii is the 2nd of 3 zoom lens cameras in the Contax T range - the TVS came before, and the TVSiii followed. Though quite similar in appearance to the fixed focal le...

19 August, 2018

Plaubel Makina 67 Review – the Beginning and end of my Journey into Medium Format

By Hamish Gill

The Plaubel Makina 67 is a camera that I’ve long struggled to justify, but that simultaneously has on multiple occasions, given me the worst cases of gear acquisition syndrome I...

18 August, 2018

Kodak No 2A folding pocket Brownie camera – An Historic Compact – By Dale Willetts

By Dale Willetts

Compact cameras - or pocket cameras, call them what you will - we all know what that means. We all know what they are, and to a degree what we expect them to look like. Of cours...

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