The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim 35mm film camera (sometimes shortened to VUWS or UWS) was made in China and sold for not much money as a truly basic point and shoot with an unus...
24 February, 2016
Nightcap Pro – An iPhone camera app review
You're probably wondering what on earth a blog post about a camera app is doing on a website about 35mm compact cameras? Well it's quite simple, a lot of the photos I take of th...
22 February, 2016
Minolta Riva Panorama – A Fun Intermezzo – by Aukje
My first year of shooting film Part 6 (Read Part 5 here) I have a confession to make. I am starting to feel a bit like I am cheating, and slowly it is making me feel more uncomf...
18 February, 2016
Olympus 35RC – 3 Days in Hong Kong – by Jay Meador
I found an Olympus 35RC at a thrift store in the US for $15 during the summer of 2015. At that point, I already had a Canonet QL17 GIII and an Olympus 35SP, but this ...
12 February, 2016
Ricoh R1 Review (Rollei Prego Micron) – An overlooked achiever – by Benn
While I was visiting San Francisco in September last year, my friend Arachide presented me with handful of cameras. Those were his thrift store finds. I am still amazed by what ...
6 February, 2016
Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9 Review, or: A cautionary tale of Actual vs. the Perceived need of a fast lens
Before I get into this, I just want to point out, this isn’t intended as a negative slant against the Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9. It is instead intended as a cautionary tale o...
The Nikon L35AF is a bit of a cult classic in certain circles it seems. I've written about the Nikon AF3, the 3rd iteration of this camera, but when I was writing about it I cou...
20 January, 2016
Canon AF35ML Review – A Curious incident – by Torsten Kathke
Pray, listen! I give unto you another review of mine. It is, as per the challenge of Hamish Gill, Esquire, Lord of Range, purveyor of most excellent essays and sundry for her Ma...
