4 March, 2024
Agilux Agifold – Buying British
Taking stock of my collection one day I realised that there were no cameras that I really wanted to go out and use, which were not German or Japanese. Time try a lovingly crafte...
1 March, 2024
Soligor 35mm f/3.5 – A Cheap and Cheerful Softie
I bought this from Real Camera because I wanted a wider-than-50mm lens for my Praktica SLR, not having any idea who Soligor are/were (and still not much the wiser). It was cheap...
28 February, 2024
Canon EOS A2 – An Odd Little GAS Journey.
Why an odd GAS journey? I am glad that I imagined you asked. I recently wrote a post on my blog about me finally caving in and getting a Vintage Digital (Disclaimer: “Vint...
26 February, 2024
Ansco’s “Super Memar f/2” – A Simple High-Quality Camera
Ever since I inherited this lovely camera, I’ve wanted to treat it to some black-and-white. But I waited until I had some successful trials with Caffenol under my belt (l...
My Jankuary camera is proof that good things often arrive in unexpected ways. In this case, it came in the form of a Kodak EasyShare Z730 digital camera that the seller threw in...
19 February, 2024
Thypoch Simera 35mm ASPH review
People who know me well, as a photographer, know that I love fast 35mm lenses, especially when they remain relatively compact. My two grails have remained unchanged for some tim...
12 February, 2024
Astrhori AH-M1 Shoe Mount Light Meter Review
Another light meter. This time the Astrhori AH-M1. At first glance, I thought this meter was just going to be a copy of the Doomo Meter S which I reviewed with the title “...
12 February, 2024
Leica M4-P vs. Leica CL – and a Tale of Loss and New Experiences
My first encounter with 35mmc during the search for my first rangefinder camera in 2020. As a student back then, with a limited budget, the choices were rather narrow being spli...
