I have owned and used many different types of medium format cameras (TLR, SLR, folder, rigid body rangefinder), and I enjoy all of them for different reasons. But this article i...
I was at work one day when a friend/client came in with something in a weathered leather case. At the end of our service he handed me the case with "and this is for you." This i...
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 ...
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 was a young teenager, I was gifted my first ever DSLR for my birthday, a third- or fourth-hand Nikon D3100, arguably the perfect camera for someone to learn photography o...
For the past few years, I've enjoyed shooting with older folding medium format cameras. These cameras are generally smaller and something I can fit into my pocket for easy trans...
I forget how I acquired this Balda Baldix camera but I love the compact nature of it, and how it "pops" out at the touch of button on top which never fails to amuse me. This is ...
When one thinks of the Mamiya 6; an image of the well renowned 1990's version comes to mind. However, there was a medium format, 6x6 rangefinder that out dates this model entire...
