11 April, 2016
Minolta AFZ – a mini review
I bought this Minolta AFZ just yesterday afternoon. First impressions were positive, but then I discovered the fatal weakness that will forevermore relegate a cam...
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...
Earlier this year, while I was visiting San Francisco, my photographer friend Arachide presented me with a bulky yet interesting looking compact camera – A Minolta Explore...
Look at that, my second review for this site: the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2. It is not the most compact of compacts, and it’s a bit off an odd beast, having autofocus but manua...
9 October, 2015
The 35mmc (growing) Guide to the 35mm Advanced Compact Camera
I get quite a few emails from people asking me what camera they should buy. Quite often these questions get asked within the sphere of one or another type of camera, and probabl...
2 October, 2015
Minolta Riva Mini Review – by Torsten Kathke
If you ask me, on any given day, “what’s in your jacket pocket?” the answer is likely to be “that’s none of your business.” Then again, if we...
8 March, 2015
Minolta AF101R review – by Maulana Randa
Wide angle lens is something very common on cheap point and shoot 35mm film camera back then. That’s because short focal length combined with small aperture can create eno...
18 November, 2014
Minolta Riva Panorama Review – A simple joy!
If I pick up a camera with a panorama switch on it – a switch that blacks out the top and bottom of the viewfinder and flaps in some plastic panels to partially block the ...