The Olympus AZ-1 Zoom is a compact zoom from the late 80s. It’s not very pretty or particularly compact and it doesn’t enjoy cult status. The zoom range is not very impressive a...
28 January, 2019
Cosina CX-2 Review – an ingenious bit of industrial design
I’ve been intrigued by the Cosina CX-2 on and off for a while. It was supposedly the inspiration for the Lomo LC-A, a camera that I like a lot, but sometimes feel a little bit d...
Like all good stories, this one begins under the cloak of darkness... Having been photographing friends, mostly in nightclubs and gig venues with 35mm compacts (and the odd rang...
16 December, 2018
Konica Z-up 150 VP – Mini Review – by Charles Higham
Having put a film through a Konica Z-up 100W compact which I reviewed here, I was tossing up whether to do the same thing for the top-of-the-range Konica Z-up 150 VP with a 38-1...
I was recently on the lookout for a point-n-shoot film camera. Actually, I always am. I love point-n-shoot 35mm cameras yet I’ve come to hate the price. It seems just yesterday ...
11 November, 2018
Rollei Prego AF review – a gem, provided you don’t drop it…
The Rollei Prego AF is a fairly uncommon 35mm f/3.5 35mm fixed lens point & shoot camera that I’ve been on the look out for a while. They’re not all that common, but in many way...
9 October, 2018
Konica Z-up 100w compact review – by Charles Higham
This is a Konica Z-up 100w. Don’t be surprised if you’ve not seen one before; I hadn’t when I bought it for a few pounds. It’s a 35mm film compact with a 28-100mm zoom lens and ...
23 September, 2018
Contax TVSiii Review (vs. the TVSii) – A One Roll Review
The Contax TVSiii is the third and last in the range of “TVS” 35mm zoom cameras from Contax. You would think that being the last, it would be the best. Some people say it is, bu...