10 January, 2024
Agfa Super Silette Automatic Review
The subject of this review is an Agfa camera introduced at the end of the 1950s Silette range, the Agfa Super Silette Automatic, one of Agfa’s last, traditionally built, ...
24 November, 2023
Huaxia 822 – Jumping into the Analog Deep End – My First Foray into Film
To kind of half-quote my favourite TV show: You best put seatbelts on your eyes Roy, because I’m about to write a long article. ( If you know which show I’m quoting,...
6 October, 2023
Voigtlander Vitomatic ii: from paperweight to family heirloom
Dad was a recent college graduate in 1958. He knew with Vietnam heating up, and with his college days behind him, he would either be drafted into the military and go God knows w...
25 August, 2023
Brumberger – A fun camera with a Funny Name
I have always had a fascination with things that are uncommon or unusual. So the Brumberger 35mm camera fits nicely into both of those themes. Brumberger’s ar...
4 August, 2023
Zorki 1 Review – the Russian Leica (of sorts)
I am always curious to try out various models of Russian cameras. I find myself interested in just how bad a camera can get, and if I can get a decent result out it. When I star...
28 July, 2023
AGIMatic – an Innovative British 35mm Film Camera
I’ve written before about the British camera industry. I've done a review of a medium format SLR from a company called 'Aeronautical General Instruments' (AGI). AGI were based i...
21 July, 2023
Contax G2 – The Finest Camera Ever to See my Minds Eye
Back in 2005 I had just started getting back into shooting Film and had bought a Minolta Dynax 5 to accompany my Konica Minolta 7D DSLR.
What I then wanted was a Leica – almost ...
12 May, 2023
Zorki 4K Review – Following the Wisdom of Tolstoy
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time” – Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer.
This quote from Russia’s most famous writer was commonly used by my grandfather, who sadly...