6 July, 2024
Certo Dollina 2 – Otherwise Unwanted Cameras № 5
I bought this on Ebay having never heard of a Certo Dollina before, but a 1930’s 35mm camera with a Zeiss Tessar lens seemed interesting. As it turned out nobody else could mana...
Hello everyone, my name is Andrew Bibee, I am a Japanese American photographer currently based in Tokyo. I originally came here for college and have remained here ever since wor...
19 April, 2024
Leidolf Lordomat – Capturing Light and Shade
Like many enthusiastic photographers, I have long yearned for a Leica. The M series have always seemed to me to be the epitome of 35mm rangefinder cameras, however the associate...
26 March, 2024
Kodak Retina IIc – My Journey and Discovery
I recently started shooting film. I should say, I recently started shooting film again. Back in the 80s, I shot mostly slide film as I began to explore photography. I was very m...
A recent auction job lot turned up a working Richomatic 35, a camera I vaguely remember for its very modern design for its day but not one I had taken much interest in. A great ...
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...
29 January, 2024
Nikon S4 Rangefinder – The Antithesis to Digital Drudgery.
I’ve never struggled to choose the right camera for my day job. I work as a motion picture stills photographer. That once meant using sound blimps with SLR’s, I now use mirrorle...
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, quality...