I first saw this camera coming up at auction (with a more revealing picture, mind) in late 2016 and its striking looks made me curious. A quick Google search revealed a full rev...
A couple of months ago I found myself heading to Wilson’s, a local antiques shop. Overlooking the aqua- marine waters of Lake Michigan, this shop is a popular destination for an...
18 March, 2017
Ricoh Shotmaster Tru-Zoom Date Review – A Mystery Camera in the Mail – by Frank Lehnen
Is it a Leica, a Nikon F... no! I didn't get my expectations too high and I was not disappointed, at least size-wise. In the parcel, I found a... ... ok, I take a deep breath to...
11 December, 2016
Ricoh GR1 – will it dethrone my Olympus XA2? – by Frank Lehnen
Since this morning, I'm the proud owner of a Ricoh GR1. I've really longed to try this camera out, so I thought I would try to give a day by day report or review of my early exp...
These year's long holidays have been to southern Greece and I decided to take with me a recently purchased Ricoh FF9s and a roll of IR friendly Rollei 80s, along with a red filt...
5 March, 2016
Ricoh FF-8WR – one roll review
The Ricoh FF-8WR is one of a bunch of compact cameras that I didn’t recently get shot of. This might sound like an odd distinction to make, but recently I parted company w...
12 February, 2016
Ricoh R1 Review (Rollei Prego Micron) – An overlooked achiever – by Benn
While I was visiting San Francisco in September last year, my friend Arachide presented me with handful of cameras. Those were his thrift store finds. I am still amazed by what ...
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...