I have a Microcord & Rolleiflex; two fully functioning Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) cameras, with one of them being 'influenced' rather heavily by the other. I'd…
Medium & Large Format
Ah the Minox 35EL.. I am conflicted over this camera. I’m generally tolerant of camera ergonomics, but the Minox tends to be a bit of a pig.…
Repairs & Cleaning
Inside the Mind of Minolta – an Investigation of the Internals of Minolta’s SRT 303 – By Bob Janes
October 23, 2020As I mentioned in a previous article in which I dissected an Old Canonet, I have occasionally taken interesting but non-functioning cameras apart - mainly to…
Repairs & Cleaning
It’s Dead Jim – A Dissection of an Old Rangefinder Camera – By Bob Janes
October 8, 2020This article is a little different. It is very much focussed on a camera, but I’m hoping it will be of interest to photographers to give…
This is a comparison review of two of Minolta's last film SLRs, separated by only 3 years and aimed, for the most part at the same…
A recent re-associating with the Pentax Spotmatic F had me pondering about some of the other ‘Golden Oldies’ that have been sitting by the skirting board…
Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager,…
SLRs
Minolta Dynax 7 Review (aka Minolta a-7 & Maxxum 7) – As good as it gets – By Bob Janes
July 10, 2020The Minolta Alpha/Maxxum or Minolta Dynax 7 (as mine is, and as I shall from henceforth be calling it) was released in 2000 and was about…
This article seeks to inform about the digitising of analogue film, it discusses the issues involved, different approaches available to do it for yourself, and the…
Konica was the camera brand name of Konishiroku, one of the earliest photographic companies in Japan. The original company was the first in Japan to produce…
