In a recent post on 35mmc, I talked about shooting with 110 film in the second decade of the 21st century and highlighted some challenges involved…
Tutorials & Guides
Repairs & Cleaning
Fixing Vertical Rangefinder Misalignment in Compact Rangefinder Cameras – By Bob Janes
March 25, 2021Those who shoot rangefinder cameras on a regular basis are probably aware of (they may even feel plagued by) vertical rangefinder misalignment. A camera rangefinder works by…
Canon introduced two 110 cameras in 1975, the 110E, which had an f/2.7 zone focusing lens, and the Canon 110ED, which sported a 26mm f/2.0 lens…
The Minox 110s was introduced in 1974. The internet tells me that this camera was not produced by Minox at all, but by Balda in Germany,…
Tutorials & Guides
110 Film in 2021 – A Guide to Shooting, Developing and Scanning – By Bob Janes
March 4, 2021Back in 1972 Kodak introduced a new format for stills film. Kodak reused the 110 designation, which had originally been used for a roll-film format about…
Medium & Large Format
Microcord & Rolleiflex – A Comparison of two TLRs – By Bob Janes
December 1, 2020I 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…
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…
