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 like to introduce you...
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.
As 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 investigate, but th...
This 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 some background and understanding...
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 audience. These were fully featured SLRs with ...
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 in my liv...
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, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went...
The 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 as sophisticated as any 35mm SLR ever g...