Photographers often develop an intuitive connection with whichever focal length enables them to frame the world in a way that reflects their creative vision. Some prefer the tra...
It has a 27mm lens, is truly pocketable and has been recommended by a 35mmc contributor*; I felt compelled to try out the Minolta AF50 Big Finder. It turns out there are at leas...
Going back to basics in photography - using just a light-tight box, a single lens, and a mechanical shutter and winder – is often framed as a return to simplicity, even if it im...
It’s fast (f/1.7), it’s compact (183g, 39mm long) and, after its launch in 1985, photography would never be quite the same again. The Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 was the lens supplied...
Sometimes an SLR is just a bit too serious. It seems to impose an obligation to take a 'photograph', when sometimes you simply want the ability to take a 'snap'. Enter the Chin...
Look at virtually any of the online guides recommending the best SLRs for newcomers to film photography and a shortlist soon becomes familiar: Pentax K1000, Canon AE-1, Olympus ...
A flurry of budget e-bay purchases since my imagination had been captured by the film photography revival had brought me a prized ragbag of treasures. Amongst them, three items ...
