For a while I’d been looking for a nice 35mm camera that would shoot square 24x24mm frames. It’s a format that appeals to me, because you never have to turn the came...
Kodak’s original brochure for the Medalist II describes it as a “compact, integrated assembly”. They’re so wrong. It’s a magnificent beast. The cel...
M42 is intended to be the universal mount. Unfortunately if you’re using a screw-mount Fujica SLR, that’s not entirely the case. There’s a design issue that pr...
I wanted to see how effective this mid-Eighties body and lens combination would be as a walkabout camera. Theoretically, the wide zoom range and program mode would enable me to ...
I’ve restored this cute little Japanese half-frame 35mm camera with a metering conversion from selenium to CdS, and the addition of adjustable focus. Here’s the stor...
The late 1950s saw a brief peak in the popularity of cameras taking twelve 4x4 cm images on 127 film. They offered better-than-35mm quality without the bulk of a 6x6 medium form...
Universal Camera Corporation launched their Univex Mercury CC model in 1938, along with their proprietary #200 series films. It's basically 35mm film, but on an open roll. The m...
Throughout lockdown, I've looked at my camera display cupboard every day. The fact that I can see my collection easily from my home desk is one of the perks of WFH. The Purma Sp...
