Well, what can I say? I fell foul of hype and hyperbole this year and I have learnt my lesson. I own a perfectly good Olympus Trip and a Rollei 35…
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News Scale FocusThe CAMERADACTYL Brancopan 35mm Panoramic Camera: A Preview with Pictures – By Ethan
I'm Ethan, I make cameras at Cameradactyl.com. A few months back I finished the initial prototypes for a new camera, the Brancopan, which is a 35mm panoramic camera that takes Mamiya…
I’ve had this Zeiss Ikon Contina III for about 8 years and used it just once. I put a roll of expired colour film through it shortly after acquiring it, had…
Scale Focus Shooting Ektachrome E100What Hamish’s Unloved Agfa 1035 did next… An Ektachrome Adventure – By Dave Walker
Some people may remember Hamish’s post back in November 2018, about the Agfa Optima 1035 camera that was so nearly something he liked, but not quite there: The Agfa 1035 and…
The Lomo LC-A is, without much doubt one of the most well known Soviet cameras. Despite being what basically amounts to a very basic, fairly low quality, point & shoot camera,…
Point & Shoot Scale FocusA mini review of Bellami… no not that one… The Chinon Bellami – By Dale Willetts
Like many camera hoarders who visit the annual Photography show at the NEC in Birmingham in the UK each year, I find myself irresistibly drawn to the Disabled Photographers Society stand.…
Camera History Lenses Scale FocusCompact Excellence: A Review of the Voigtländer Vito BL by Andrew Morang
Reading 35mmc can be dangerous to the pocketbook and can lead to GAS (no, not flatulence, but gear acquisition syndrome). I read several glowing articles here about Voigtländer cameras. I never knew…
I had been looking for a cheap 35mm camera that could be used manually without batteries, and manual ISO selection was a must. Selenium meters would not be tolerated either, and…
Scale Focus Underwater/Rugged CamerasSurfing with a Nikonos V, 35mm f/2.5 & Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 – By Michael Rennie
Nikonos V and surfing? You're probably thinking I live in California, Australia or Hawaii but where I surf you're more likely to catch frostbite than a shark bite; this is cold…
