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5 frames with a the Minolta Dynax 3000i & Minolta AF Zoom 35-80mm f/4-5.6 – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham / February 13, 2018 / 5 frames with... / 3 Comments

In the 1980s Minolta must have identified a market for a user-friendly point-and-shoot autofocus SLR. The shiny plastic Dynax 3000i body requires a 2CR5 battery and is compact but feels solid. It has a built in motorised film winder, on/off switch, self-timer button and another button if you want faster shutter speeds. The LCD panel shows frame count, battery charge, standard setting or high speed setting as mentioned above, and self-timer indicator. That’s it. There’s virtually no control. I found out online that shutter speeds go from 4 seconds to 1/1000. However, you won’t know what the camera selects as no exposure information is displayed. The viewfinder is pretty ordinary and LEDs accompanied by a beep indicate autofocus and under/overexposure.

5 frames with a Bessaflex and CZJ Flektogon 2.4/35mm – by Son Pham

By Son Pham / February 8, 2018 / 5 frames with... / 11 Comments

When I say I use a Flektogon about 95% of the time, many people raise their eye-brows especially here in London. The QC standard for these lenses was inconsistent, and good copies like mine can cost quite a bit for an M42 lens.

5 Frames With a Leica M7 – by Adam Laws

By Adam Laws / February 7, 2018 / 5 frames with... / 11 Comments

The five images herewith are from my last shoots with the Leica M7, before I sold it. Leica, and rangefinders in general are typically associated with reportage and street photography. So to some it may have appeared an odd choice of tool for portrait work. Rangefinders do have many practical advantages being smaller, quieter and …

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5 Frames with an Olympus E-M10 by Vlado Ondrejovic

By Vladimir Ondrejovic / February 6, 2018 / 5 frames with... / 4 Comments

One does always wonder about its decision of buying a new camera. Three years ago, I made a lucky step forward and grabbed a new Olympus E-M10, along with Zuiko 17mm f/1.8. I must say, even today, the camera grows with me! After all these years, people still tend to underestimate the m4/3 format – nonsense. The Zuiko lens I bought with the camera gives me 34mm equivalent, which I take as a perfect focal length fot my style of photography.

5 Frames with Bell & Howell Fixed Focus Camera – By Howard Dale

By Howard Dale / February 1, 2018 / 5 frames with... / 14 Comments

When I retired in 2012 I was cleaning out my desk and came across a small, plastic camera with the name “Bell and Howell” on the front. I have no idea where it came from, but I suspect it’s the kind of thing that is given away with a magazine subscription. It’s such a famous camera that it doesn’t even seem to have a name – at least I couldn’t find one even after searching on the internet.