Compact Cameras Archives

27 August, 2026

By Jake

Much like many people, I love small compact cameras. Especially something that I can actually fit in my front pocket. The list of cameras that fall into that category is not sma...

Picture of the Keystone EverFlash XR 608 Zoom 110 Camera

23 August, 2026

Keystone Zoom EverFlash XR608 110 Camera

By Ed

The Keystone Zoom EverFlash XR608 110 camera was made during the 1980s. It is one of hundreds (if not thousands) of ‘chocolate bar’ 110 cameras marketed during the h...

31 July, 2026

Rolleimat AF with Kodak Gold 200

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

I have been a bit dismissive of the current crop of new £100/$100 35mm cameras, mostly to myself but sometimes in print so I though I’d try and prove I was right and the w...

The Minolta P’s on a table, viewed from a slight front angle.

20 July, 2026

Minolta P’s Review – More And Less for Pocket Panoramics

By Gale Lee

The concept of doing more with less is nothing new; in many ways, it’s a fundamental principle of good design. That fact is readily apparent when it comes to the tools we use in...

17 July, 2026

Leica 0 Review and Photos with 1923 Limitations

By Neal Wellons

In 1923 Leitz introduced the Leica 0 camera which was a test bed for Leitz employees to use and give feedback. That led to the development of the first commercially successful 3...

© Phil Maxwell, The Kiss, Brick Lane Laundrette, early 1980s. Shot on an Olympus XA2.

26 June, 2026

Phil Maxwell, the Olympus XA2, and the Street as Theatre

By Shafiur Rahman

I have known Phil Maxwell for about sixteen years. For a period, we both had studios in Spitalfields, in that strange zone where the East End was still recognisably itself but w...

4 June, 2026

Voigtlander Vito B – a Recondite Romance

By Alastair Holland

Voigtlander, oh Voigtlander, thou art but a cruel mistress. The Voigtlander Vito B is a marvellous camera that was produced between 1954 and 1959 giving it a relatively short pr...

25 May, 2026

Kodak Snapic A1 Review – Overthinking With Well Built Simplicity

By Hamish Gill

This is a review of the Kodak Snapic A1 – another new point and shoot 35mm compact film camera! I first came across this little camera online through various photography n...

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