Compact Cameras Archives

31 July, 2026

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...

25 May, 2026

Kodak Snapic A1 – the cure to overthinking everything

By Timmy

The biggest difference for me when shooting with an SLR and a point-and-shoot is getting to choose all the settings for each shot. Making sure the exposure is correct. Is the su...

1 May, 2026

Kowa SW – Risk and Reward on Cát Bà Island

By MARTIN MISIAK

I thought I was about done buying cameras until I laid eyes upon the handsome Kowa SW. I’d even made a post about it in my nerdy camera group on FB: “I quit.” Sleek and minimali...

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