Compact Cameras Archives

17 August, 2021

Cannonmate AE 808 – Shooting a very fake “Canon” – By Karl Gustavsson

By Karl Gustavsson

Some film cameras are cheap. There is no doubt about it. Sure, you can but a Leica or a Hasselblad for a small fortune but it is fully possible to buy a great camera that suits ...

3 August, 2021

Yashica Elite 70 Review – No Zeiss No Problem – By Sean Benham

By Sean Benham

When I hear about Yashica and point and shoot cameras I think of the T series. Just doing a search on eBay, T3 and T4 start in the $300 range. As we know with many of these plas...

17 July, 2021

SEM-KIM (1947) – An Amazing Old Camera Shot in B&W and Color – by Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

My neighbor Alvar has loaned me another camera to write an article about, in this case the camera was used by his father for years, I appreciate the trust he has had in me. The...

13 July, 2021

Minolta Hi-Matic G – The Bare Essentials – by Cosmo Coughlin

By Cosmo Coughlin

A few years ago, I went through a second-hand camera eBay phase. Unfortunately this phase coincided with my post-graduation unemployment phase, which had a drastic effect on the...

25 June, 2021

Ricoh R10 First Rolls Mini-Review – By Louis Boothman

By Louis Boothman

For me a point & shoot cameras are a tool for capturing family moments, days out, candid references for memories that I’d otherwise forget. The Ricoh R10 is my weapon of cho...

25 May, 2021

Rollei A110 – The 110: a Review – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I’d heard other people refer to the Rollei A110 as the best 110 camera ever produced, but I was expecting a certain amount of that to be hyperbole. Then I got hold of one. It is...

7 May, 2021

Canon Sure Shot Z90W One Roll Review – Kodak Portra 400 in Coventry – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

Launched in 2000, it's fair to say the Canon Sureshot Z90W doesn't have a high profile today - not compared to some 35mm film compacts that are popular with enthusiasts. What dr...

27 April, 2021

Konica C35 EF aka ‘Pikkari’ Mini-Review – Compact Fun Shooting – By Meifei Tang

By tangmeifei

I picked up a Konica C35 EF in early in 2018 from eBay Japan. It cost me US$17 and it arrived with some issues such as a missing glass panel and the film rewind knob. I took it ...

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