Compact Cameras Archives

23 August, 2025

Nikon Mini AF600 – Shooting with a Lite Touch

By Art Meripol

These days I use my little Fuji X100V for a ‘walking around’ camera. I like my iPhone camera just fine but usually want something a little ‘better’ than the phone. If I carry th...

15 August, 2025

Kodak Retinette IB Type 037 – Cheap is Not Always Nasty

By Dave Roberts

Apart from the Pentax 17, new film cameras are not exactly hitting the shelves every month. While film continues to be popular its a fact that we have to shoot older and ageing ...

14 August, 2025

Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310 with Agfa Photo APX 100 – Developed in Bellinifoto DF2 Duo Step Diafine

By Ibraar Hussain

I recently reviewed my Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310 Here. It’s a gorgeous camera, so simple to operate and a pleasure to handle and to use. The cherry on the cake is the fact ...

2 August, 2025

Widelux in the Wine Country

By Zheng Li

For a recent family vacation to Northern California’s Napa Valley wine country, I opted for a single camera and lens: the Widelux F7. This swing-lens panoramic camera, fam...

28 July, 2025

Zeiss Ikon S 310 – The Last Contessa – Urban shooting in Norwich London and Cambridge in Black and White

By Ibraar Hussain

I bought myself this Zeiss Ikon S 310 recently and have been hooked on it, it’s a little gem. I bought it on a knee jerk; after using my Balda CA 35 and with Hamish kindly...

23 July, 2025

Expo Watch Camera – Shooting a tiny pocket watch sized camera

By Chris Peregoy

After retiring two years ago from the Art department of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where I managed the photography facilities for over forty years, I have been...

17 July, 2025

Hanimex XP2 – An overview

By Tony Warren

Hanimex XP2 110 camera that is in need of attention.

27 June, 2025

Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?

By Ibraar Hussain

A comparison of the Photographs taken with each of these four cameras and any differences between the results. Should you get yourself a cheap (ish) lowly TVS or go all in and b...

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Ibraar Hussain on 5 Frames, some with the Bridge Turned into Shadow and Shape.
Lovely photos capturing the mood and the light And enjoyed the essay. Thanks man
Danilo Leonardi on Autumn Stroll with a Rolleiflex 6008i – The whole Roll of Agfa Ultra 50
I really enjoyed these, Ibraar. They’re beautiful photographs. I’ll add this next thought tentatively, as it’s something I often wonder…
John Tarrant on Agima – AGI’s follow-up to the Agimatic
Delighted to see your observations on the Agima. This was the first "real" camera that I owned, moved up from…

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