Compact Cameras Archives

15 March, 2019

Olympus XA – Shooting a roll in San Francisco – By Jacint

By jac1nt

I started shooting film 2 years ago, and in the summer of 2017 decided to go all in and sold all my digital gear. 99.99% of what I shoot is black and white Ilford films and I’m ...

10 March, 2019

Nikon 28ti and 35ti – Mini-Review – By Ahmed Al Shorouqi

By Shorouqi

I don’t understand why sometimes people complain about some missing features on a compact camera. It’s 2019 and digital is yet to give us a small full frame point and shoot the ...

7 March, 2019

Canon SureShot Autoboy (AF35M II) Review – by Jeremy Strange

By jeremystrange

I bought the Canon SureShot AF35M II a few years back, around the time I started reading 35mmc. Hamish was regularly posting articles in search of the perfect camera, and singin...

28 February, 2019

Olympus AZ-1 Zoom Review – a remarkably unremarkable camera – By Oliver Clarke

By Oliver

The Olympus AZ-1 Zoom is a compact zoom from the late 80s. It’s not very pretty or particularly compact and it doesn’t enjoy cult status. The zoom range is not very impressive a...

22 February, 2019

Canon Demi EE17 Review – A Surprisingly Good Half Frame Camera – By Phil Stefans

By PhilStefans

I had been looking for a cheap 35mm camera that could be used manually without batteries, and manual ISO selection was a must. Selenium meters would not be tolerated either, and...

21 February, 2019

Nikonos V, 35mm f/2.5 & Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 – In the Surf- By Michael Rennie

By Michael Rennie

Nikonos V and surfing? You're probably thinking I live in California, Australia or Hawaii but where I surf you're more likely to catch frostbite than a shark bite; this is cold ...

28 January, 2019

Cosina CX-2 Review – an ingenious bit of industrial design

By Hamish Gill

I’ve been intrigued by the Cosina CX-2 on and off for a while. It was supposedly the inspiration for the Lomo LC-A, a camera that I like a lot, but sometimes feel a little bit d...

21 January, 2019

Cosmic 35 Review – and a multiple exposure project – By Dale Willetts

By Dale Willetts

I have something of a fascination with with "Soviet" cameras. I have a couple of Feds, A couple of Lubitels, My Zorki 4k that I've written about here and way more Zenits than an...

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Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Thanks Gerard To be honest I wasn’t pleased with these - too grey and boring Thanks for the heads up…
Marcello Stoppini on Fujifilm X100VI – One Camera and 1½ Lenses for Travel – with a Pocket of Light
Stunning pics. I had a X100T for a while and unfortunately never got along so well, battery life at first,…
Gerard on Agfa Scala 200X – Bittersweet Memories made with my last and only roll
Hi Ibraar, While googling I found Adox Scala 50: https://www.macodirect.de/film/schwarzweissfilm/adox-scala-50-135-36?number=ASC5011 for a little less than €7,-

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