Compact Cameras Archives

24 December, 2018

Panomicron Oxygen review – A 3D Printed Hasselblad Xpan Alternative

By Hamish Gill

I’ve recently bought myself a Panomicron Oxygen - a panoramic 35mm film camera that’s the same format as the Hasselblad Xpan, but at a fraction of the price. It might not be as ...

16 December, 2018

Konica Z-up 150 VP – Mini Review – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

Having put a film through a Konica Z-up 100W compact which I reviewed here, I was tossing up whether to do the same thing for the top-of-the-range Konica Z-up 150 VP with a 38-1...

7 December, 2018

Canon Sure Shot Max Review – Eat Your Liver Yashica T4! – By Mike Caputo

By Mike Caputo

I was recently on the lookout for a point-n-shoot film camera. Actually, I always am. I love point-n-shoot 35mm cameras yet I’ve come to hate the price. It seems just yesterday ...

26 November, 2018

Minolta – Four 35mm, 1960’s Compacts – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

I have a crush on these compact Minolta cameras manufactured in the 1960s. If one only looked at the price tag of these models they could be just crap. But actually they are com...

23 November, 2018

Voigtlander Vito II review – A simple folding 35mm compact camera

By Hamish Gill

The Voigtlander Vito II is a simple 35mm folding camera with a 50mm f/3.5 lens. Mine has seen better days, but it still works and in its own way is a pleasure to use. It’s also ...

11 November, 2018

Rollei Prego AF review – a gem, provided you don’t drop it…

By Hamish Gill

The Rollei Prego AF is a fairly uncommon 35mm f/3.5 35mm fixed lens point & shoot camera that I’ve been on the look out for a while. They’re not all that common, but in many way...

4 November, 2018

Agfa 1035 Review – a Confusion of my Preferences

By Hamish Gill

The Agfa 1035 is a wonderful piece of German Functionalist industrial design. It is a camera that consists of little more than what’s absolutely essential for its purpose. For t...

9 October, 2018

Konica Z-up 100w compact review – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

This is a Konica Z-up 100w. Don’t be surprised if you’ve not seen one before; I hadn’t when I bought it for a few pounds. It’s a 35mm film compact with a 28-100mm zoom lens and ...

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