Compact Cameras Archives

4 February, 2017

Contax T2 vs. Fuji Klasse S – A Clash of Compact Camera Giants – by Aivaras

By Aivaras

It's been 5 months and 20 rolls of film through two highly acclaimed compact film cameras – the Contax T2 and Fuji Klasse S. Through this process I’ve come to the point where I’...

28 January, 2017

Minolta TC-1 Review – A Worthy Companion – by Benn Murhaaya

By Benn Murhaaya

If I think about it, every other camera required me to do something on top of what I really wanted. Constantly switch modes, turn off flash or scan the film almost one frame at ...

11 December, 2016

Ricoh GR1 – will it dethrone my Olympus XA2? – by Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

Since this morning, I'm the proud owner of a Ricoh GR1. I've really longed to try this camera out, so I thought I would try to give a day by day report or review of my early exp...

26 November, 2016

Zeiss Ikon Taxona Review – Shooting Square – by Rajmohan Fotograf

By rajmohan fotograf

Being aware of square format only in the context of medium format cameras, I was intrigued by a recent thread in a photography forum in which 35mm square format cameras (such as...

22 November, 2016

Lomo LC-Wide Review – The Ultra-wide, Point & Shoot

By Hamish Gill

Since the day it was released I've been intrigued by the Lomography Lomo LC-Wide. It's not often these days that new film cameras are brought to market, never mind one that offe...

20 November, 2016

Minox 35GT Review – Ilford HP5 & the Streets of Berlin – by Jean-Christophe Wiart

By Jean-Christophe WIART

When I think about Berlin, there are tons of things that cross my mind; there's the famed subculture of this city, and places like the Kunsthaus Tacheles, the wall, the wastelan...

17 November, 2016

Canon Sure Shot Sleek / Prima Mini II Review – By Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

The Canon Sure Shot Sleek, also known as the Prima Mini II, is a small autofocus compact. I’ve had one for a few years, but never got around to using it. It came with a bunch of...

29 October, 2016

Olympus Trip 35 – Two Trips with a Trip – by Daniel Stoessel

By DanielS

This year I went on two short city trips, both times having the Olympus Trip35 in my pockets. It was quite a tough decision which camera to take with me.

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