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Scale Focus

Scale focus film cameras also tend to be quite small, but rather than rely on autofocus, they are manual and require the user to set the focus based on an estimated guess of the subject distance.

Many of these cameras are older, but are also a little more simple than the autofocus cameras found elsewhere on 35mmc. In some cases this can mean they are more reliable, though this is by no means the rule.

As with all the content on this website, if you find something of interest, you can find more similar products by clicking on the tags you will find at the bottom of the reviews.

6 May, 2022

Bessa L – Love and Hate in Berlin – By Mike Brookes

By Mike Brooks

Using the Bessa L for a week in Berlin alongside a Nikon FE2 brought home all the things I don’t like about the Bessa, as well as reminding me why I’ll never get rid of it. In t...
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22 April, 2022

Kodak Retina 118 – More Than a Camera – By Lisa Murphy

By Lisa Murphy

As a professional archivist, understanding the context and provenance of archival material is hugely important. When I look at my camera collecting, I have applied a similar cri...
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23 March, 2022

Voigtlander Vito B, Plus Accessories – A Very Interesting Charity Shop Find – By Seb Copley

By sebcopley

This is not going to be a review, just some early thoughts on my experiences using the oldest camera I have so far owned. The Voigtlander Vito B has been reviewed many times, no...
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6 February, 2022

Dacora Dignette – The Story of a old Colleague’s Camera – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

On November 7, 1964 Conxita and Josep got married. You will see that, according to the typical professional studio photo of that time, they made a good couple and, of course, th...
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27 December, 2021

Comparing the Zeiss Icon Voigtländer 500 SE Electronic and the 1000 SR – By Nigel Haycock

By NigelH

So, the Zeiss Icon Voigtländer 500 SE Electronic and the Zeiss Icon Voigtländer 1000 SR are very similar brothers from an era of iconic mid-century design and innovation.  (Ther...
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4 November, 2021

Olympus Pen EE-3 – Shooting Film in Barcelona – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

This is the latest camera that my neighbor Alvar has lent me and since there are countless articles on the net about it, even on 35mmc, I have decided to take some photos and ma...
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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...
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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...
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