Introduced in 1939, the Retinette was one of these cameras, designed to be a cheaper alternative to the more famous Retina series, it is still a very capable camera and much mor...
28 May, 2017
Tips and a DIY tool for film loading using a 35mm Paterson Tank System – guest post by Guy
Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might ...
...I thought I'd write this about how well a few unmodified later model, easy to find, imperfect focusing Jupiter-8 lenses work when used on a Leica rangefinder. Really, this is...
The Kiev 4am is a great camera. I haven’t always had this opinion, but it unexpectedly grew on me. First of all, I never keep a camera for very long. I’m not a senti...
I picked up my Ricoh 500G rangefinder for $8 at a ‘Vinnies’ charity shop here in Sydney. Manufactured from 1972, I’ve had this for about a year now. It was my first film camera ...
Camera bags are annoying. I remain unconvinced that it's actually possible for any camera bag to come close to ideal for any given person for all or even most shooting circumsta...
Around December 2015 I decided to try a roll of LomoChrome. I went with my good friend Hugo Alvarez (Lomo Ambassador in Mexico), and thanks to the discounts I gave myself and my...
After I posted the last instalment of this little journey to find my perfect classic Sonnar, I went straight out and shot a few photos with my Contax mount Jupiter-8M. My hopes ...
