17 October, 2024
Leica R3 – a camera I was never expecting to buy!
If I hadn’t looked at a certain film camera shops website after I was advised of the bulk movie b/w film they are re-spooling and selling very cheap, I wouldn’t have...
16 October, 2024
Minox 110S review
Recently, I was very kindly given two 110 cameras by submin exponent and expert, Bob Janes, one being the very compact and immaculately designed Minox 110S, out of the top tier ...
14 October, 2024
Keks KMQ – a new answer to the need for tiny light meter?
The Keks KMQ has actually been reviewed on the website before, though that previous review was on the first version of this meter. The review looks at the subtly updated version...
14 October, 2024
Yashica D – Diving into Medium Format
I have been intrigued by medium format film cameras for a while. It wasn’t until I saw a very positive review of a Yashica D TLR that I seriously looked into the possibility of...
13 October, 2024
Minolta Hi-Matic S2 – The One I’ll Never Part With
Grandma was an artist, a painter. Her specialty was dramatic landscapes á la Bob Ross—you remember Bob Ross, the gentle spirit that graced public television while painting “happ...
11 October, 2024
Boots 35AF – This Boots is made for shooting
And that is what it does. Yeah, I know, but I couldn’t help myself not to bring Nancy in this story. Fun fact, it is the only camera in my small collection to have a panor...
7 October, 2024
Sekonic Twinmate L-208 – A very versatile little light meter
This is a review of the Sekonic Twinmate L-208. A small reflective and incident reading light meter with a design and user interface that harks back to traditional light meters....
7 October, 2024
Zeiss Ikon SW – First Impressions of this “blind” camera
When the Zeiss Ikon SW showed up on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago I was already well versed in “blind” M or LTM mount cameras. The “blind” term refers to a Leica body withou...
