21 October, 2024
Konica IIIM – Caves, Fog, and Review
At the current stage of my photographic journey, I enjoy normal prime lenses. When I go on trips, whether it’s with my Nikon F2 or my Canon P, I often find that the 28 or 35mm i...
In the late 1950s, one of Nikon’s lead designers at the time, Zenji Wakimoto, was handed down an arduous task that would prove to be one of his greatest triumphs: “Make a lens t...
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...
