16 January, 2025
Pentax Zoom 60
Using a late 20th century point and shoot. Considering how photography has transitioned from film to digital.
As I write this, I have just finished sending the latest in a long stream of emails to Mint/Rollei support about my new Rollei 35AF. I was one of the first to order the camera w...
9 January, 2025
A Zeiss Ikon’s Demise and Harman Phoenix 200 – First Experiences
Let’s address the elephant in the room, shall we? Our lead image is of an immaculate Konica Hexar RF, set against the backdrop of golden autumn grass and a curious German ...
This is a review of the Pergear 25mm 1.7 lens in MFT mount. I was kindly sent this by Pergear to review, thanks to Hamish and Sabrina for arranging this. It’s listed for s...
3 January, 2025
Orwo Wolfen NC500 – Pushed a stop (or 2)
I waited a long time to shoot Orwo Wolfen NC500. When I got my hands on a few rolls, I was determined to do something different. I’d already seen plenty of box speed results, wi...
1 January, 2025
Kodak Single-Element Plastic Meniscus Lens – A Quest for the Primitive, Episode 1: The Worst Lens Ever Produced?
If one accepts that no optical design can ever attain perfection, one should also consider that no lens can be so bad as to be totally useless either. When you think of lenses n...
28 December, 2024
The Little Dino that could – a thermal print camera
Many of us have spoken about the cost of film photography. The development costs, the film costs, the time investment, and the occasional blank roll hiding around the corner, ar...
27 December, 2024
Zorki 5 & 6 – A Brace of Otherwise Unwanted Cameras
You know how it is, you see something on a certain auction site very near the auction end with a sensible start price and no bids so you put just the minimum on with no expectat...
