18 July, 2024
Minolta AL-F – Getting to know ALF
Minolta; you might love the brand, or take the view their products were inferior. I know camera branding can elicit these responses. It was a long time ago, but in my late teens...
15 July, 2024
Chinon CE-4 and Pentax SMC 50mm f1.7 – Think Different
This is a review of the Chinon CE4, but first a little background. After Pentax revealed their plan to design and manufacture new Film cameras I had a sudden urge to use a Penta...
This is the first of three reviews I’m preparing, looking at Sony’s APS-C camera range spanning 6 years and showing the three separate approaches they took in that time. Two yea...
6 July, 2024
Certo Dollina 2 – Otherwise Unwanted Cameras № 5
I bought this on Ebay having never heard of a Certo Dollina before, but a 1930’s 35mm camera with a Zeiss Tessar lens seemed interesting. As it turned out nobody else could mana...
5 July, 2024
Pentax Auto 110 – My First Experiences
This subminGAS is a dangerous thing! I was recently tempted by a Pentax Auto 110, being sold locally for not much more than ‘spares or repair” money and described as ‘collectibl...
3 July, 2024
Holga Tips from a Holga Nut
If you have never shot a Holga, please don’t let this article make you think that Holgas have lots of problems and are complicated to shoot. My first Holga roll ever had lots o...
Film photography is expensive! Film prices keep going up – “pro” level film is upwards of $25 US a roll, and even “budget film” is $12 or $13 or mo...
1 July, 2024
Godox Lux Elf Review – the Cute New Retro Flash
When Godox sent me the Lux Elf for review, the flash had not yet been officially launched. They asked me not to post photos or talk about it publicly, so in my Instagram story, ...
