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22 March, 2021

Funleader 18mm f/8 Review – Limiting, but Fun (and Cheap!)

By Hamish Gill

I recently replaced my Fuji X100v with a Sony A7iii that was retired from work. Not long later the manufacturers of the Funleader 18mm f/8 pancake lens got in touch asking if I ...

21 March, 2021

Fomapan Retropan 320 Soft 35mm – In Memoriam – By Yorgo Douramacos

By Yorgo Douramacos

I don’t know exactly when it happened but it seems that Fomapan's Retropan 320 has been discontinued in its 35mm variety. I hope I am wrong but I can find no store that has it i...

19 March, 2021

Canon 110ED Mini-Review of a Luxury Pocket Camera – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Canon introduced two 110 cameras in 1975, the 110E, which had an f/2.7 zone focusing lens, and the Canon 110ED, which sported a 26mm f/2.0 lens (maybe the fastest on a 110 camer...

16 March, 2021

Olympus 35 EC and EC2 Review – An Alternative to the Trip 35 – By Michael Sherman

By Michael Sherman

I discovered the Olympus EC while looking for a 70s rangefinder alternative to the overpriced but highly lauded Olympus Trip 35. I was impressed at the specs of the Olympus EC l...

11 March, 2021

Minox 110S Mini-Review of a Clever Cassette Camera – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

The Minox 110s was introduced in 1974. The internet tells me that this camera was not produced by Minox at all, but by Balda in Germany, who also were also involved in manufactu...

1 March, 2021

Canon Sure Shot M Mini-Review & Auto-Flash Disable Modification

By Hamish Gill

Just before Christmas I spotted a rather injured looking Canon Sure Shot M (otherwise known as the Canon Prima Mini) in a second hand shop in town. I’ve looked at these cameras ...

26 February, 2021

Panorama Wide Pic Toy Camera Mini-Review – by Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

Late last year Hamish gave me one of his old point and shoot cameras for a project I was doing. He even paid the postage for me. He called it Karmera and showed me this article ...

23 February, 2021

Chinon Auto 2001 & Kodak VR35 K14 Review – Vision of the Future From the Past – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

This is a review of the Chinon Auto 2001 & Kodak VR35 K14 - the Kodak VR35 K14 is a rebranded and slightly tweaked Chinon 2001. It was apparent that the 80’s was the decade...

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