Gear Reviews & Experiences Archives

14 September, 2020

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F Review – A Class Act – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went...

14 September, 2020

Pentax 77mm Limited Review – The Joy of a Short Tele Lens

By Hamish Gill

Not so long ago I picked up the Pentax 77mm Limited f/1.8 lens on a bit of a whim. I’d bought the 43mm f/1.9 Limited a few weeks before and was impressed, so when the 77 surface...

11 September, 2020

Canon Top Twin & MC Review – Comparing Two Mid-80s Compacts – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

Canon Top Twin & MC Review - Comparing Two Mid-80s Compacts - by Tobias Eriksson

10 September, 2020

Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Bit of Lens GAS Come Good – By Vincent Ferrier

By vincent ferrier

I am an amateur photographer, shooting family and friends and also doing outdoor / travel photography. I don't think I suffer from GAS but I like to test gear, so I suppose I ma...

9 September, 2020

Brooks-Plaubel Veriwide 100 Mini-Review – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

Being the very visual person I am, I'm generally drawn to cameras more by the visual appearance and quality of the camera than the technical aspects. The Brook-Plaubel Veriwide ...

7 September, 2020

Rollei Prego 125 Review – Shooting a Should-be-Cheap Camera Expensively

By Hamish Gill

When I look at the Rollei Prego 125, I have a horrible feeling that it might have temporarily ruined autofocus point & shoot cameras for me. It’s pretty much as dull as they com...

4 September, 2020

Olympus Quick Shooter Zoom – 5 Frames Mini-Review of a $900 Point & Shoot – By Eric Norris

By Eric Norris

One of the most fascinating parts of film photography for me is the almost limitless variety of cameras and lenses. More than 100 years of human ingenuity was devoted to creatin...

31 August, 2020

Pentax SFX Review – 1980s First-Gen AF SLR Joy!

By Hamish Gill

On face value, Pentax SFX is a fairly big and heavy, first generation autofocus SLR film camera with an obscure user interface, some superfluous features and a strong 1980s desi...

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