For me, there are two parts to this hobby of ours. The first is shooting these old cameras. The second is finding them. Which is how…
Yashica Electro 35 GT – Finding a Rangefinder – By Francois Marlier
July 8, 2022My name is François, and I’m a 30 year old born in Belgium and currently living in Denmark. When I was around 15, my granddad gave…
Minolta Hi-Matic E – Minolta’s ‘Difficult’ Second Electro Camera – By Bob Janes
May 16, 2022The Hi-Matic E (previously also reviewed by Hamish here) is a Minolta rangefinder with a Rokkor lens. The lens is a 40 mm f/1.7 lens of…
Contax G1 – Much more in-focus than out-of-focus – By Chantel Wakefield
March 8, 2022“I loved owning one for two weeks until every photo came back out of focus.” This was a comment from a popular YouTuber under another popular…
Kodak Retina IIIC – Back into Film with a Charity Auction Find – By Stewart Waller
January 31, 2022I recently fell for analog cameras, especially vintage ones. It feels like a rabbit hole much of the time, chasing that elusive, cosmetically beautiful, functionally accurate,…