The Contax T is a compact rangefinder introduced in 1984. It was the first in what would become a line of premium point-and-shoot cameras, a segment…
Minolta Hi-Matic 7s – My Gateway Drug into the World of Camera Collecting – By Markus Hainz
September 30, 2022As with most photographers over a certain age, I began my photography shooting film back in the late 1980s. By the mid 2000s I was shooting…
Olympus XA – And the Nobel Laureate who used to own it – By Eric Huynh
July 19, 2022For 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…