Fixed lens rangefinder film camera reviews – these cameras are similar is size to many of the scale focus film cameras found here. The main difference is that they have the added benefit of a rangefinder to help the user focus. If you are unaware of the concept of a rangefinder, you can find out more about them in this article: What is a Rangefinder Camera, and is one right for you?
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To kind of half-quote my favourite TV show: You best put seatbelts on your eyes Roy, because I’m about to write a long article. ( If you know which show I’m quoting, then you’ve automatically gained points in my imaginary points book that doesn’t really exist and I just made up to try make this …
Huaxia 822 – Jumping into the Analog Deep End – My First Foray into Film Read More
Dad was a recent college graduate in 1958. He knew with Vietnam heating up, and with his college days behind him, he would either be drafted into the military and go God knows where; or, he could enlist and apply for Officers Candidate School. Dad chose the US Navy, and was accepted to OCS. Fast …
Voigtlander Vitomatic ii: from paperweight to family heirloom Read More
I have always had a fascination with things that are uncommon or unusual. So the Brumberger 35mm camera fits nicely into both of those themes. Brumberger’s are an uncommon brand of cameras with rather obscure and convoluted origins. Brumberger its self was a photo supply company that operated in New York for many years but …
I took two vacations when I was young. I never recall being disappointed about it, but looking back with a lifetime of experience I realize it was the best my single mother could do at the time. I was fortunate. The first came when I was 14. Mom wanted to go back to Minnesota and …
Olympus 35RC and a Couple Rolls of Kodak Ultramax – The Radical Retro Red Vacation Read More
In January 2022, a friend of mine, who is camera mad, said to me ‘you should get yourself a camera, a film camera, you will love it!’. Then he said, ‘get a look at this on eBay’. It was A 1958 Samoca LE-ii rangefinder camera, untested but very, very attractive. £11.99 left my bank very quickly and in 3 days I was the proud owner, and the seller even sent a spares camera with it. It had a little damage on the lens housing from being dropped over its lifetime, but for what I knew about cameras at that point I didn’t think this would matter.
