21 October, 2026
Fixing my Second Konica Auto S2
I first purchased a Konica Auto S2 when I was around 15 years old, probably near to the time they were released in 1965. It was my first ‘proper’ camera following on...
13 September, 2026
Incapacitated by Capacitors – Fixing the Centon DF-300, Minolta X-300, et al
The ‘300’ series of cameras, all derived from the classic Minolta X-300, are approaching forty years of age. It would be surprising if the cameras didn’t have ...
21 April, 2026
Printable Parts for Olympus OM1-n Shoe 4
As far as I know, the 3D print community hasn’t created printable files for often broken, removable hot shoes on the old Olympus OM series cameras. So I put up some files...
They say you should never meet your heroes. That has gone through my mind a few times when dealing with a particular Minolta SRT 303 I encountered recently.. I’ve long been a fa...
Back at the beginning of June this year (2025) while searching the dreaded eBay looking for my next new old camera to add to my growing collection I came across a Zorki 6 in ...
23 August, 2025
Breathing New Life into Old Cameras – The Ausgeknipst Story
If you’re like me and you love shooting film (or at least you love film cameras), you probably know this feeling: you find an old film camera while strolling through your ...
Over the past few years, I’ve become enamored with late 60s/early 70s rangefinder cameras. Not the Leicas, mind you — budget won’t allow — but I have found great joy in shootin...
The story begins with a visit to a flea fair, where I succumbed to a Zeiss Nettar for what I hoped was a reasonable price. The paintwork was very chipped but the aperture was wo...