A recent auction job lot turned up a working Richomatic 35, a camera I vaguely remember for its very modern design for its day but not one I had taken much interest in. A great ...
26 February, 2024
Ansco’s “Super Memar f/2” – A Simple High-Quality Camera
Ever since I inherited this lovely camera, I’ve wanted to treat it to some black-and-white. But I waited until I had some successful trials with Caffenol under my belt (like thi...
10 January, 2024
Agfa Super Silette Automatic Review
The subject of this review is an Agfa camera introduced at the end of the 1950s Silette range, the Agfa Super Silette Automatic, one of Agfa’s last, traditionally built, quality...
24 November, 2023
Huaxia 822 – Jumping into the Analog Deep End – My First Foray into Film
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,...
6 October, 2023
Voigtlander Vitomatic ii: from paperweight to family heirloom
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 w...
25 August, 2023
Brumberger – A fun camera with a Funny Name
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 bra...
23 June, 2023
Samoca LE-ii Review – A Fantastic Little Rangefinder
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’...
9 June, 2023
Canonet QL17 GIII – This camera almost has it all
For years, I’ve been searching for a fast, easy to carry, inconspicuous film camera to take with me wherever I go. I’ve gone through a number of the usual suspects, including th...