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...
I have long been interested in trying a camera with larger negatives, but because the Fuji GW690 is rather expensive for something that might turn out to be of no more than nove...
25 November, 2024
Konica Pearl III Medium Format Folder – Review and Street Shots from NYC
As much as I love film, I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with medium format. Spoiled by the speed of 35mm’s fast lenses and the liberal largesse of 4×5 and 5×...
9 November, 2024
Kodak Tourist – The Most “Transformable” MF Folder?
It’s possible that Kodak’s last medium-format folding cameras – the Tourist line – may also be the most transformable MF “pocket folders” ever made by anybody. Since...
9 April, 2024
Krauss Rolette Luxus – an old timer’s story
The Krauss Rolette Luxus got my attention twofold: it’s an exceedingly beautiful piece of machinery from the days of yore, and because it is related to the photographic past of ...
4 March, 2024
Agilux Agifold – Buying British
Taking stock of my collection one day I realised that there were no cameras that I really wanted to go out and use, which were not German or Japanese. Time try a lovingly crafte...
21 August, 2023
Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2 – A More Affordable Zeiss Camera
Previously, I’ve waxed lyrical about the Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 – a top of the line, pre-war German camera. As well as the super-sophisticated, super-heavy Super ...
The Mamiya 6 Automat, a 1955 folding 6×6 camera has been reviewed most engagingly on Youtube by a bloke called Martin Henson, who has a great accent and a great photographi...