Minolta Point & Shoot Archives

28 January, 2017

Minolta TC-1 Review – A Worthy Companion – by Benn Murhaaya

By Benn Murhaaya

If I think about it, every other camera required me to do something on top of what I really wanted. Constantly switch modes, turn off flash or scan the film almost one frame at ...

11 April, 2016

Minolta AFZ – a mini review

By Hamish Gill

I bought this Minolta AFZ just yesterday afternoon. First impressions were positive, but then I discovered the fatal weakness that will forevermore relegate a camera to my shelf...

22 February, 2016

Minolta Riva Panorama – A Fun Intermezzo – by Aukje

By Aukje

My first year of shooting film Part 6 (Read Part 5 here) I have a confession to make. I am starting to feel a bit like I am cheating, and slowly it is making me feel more uncomf...

6 December, 2015

Minolta Explorer Freedom Zoom Review (Riva Zoom 70W) – by Benn Murhaaya

By Benn Murhaaya

Earlier this year, while I was visiting San Francisco, my photographer friend Arachide presented me with a bulky yet interesting looking compact camera – A Minolta Explore...

21 October, 2015

Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 Review – A Camera Between the Ages – by Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

Look at that, my second review for this site: the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2. It is not the most compact of compacts, and it’s a bit off an odd beast, having autofocus but manua...

9 October, 2015

The 35mmc (growing) Guide to the 35mm Advanced Compact Camera

By Hamish Gill

I get quite a few emails from people asking me what camera they should buy. Quite often these questions get asked within the sphere of one or another type of camera, and probabl...

2 October, 2015

Minolta Riva Mini Review – by Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

If you ask me, on any given day, “what’s in your jacket pocket?” the answer is likely to be “that’s none of your business.” Then again, if we...

8 March, 2015

Minolta AF101R review – by Maulana Randa

By Maulana Randa

Wide angle lens is something very common on cheap point and shoot 35mm film camera back then. That’s because short focal length combined with small aperture can create eno...

JA on A Travel Through Time, Stupidity and Power
If its about consistency we would be stuck with everything thats has come before, stifled by our past and restricted…
Jeffery Luhn on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
Simon, Thanks for such a well written article and great photos. It seems as though you're getting very good results…
Geoff Chaplin on Pushing Color – A Survey of Popular Color Films Pushed By Two Stops
Looking forward to it! For me ergonomics are a significant contributor to the final result - battling with size, bulk,…

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