3 November, 2025
Olympus XA2 and Cosina CX-2 – In the Zone
Miniature cameras have long been a ‘thing’ in photography. The original Leica was designed as a miniature camera, using a comparatively small cinema stock. Subminature formats w...
30 May, 2025
Olympus PEN EED – The Underrated PEN
The ultimate point and shoot travel-party camera? When any conversation about photography enters into the realm of half frame photography, immediately someone will mention the O...
In the mid 1970s Olympus had a nice range of compact cameras, going from the 1/2 frame Pen to the Sophisticated 35RD. Two of these cameras are the subject of this comparison rev...
26 December, 2024
Olympus XA-2 – An old friend
Years ago (40 years) I moved to the east coast for a couple years. I was loaned a small compact camera. I decided to carry it instead of my heavy bulky Minolta. At first glance ...
13 December, 2024
Olympus Trip 35 – Shooting my black camera in Munich
The streets of Munich were the perfect place to put my black Olympus Trip 35 to the test. There’s nothing like exploring new places to get enthusiastic about taking pictures. An...
9 May, 2024
Olympus XA4 has a day out in Scarborough
I have previously had an XA, an XA2 and an XA3, all well used and enjoyed, and which all eventually broke in their own special ways. The XA4 is the latest in the series and I al...
12 April, 2023
Olympus XA2 – A Brief Guide to my Every Day Carry Camera
The Olympus XA2 is tiny, it is quick to turn on, it's zone focus, and has a brilliant lens. In my humble opinion, it is the best EDC (every day carry) and travel camera, and a g...
28 October, 2022
Olympus Trip 35 on Holiday – Part 1 – Keeping it Simple in New Zealand – by David Hume
The Olympus Trip 35 is a compact 35mm viewfinder camera released in the late 1960s that sold millions of units and had a long production run. It’s a famous benchmark camera for ...