Buying “Crap Cameras” A year ago I started buying plastic zoom compacts from the 80s and 90s to make a series of Youtube videos entitled “Crap Cameras”. ...
5 February, 2025
Pentax Zoom 60 Auto – Thoughts from a 3rd roll
Automation of cameras. Pentax Zoom 60 and Fujifilm 200 film.
16 January, 2025
Pentax Zoom 60
Using a late 20th century point and shoot. Considering how photography has transitioned from film to digital.
11 November, 2024
Pentax PC35AF-M – A Mini-Review
In 1982 Pentax launched its first autofocus compact camera in the shape of the Pentax PC35AF. It had a 35mm f/2.8 lens and manual film wind and a chunky, boxy styling softened w...
I was digging through the junk electronics boxes at several Okinawan thrift stores (as is my habit) and came across two classic-looking point-and-shoots. The Fuji Cardia Hite is...
14 October, 2021
Pentax IQZoom 928 Review – My Superzoom of Choice – By Shawn Granton
When I dove back into film photography in the winter of 2020, I aimed for manual and mechanical cameras. If I was going to embrace this analog medium, I wanted the most analog e...
14 December, 2020
Pentax Espio 170SL – A One Roll Review
I bought this Pentax Espio 170SL from my local London Camera Exchange. They always have a couple of point & shoot film cameras these days, so I often check for ones that look to...
9 September, 2019
Pentax Espio 80 Review – My Summer Holiday Snapper
The Pentax Espio 80 is a camera that suckered me in purely because of the way it looks. To my eye, it has a bit of a Functionalist aesthetic. There’s no frills, it’s just a rect...