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30 September, 2023

Canon Sure Shot 130u II Date: One of Canon’s Last Film Cameras

By Azriel Knight

The Sure Shot 130u II Date was one of three point and shoot cameras released in March 2005 and represents the last film camera release of any kind from Canon. The other two, the...

18 September, 2023

Minolta AF50 Big Finder Review – a Wide Angle Compact to Use Close-up

By Iain Paterson

It has a 27mm lens, is truly pocketable and has been recommended by a 35mmc contributor*; I felt compelled to try out the Minolta AF50 Big Finder. It turns out there are at leas...

21 July, 2023

Contax G2 – The Finest Camera Ever to See my Minds Eye

By Ibraar Hussain

Back in 2005 I had just started getting back into shooting Film and had bought a Minolta Dynax 5 to accompany my Konica Minolta 7D DSLR. What I then wanted was a Leica – almost ...

29 May, 2023

Fuji Zoomdate 1300 – Is that a telephoto in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

By Gaston

Hi, fellow photography (and camera) nerds! Gaston W. here, reminiscing about a time when 'zoom' meant something on a camera, not an awkward work meeting. Today I’ll be recountin...

27 April, 2023

Canon Multi Tele – The Long Half-Life of a Canon Half-Frame Camera

By David Kassnoff

The Kodak Ektar H35 half-frame camera captivated photographers in 2022 with its retro simplicity. The little plastic film camera is sourced from an overseas manufacturer, Reto, ...

12 April, 2023

Olympus XA2 – A Brief Guide to my Every Day Carry Camera

By Sean Arntz

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...

5 February, 2023

Leica Mini Zoom – A Whole (Test) Roll with Kodak Gold 200

By Dylan Thissen

I got the camera bug from my parents. Neither of them are professional photographers but both enjoy photography and regularly took me to galleries as a kid. I think I took photo...

5 December, 2022

Nikon 35 Ti – Long Term Impressions – By Lennart Klein

By Lennart Klein

A typical Bremisch January day is over, and depressing rain is hammering against my living room window. I'm lying on the couch staring at my camera collection, thinking about my...

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