rangefinder camera Archives

20 February, 2019

Kiev 4 Review – It Bites Back – By James Northcote

By jamesnorthcote

I first got into film photography to pass the time on film sets between scenes. Film sets are amazing places to photograph. Lots of interesting looking people doing weird and wo...

15 February, 2019

Leica M4-2 Review – Leica’s Redheaded Stepchild – by Ryan HK

By RyanHK

Loved to be hated almost as much as the M5, the Leica M4-2 might still be considered the redheaded stepchild of Leica. It was a departure from the “perfect” design and operation...

8 February, 2019

Minolta CLE Review: The Most Zen of M-Mount Rigs – Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

The Minolta CLE had always intrigued me as a lighter body alternative to my heavier Leica M bodies, like the M3, M6, and M7, while still being compatible with my Leica M-mount l...

1 February, 2019

Leica M7: Beautiful Camera; Neither Here nor There – by Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

About three years ago, I bought a pre-owned Leica M7 in excellent shape offered at a great price. I had intended to use the M7 only for a two or three months while my Leica M3, ...

5 January, 2019

Nikon S2 Review – Upstart Rival to the Leica M3 – By Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

In 2015 when I decided I wanted to give film photography a try, it was the Leica M3 rangefinder that intrigued me the most. However, at the time I did not feel I was ready to pl...

21 December, 2018

Canon QL17 Giii review – Discovering cameras I’d Missed Along the Way – Part 1 – By Steve Ember

By SteveEmber

Over the past few years, I’ve been enjoying rediscovering a type of camera that I’d somehow “leapfrogged” past in my youthful headlong rush to transition from more basic equipme...

14 December, 2018

Yashica Lynx-14 Review – Great 45mm lens (good camera stuck to the back) – By Andy Larner

By Andy Larner

OK, so full disclosure, I went looking for a rangerfinder thinking I would buy something small, light and discreet as a daily carry that I could slip in my pocket. Something lik...

26 November, 2018

Minolta – Four 35mm, 1960’s Compacts – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

I have a crush on these compact Minolta cameras manufactured in the 1960s. If one only looked at the price tag of these models they could be just crap. But actually they are com...

Bill Brown on Storytelling with Film
Mike, I can't really add anything to what's already been said. You have a great eye and "seeing" plays such…
Scott Ferguson on Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge — January 1st, 2026
Not sure this is the right forum for this kind of comment.
Scott Ferguson on Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge — January 1st, 2026
Hey Mike, Thanks so much! Yes, I'm a bit of a 'dabbler' when it comes to film stocks. If you…

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