Rugged Camera Archives

1 August, 2022

Nikonos V as Rugged Travel Camera – a Retrospective By Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

I first encountered the legendary Nikonos cameras in January 1983, when, as a freshly qualified SCUBA diver I spent a couple of weeks diving with family friend Rob Van der Loos,...

5 August, 2016

Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB Review – “The Guv” – by Ray Yee

By yeer31

When I was young, I was given a Tonka toy truck. Sold as being were indestructible, a four year old me took this as a challenge and duly tested this out by placing said truck un...

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Graham Line on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
My dealer let me try the 3.5 and 'fast' versions of the Super-Takumar 28 side by side and, for me,…
Michael Keppler on A Travel Through Time, Stupidity and Power
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JA on A Travel Through Time, Stupidity and Power
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