My relationship with the Pentax ME Super has been quite short. I initially thought it might just about supplant the MX, but after finding it increasingly…
The roll over from the 1970s into the 80s saw Agfa boldly launch two new 35mm camera systems. I say boldly as the implosion of West…
Pentax-A 70-200/4 & K1000 – The Accidental Pentax Kit – By Clive Williams
November 7, 2020I’ve been a Pentax user since the days before people called themselves ‘shooters’ – since 1984, to be exact. The ME Super I bought then is…
It is perhaps underappreciated that because new 35mm cameras aren’t being made (or at least not produced in volume), we have changed how we evaluate these…
This is the story of how I discovered the Nikon F6. To begin, I have to admit that I am really a Leica fan. Especially the…
This is a comparison review of two of Minolta's last film SLRs, separated by only 3 years and aimed, for the most part at the same…
A recent re-associating with the Pentax Spotmatic F had me pondering about some of the other ‘Golden Oldies’ that have been sitting by the skirting board…
Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager,…
On face value, Pentax SFX is a fairly big and heavy, first generation autofocus SLR film camera with an obscure user interface, some superfluous features and…
This is about six cameras that I now own; great cameras I might add. Why, because they are classics? Are they the best of their class?…