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?…
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Minolta X300 – Turning Back Time with my 35 Year Old SLR – By Richard Wilford
August 10, 2020I was given a Minolta X300 for my 21st birthday. It wasn’t my first camera but it was my first SLR, and I’m still using it…
The Contax RTS is a camera I’ve now had two experiences with. In fact, most of the content of this review was written around the time…
Sometimes it feels like the days of cheap film photography thrills are over. Then I find myself in the possession of a camera like the Pentax…
