8 November, 2024
Nikon F2 Photomic – The game changer
I sometimes think that Nikon could’ve stopped producing cameras after the apparition of the Nikon F2. The way this camera changed everything is engraved deeply in the world of p...
4 November, 2024
Rolleiflex SL35 – Why use an unloved camera?
Why would you use a rather geriatric camera that even when new was a bit of a dead beat and a little unloved? It’s a question I have been asked a few times in the last 4 months ...
This story began in 2012. I was told by a fellow worker one lunch time: “There’s a Nikon film camera for £15 in the Pawn Broker’s window!” I decided to g...
13 September, 2024
Minolta 7000 – Finding an eBay Bargain
Over the years I have become a little more savvy at buying and selling on eBay and I recently managed to bag, what to me, is a super bargain. Rewinding back to around 1986 our h...
29 August, 2024
Nikon F3 – The Professional Simplicity
This is not going to be (yet) another camera review of the Nikon F3; I am certain that if you wish to read or see such one, you will find zillions out there on the internet. The...
29 July, 2024
Olympus OM2n – Best of Both Worlds?
As with most of my short reviews of cameras that I own or have owned in the past, I am going to discuss here how I personally see and understand this Olympus OM2n. Of course, th...
15 July, 2024
Chinon CE-4 and Pentax SMC 50mm f1.7 – Think Different
This is a review of the Chinon CE4, but first a little background. After Pentax revealed their plan to design and manufacture new Film cameras I had a sudden urge to use a Penta...
15 April, 2024
Minolta Maxxum 7 – The Best for when you really have got to get that shot (on a budget)
Early 2017 was a disaster, needless to say one thing lead to another and I then eventually was camera-less. You can imagine how that feels? Penniless yes, but cameras-less? Anyw...