Minolta Maxxum 7000 Review – It’s Like Magic
Minolta Maxxum 7000 Review – It’s Like Magic: In 1985 Minolta launched a camera which would truly revolutionise the 35mm SLR cameras. Others had done similar stuff in the past; Pentax defined the 35mm SLR, Nikon refined it. Olympus shrunk the size and Canon had made it cheap but none had launched a camera that […]
Olympus Trip 35 Review – Pocket Rocket
The Olympus Trip 35 Review :- More commonly known as just the Olympus Trip debuted in 1967 and Olympus carried on bashing them out right up until 1984. A 17 year production life which is something of a record for any camera and doubly so when you’re talking about a point and shoot, happy snappy […]
Pentax ME Super Review – How do I love thee?
The Pentax ME Super Review – how much do I love it? For those with a short attention span there’s an answer at the bottom of the page but before I get on to that lets have a look at its history… The 1970s were a fast moving period of the camera industry. In 1972 […]
Repair Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 NAI Lens
A short guide on how to Repair Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 Lens. Nikon has been making the 135mm f3.5 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1969 and was called the Nikkor-Q. The original lens had 4 elements in 3 groups and is easily recognised as its focal length on the […]
Minolta SR-T 101 Review – Mechanical Marvel
Minolta SR-T 101 Review: – So much has been written about the SRT-101 the world scarcely needs another article on it BUT – it happens to be one of my favourite cameras so I am going to dive in and hope to bring something new to the party. (Q: Seriously Mel you’re going to write […]
Minolta Maxxum 7000 Review – It’s Like Magic: In 1985 Minolta launched a camera which would truly revolutionise the 35mm SLR cameras. Others had done similar stuff in the past; Pentax defined the 35mm SLR, Nikon refined it. Olympus shrunk the size and Canon had made it cheap but none had launched a camera that […]
The Olympus Trip 35 Review :- More commonly known as just the Olympus Trip debuted in 1967 and Olympus carried on bashing them out right up until 1984. A 17 year production life which is something of a record for any camera and doubly so when you’re talking about a point and shoot, happy snappy […]
The Pentax ME Super Review – how much do I love it? For those with a short attention span there’s an answer at the bottom of the page but before I get on to that lets have a look at its history… The 1970s were a fast moving period of the camera industry. In 1972 […]
A short guide on how to Repair Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 Lens. Nikon has been making the 135mm f3.5 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1969 and was called the Nikkor-Q. The original lens had 4 elements in 3 groups and is easily recognised as its focal length on the […]
Minolta SR-T 101 Review: – So much has been written about the SRT-101 the world scarcely needs another article on it BUT – it happens to be one of my favourite cameras so I am going to dive in and hope to bring something new to the party. (Q: Seriously Mel you’re going to write […]
Repair Nikkor-S 35mm :- A short guide to servicing the Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 Lens. Nikon has been making the 35mm f2.8 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1962 and was called the Nikkor-S. The original lens had 7 elements in 5 groups and is easily recognised as its focal […]