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Olympus Trip Review

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

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 […]
Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 Lens

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 SRT-101 35mm Film Camera

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 […]
Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 NAI Lens

Repair Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 Non AI Lens

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 […]

Pentax ME Super Review – How do…

Mel Oct 10, 2025 16 min read
Pentax ME Super Review
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

Mel Sep 4, 2025 17 min read
Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 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

Mel Jun 28, 2025 23 min read
Minolta SRT-101 35mm Film Camera
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 f2.8 Non AI Lens

Mel Jun 6, 2025 18 min read
Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 NAI Lens
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 […]

Why Buy From Us

Mel Apr 18, 2025 6 min read
Why Buy From Us
Why buy from us: – Almost all of our cameras are fully serviced. We don’t just give the camera a wipe, and fit new light seals and call it serviced. Each of our premium cameras is completely stripped to remove old foam, any signs of corrosion and replace any worn parts with fresh factory spares. […]

Nikon FTn Finder – Servicing & Foam…

Mel Mar 29, 2025 14 min read
Nikon FtN Finder
The Nikon FTn finder in common with a lot of cameras from the golden age of film cameras contains a fair amount of foam. Like the Olympus OM-1, the Canon FTb and many others the foam around the prism slowly degrades. When it does the foam turns into a toxic goop that will de-silver the […]