Nikon F Review – Perhaps the most iconic camera of all time is the Nikon F, still a desirable camera for both photographers and collectors after 65 years. Used by pretty much every press packer in its day, much used by photographers in the Vietnam war, the US space program, instantly recognisable in any movie…
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New Pentax Film Camera Project – In through the out door
Pentax Film Camera Project :- Over the past 12 months there has been a flurry of speculation that Pentax would soon bring to market a new 35mm film camera.Much of this has been provoked by some interviews with people at Pentax who are working on their film project. There are tons of speculative reports on…
Nikon F-301 Review – Third Times a Charm
Nikon F-301 Review:- One of the most underrated 35mm film SLRs in todays world has to be the Nikon F-301. I suppose that is to be expected considering it had a very short production life and was generally hated in its day by the Nikonista fraternity.Launched in 1985 and withdrawn around 1987 the Nikon F-301…
Canon AE-1 Review – Look Out! There’s a Monster Coming!
The Last of Us – Minolta XD Series – XD, XD7 and XD11
Minolta XD Series On the 1st September 1914, a small grey bird fell from its perch at Cincinatti Zoo…… The mid 1970s saw a rash of camera developments. While these produced amazing technological marvels the headlong rush to ever more sophistication while keeping the price down meant compromises. The first casualty of any price war…
Pentax MX – The sense of an ending
The ‘X’ Factor – Minolta X Series X-700, X-500 and X-300
Toy Story – Konica Pop Review
The Revenant – Minolta XG-1 Restoration
Canon FTb Review
Noticeable by it’s Absence Of all the cameras being hyped by today’s uber-trendy wunderkinds on the web like the Canon AE-1, the Minolta X-700 and the Pentax K1000, the FTb is noticeable by its absence. But, it is the forgotten wonder from the days when stuff was built to last. Manufactured from metal hammered out…