Film Camera Reviews: – Whether you’re new to analogue photography or a seasoned film enthusiast, exploring different cameras is an essential part of the journey. This collection of film camera reviews brings together in-depth assessments of a wide range of models, from affordable beginner-friendly cameras to sought-after classics and professional systems. Each review examines build quality, handling, features, lens performance, reliability, image quality, and overall value, helping you decide which camera best suits your style, experience, and budget. Whether you’re interested in 35mm, SLRs, or compact point-and-shoot cameras, you’ll find honest, practical insights based on real-world use. Browse the reviews to compare strengths and weaknesses, discover hidden gems, and learn which cameras excel for travel, portraits, landscapes, street photography, or everyday shooting. With detailed information and mostly unbiased opinions, these reviews are designed to help you make confident decisions before buying, collecting, or loading your next roll of film.
Film Camera Reviews
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 […]
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 Launched in 1985 and withdrawn around 1987 the Nikon […]
This Canon AE-1 review was originally titled ‘Why I Hate the Canon AE-1’ – But I decided against it. There are so many reasons I actually do hate the AE-1 it would be hard to know where to start or finish and it might have ended up like one of those horror TV shows that […]
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 […]
Endings are strange things. It’s often hard to see where the ending of anything is until years after the event. Rome wasn’t built in a day they say but it didn’t fall in a day either. It’s only on reflection, after the passage of time, that you can put a pin in a calendar and […]
Before we discuss the Minolta X Series (X-700, X-500 and X-300 etc), let’s step back in time. Back in the mid 1970s and early 1980s the 35mm SLR camera market was in turmoil. The big boys were busy forcing the smaller companies out and there was a rush of developments as each manufacturer tried to […]