June 14, 2019Prakti – Early prakticalities
The Prakti is an East German camera, often referred to as the fist camera with motorised film advance and automatic exposure, released in 1960!
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May 23, 2019Hasselblad XPan – Xpand the panoramic
The Hasselblad XPan is an iconic panoramic 35mm rangefinder camera with expected quality and a very unique format.
May 4, 2019Canon Sure Shot 70 Zoom – Compact Zooming
The Canon Sure Shot 70 Zoom is a compact from the 90s, when plastic compacts were all the rage.
April 20, 2019Nikon F2 – Ultimate Legend
The Nikon F2 is often considered the ultimate mechanical single lens reflex camera, the photographer’s camera. Read about the camera which cemented photojournalism into popular culture.
March 30, 2019Rank Mamiya – What’s in a name?
The Rank Mamiya, also known as the Mamiya Ruby or 4B, is a rangefinder from the 60’s with an unfortunate name.
March 16, 2019Polaroid SX-70 – Instant engineering
The Polaroid SX-70 is a marvel of 1970s camera engineering for instant photography. See how it performs with modern integral film cartridges.
February 23, 2019Kodak Instamatic 133 – Not really instant or automatic
The Kodak Instamatic 133 is part of an iconic camera line. See how it performs with expired and fresh film.
February 16, 2019Reloading a 126 Film Cartridge
126 cartridge cameras, like the Kodak Instamatic, can still be used by reloading the 126 film cartridge.
February 9, 2019Kodak Ektachrome – The first time that nearly wasn’t
A story on how the first use of the new Kodak Ektachrome went, with initial impressions and review.
January 25, 2019Yashica 44A – Twin in small package
The Yashica 44A is a TLR in a small package producing much larger results.
January 11, 2019Mamiya 7 – First Impressions
First impressions on the Mamiya 7, an extraordinary camera which came as the most luxurious birthday present.
December 15, 2018Combinations – 2 Leicas, a Fuji and a Nikon in Auckland
We all like to do similar hobbies with our kids, I am lucky as my son is getting into film photography and this is a trip we took together to Auckland, using film cameras.