January 1, 2021Pentax Spotmatic SP – pentaX marks the spot
The Pentax Spotmatic SP was the camera the Asahi company released to compete in the early SLR market. I used and reviewed it with results.
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September 3, 2020Topcon RE Super – Just super
The Topcon RE Super contended for the crown of professional SLR cameras is the 60s. I have used mine to determine if it is warranted.
March 7, 2020Nikon F3 – Legend with a red stripe
The Nikon F3 is an iconic 35mm SLR camera, with the distinctive red line. Being one of my main manual cameras, I have written my thoughts about it.
July 26, 2019Nikon FM2n – Small and tough
The Nikon FM2 and FM2n aimed as a consumer camera is anything but, this extremely well built SLR just lets you get on with being creative.
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.
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 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.
August 31, 2018Minolta 110 Zoom SLR – The flat wonder
To try out 110 film there are only a few higher quality options, with the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR being one of them. This is very distinctive looking camera, possibly designed to resemble an original Cylon Raider! What it does show is that Minolta, in their heyday, was very progressive and not afraid to try new ideas. 110 film is…
March 22, 2017Nikon F – Start of a Legacy
The Nikon F started a line of professional SLR cameras which dominated the market for many decades. A quality systems camera had me captured immediately.