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  • Leica M3
    Cameras,  Reviews

    Leica M3 – Double stroke of genius

    May 14, 2020 / 15 Comments

    The Leica M3 is the legendary 35mm rangefinder camera that set the standard. I love using mine, and have written my thoughts.

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    July 9, 2017
  • Agfa Karat 36
    Cameras,  Reviews

    AGFA Karat 36 v3 – 36 Carat Camera

    January 17, 2020 / 2 Comments

    The AGFA Karat 36 is small folding rangefinder camera with a few quirks.

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    October 26, 2018

    Agfa Jsolette 4.5 – When J is not a J

    September 5, 2017
    Nikon F2 Photomic

    Nikon F2 – Ultimate Legend

    April 20, 2019
  • Canon 50mm f/1.8 LTM
    Lenses,  Reviews

    Canon 50mm 1.8 LTM – mainly at night

    October 24, 2019 / 10 Comments

    The little Canon 50mm f/1.8 LTM lens has found a way into my camera bag and more. I tried it out in difficult night time conditions after a disaster with an old Leica rangefinder.

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  • Hasselblad XPan
    Cameras,  Reviews,  SLR Reviews

    Hasselblad XPan – Xpand the panoramic

    May 23, 2019 / 20 Comments

    The Hasselblad XPan is an iconic panoramic 35mm rangefinder camera with expected quality and a very unique format.

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    May 27, 2017

    Ensign Ful-Vue – Is it really the full view?

    July 9, 2017

    Ferrania Rondine – Little Italian Bird

    January 20, 2018
  • Rank Mamiya
    Cameras,  Reviews

    Rank Mamiya – What’s in a name?

    March 30, 2019 / 9 Comments

    The Rank Mamiya, also known as the Mamiya Ruby or 4B, is a rangefinder from the 60's with an unfortunate name.

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    Olympus Trip 35 – The holiday camera

    December 6, 2016

    Combinations – 2 Leicas, a Fuji and a Nikon in Auckland

    December 15, 2018

    Ensign Ful-Vue – Is it really the full view?

    July 9, 2017
  • Mamiya 7, N 80mm f/4 lens
    Cameras,  Reviews

    Mamiya 7 – First Impressions

    January 11, 2019 / 3 Comments

    First impressions on the Mamiya 7, an extraordinary camera which came as the most luxurious birthday present.

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    Nikon L35AF

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    September 6, 2019
    Kiev 30 - Spy the grain

    Kiev 30 – Spy the grain

    November 16, 2018
  • Cameras,  Reviews

    Kiev 4 – The Non-Clone

    October 26, 2018 / 10 Comments

    The Kiev 4 is a beautiful, silent and graceful camera.  It has a classic rangefinder design which just makes you want to pick it up and start shooting with it.  Paired up with the well regarded Jupiter 8M Contax mount lens, it forms a formidable team. Especially with a very accurate focus, achieved through one of the widest available rangefinder bases, on paper it should be a dream to use. It is unfair to call it a clone, as it was manufactured using a significant number of tools and machines the Contax originals were made with.  That is because it was built with plans and equipment taken from the Carl…

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    July 9, 2017
  • Cameras,  Combinations,  Films,  Photos,  Technique

    Combinations – Zorki 4 and Redscaled Film

    October 12, 2018 / No Comments

    Shooting with the Red October theme is one thing, shooting a Soviet Zorki 4 camera with redscale film is a combination that doesn’t get any more red.  This ensures that the tool is red (aka Soviet), but also the result (aesthetically). The thought of this came through a suggestion from a friend on the yearly Red October theme that is shot by photographers that appreciate cameras made from former Soviet countries.  They do have a reputation of quality issues, but also a fanatical following.  This is sometimes attributed with the unique look the glass from the Soviet factories gives photographs. Redscale is a way of modifying how colour film is…

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    Kodak Instamatic 133 – Not really instant or automatic

    February 23, 2019

    Kodak No. 1 Pocket Autographic – The Original with EXIF Data

    May 27, 2017

    Agfa Jsolette 4.5 – When J is not a J

    September 5, 2017
  • Cameras,  Reviews

    Kodak Retina IIa – Coat Pocket Rocket

    September 21, 2018 / 12 Comments

    The Kodak Retina is a camera that holds a certain amount of mystique.  It was made by a company that by the 1930s was more focussed on manufacturing film and generally created cameras to support that and the multiple formats they were introducing.  Kodak never seemed to aim for or achieve anything above a second tier camera manufacturer, but the Retina was different.  It was an attempt at a quality 35mm rangefinder, to compete on camera sales rather than just a supporting role. The Retina IIa is a 35mm folding rangefinder bellows camera, which fits well into a coat pocket, although it has a fairly solid, yet fiddly, construction.  It…

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    Nikon F3

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    Walzflex

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    August 16, 2019
  • Cameras,  Combinations,  Films,  Photos

    Combinations – Fuji GSW690iii and Kodak Ektar

    July 20, 2018 / 2 Comments

    Combine two classics like the Fuji GSW690III and Kodak Ektar 100 and take them out the Australian countryside. The results are sure to be good.

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    Kodak Brownie Six-20 Model D – Beauty is box

    March 2, 2018

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