Vintage camera Index Page
This is the vintage camera index page to my camera collection.
Each of the cameras are listed by manufacturer in their own section and include a link to the article. This index includes camera descriptions, reviews and in many cases sample pictures taken with the camera.
| Agfa cameras | |||
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 Posted: 04 Oct 15 | Agfa silette 35mm viewfinder camera | This is a review of the Agfa Silette type 5 viewfinder camera which was manufactured by Agfa in Germany in about 1958. | |
 Posted: 23 Oct 15 | Agfa Isolette V (Jsolette) | A look at a medium format, folding camera from the 1950s - the Agfa Isolette V which was a popular first step up from a box camera. | |
 Posted: 12 Feb 16 | Agfa Super Silette L rangefinder camera | This is a look at the Agfa Super Silette L 35mm, rangefinder camera which was made in Germany in about 1958. | |
 Posted: 17 Feb 16 | Agfa Ambi Silette rangefinder camera | A look at the Ambi Silette 35mm, interchangeable lens rangefinder camera, which was the top of the Agfa rangefinder lineup in the late 1950s | |
 Posted: 12 Nov 16 | Agfa Karat 35mm folding viewfinder camera | This is a brief look at the Agfa Karat 35mm folding viewfinder camera which was produced by Agfa in Germany in the late 1930s. | |
 Posted: 06 Dec 16 | A trio of Agfa Rapid cameras | A post which features a small collection of Agfa Rapid cameras which I purchased a couple of weeks ago. | |
 Posted: 06 May 17 | Agfa Karat IV 35mm rangefinder camera | The Agfa Karat IV was the final iteration of the Karat design and probably the most impressive of the line up. The cartridge film system of the early models was dropped in favour of the standard 35mm film cassette, and the Compur shutter replaced with a Prontor-SVS shutter. | |
 Posted: 26 Aug 17 | Agfa Karat 6.3 Art Deco camera | The Agfa Karat series consisted of several similar models but started with this camera - the Agfa Karat 6.3 Art Deco model | |
| Agilux cameras | |||
 Posted: 12 Nov 15 | Agilux Agifold 120 film camera | A look at the Agilux Agifold medium format folding camera, which has the distinction in my collection of being made entirely in England | |
| Aka cameras | |||
 Posted: 04 Mar 17 | Aka Relle exchangeable lens camera | A look at the Aka Relle, an exchangeable lens camera with a simple viewfinder for composition and scale focusing made in Germany in the 1950s | |
| Altissa cameras | |||
 Posted: 29 Apr 17 | Altissa Altix IV 35mm viewfinder camera | A look at the Altissa Altix IV which is an interesting 35mm viewfinder camera made in Germany in the early 1950s. | |
| Argus cameras | |||
 Posted: 23 Jul 16 | Argus C4 35mm rangefinder camera | The Argus C4 is a coupled rangefinder camera with a somewhat limited set of shutter speeds and a 50mm f/2.8 cintar lens. The camera has a rather distinctive design, with the focus coupling cogs visible on the front of the camera rather than being hidden away within the camera body. | |
 Posted: 21 Apr 18 | Argus A2F Art Deco, viewfinder camera | A look at the Argus A2F viewfinder camera which was made in the United States from the late 1930s to the mid 1940s. | |
| Balda cameras | |||
 Posted: 17 Dec 16 | Balda Baldessa 1B rangefinder camera | The Balda Baldessa 1B is a 35mm coupled rangefinder camera with built in light meter and a rather unusual focus and film advance placement. | |
 Posted: 29 Dec 16 | Balda Baldamatic I 35 mm rangefinder | The name Balda Baldamatic I is a bit of a misnomer as the camera is not automatic in the sense we understand it. There is no automatic exposure control, or focus, but there are aids to help with both in the form of a coupled rangefinder for focus, and a coupled light meter for exposure. | |
| Beauty cameras | |||
 Posted: 25 Jan 18 | Beauty Beaumat 35mm camera. | A short look and description of the the Beauty Beaumat 35mm, coupled rangefinder camera which was produced in the early 1960s with built in, match needle light meter. | |
| Beier cameras | |||
 Posted: 21 Jun 14 | Beier Beirette model 11 | This is a short post about a 35mm viewfinder camera I bought this week – A Beier Beirette model 11. Beier Beirette Images This is different from the cameras I usually buy because it is a simple viewfinder camera with a non-removable lens. I normally buy cameras with a lens which will be useful on my Nex 6 but in this case I bought the camera because it is similar to the first ‘proper’ camera my Dad owned in the [...] | |
| Bell & Howell cameras | |||
 Posted: 23 Jan 16 | Bell & Howell 624 8mm movie camera review | This is a short look at a very popular, clockwork driven, 8mm cine camera from the 1960s, the Bell & Howell 624. | |
 Posted: 26 Jan 17 | Bell & Howell 200EE 16mm cine camera | A look at the Bell & Howell 200EE 16mm clockwork driven cine camera which takes a cartridge film canister and was made in the 1950s | |
| Boots cameras | |||
 Posted: 23 Jul 17 | Boots Pacemaker CM viewfinder camera | This camera was made by King and was a version of their Regula Sprintic model C with the name changed to Boots Pacemaker CM. Although Boots never commissioned high end cameras to sell, this model was aimed squarely at the lower, entry level end of the market. | |
| Braun cameras | |||
 Posted: 05 May 15 | Braun Paxette Electromatic viewfinder camera | A look at the Braun Paxette Electromatic 35mm viewfinder camera which was a very simple, entry level camera made in the late 1950s. | |
 Posted: 16 Oct 15 | Braun Super Paxette II | A look at the Braun Super Paxette II, a 35mm, interchangeable lens, rangefinder camera made by Braun in Germany in about 1956. | |
 Posted: 03 Jun 18 | Braun Paxette interchangeable lens viewfinder camera | This is a look at the Braun Paxette interchangeable lens viewfinder camera which was made by Braun of Nuremberg in the early 1950s. It is fitted with an M39 screw mount lens which is the same mount as a Leica, although the lenses are incompatible. | |
| Bronica cameras | |||
 Posted: 21 Nov 15 | New medium format camera - Bronica ETRsi | A look at the Bronica ETRsi medium format SLR camera which was a pro level camera 30 years ago and a cheap introduction to Medium Format now. | |
 Posted: 28 Nov 15 | Bronica ETRsi first film | This post features the pictures from the first film I've run through my recently acquired Bronica ETRsi medium format film camera. | |
 Posted: 05 Mar 16 | Bronica ETRsi Sample photos on Portra 160 film | I bought my Bronica ETRsi medium format camera a couple of weeks before Christmas last year and as I've just developed my first roll of Portra 160 Colour film exposed in it I thought I would use this post to highlight the Bronica ETRsi sample photos. | |
| Butchers cameras | |||
 Posted: 07 Dec 17 | Butcher's Watch Pocket Carbine No 4 camera | This post looks at a folding camera which was made sometime around the time of the first world war - the Butcher's Watch Pocket Carbine No4. | |
| Canon cameras | |||
 Posted: 29 Mar 14 | Camdiox Canon EOS to Sony Nex focal reducer review | In this post I'm going to review my reasons for purchasing a focal reducer and give my assessment of the performance of the Camdiox unit. | |
 Posted: 14 Jun 14 | Vintage camera collection - Canon T70 | A look at the second camera in Canon's T series line up the Canon T70 which followed on from the T50 and was introduced in about 1984. | |
 Posted: 15 Nov 15 | Canon Canonet 35mm rangefinder | A look at the Canon Canonet, a 35mm, rangefinder camera with inbuilt light meter made by Canon in the early 1960s. | |
 Posted: 07 Oct 16 | Canon EOS 50E 35mm auto-focus camera | A look at the Canon EOS 50e autofocus camera which was produced in the late 1990s and introduced the innovative 'focus by eye' technology. | |
 Posted: 12 Aug 18 | Canon PowerShot A40 digital camera | The subject of this article is one of Canon's early ventures into digital photography, the PowerShot A40 compact camera. | |
| Chinon cameras | |||
 Posted: 21 Mar 15 | Chinon 35 EE rangefinder camera | A very brief look at the Chinon 35 EE rangefinder camera which was one of a number of small, cheap, automatic cameras available in the 1970s | |
 Posted: 15 May 15 | Chinon CS 35mm slr camera | A look at a fairly solid and dependable 35mm mechanical SLR from the 1970s, the Chinon CS which was a reliable first camera for many people. | |
 Posted: 24 Jun 15 | Chinon CE-4 35mm slr camera | The Chinon CE-4 was an automatic exposure, manual focus camera made in the early 1980s and the first Chinon camera with the Pentax K mount. | |
 Posted: 20 Jan 16 | Chinon CX 35mm slr camera review | A look at a popular enthusiasts camera of the 1970s, the Chinon CX which was a solid, reliable slr and is still easily obtainable secondhand. | |
| Ciro-Flex cameras | |||
 Posted: 04 May 17 | Ciro-flex medium format TLR camera | The Ciro-Flex is a Twin Lens reflex camera which uses 120 format film to take 12 square pictures. It was made in the US starting in the 1940s. | |
 Posted: 25 May 17 | Ciro-Flex TLR sample pictures | A couple of weeks ago I bought a Ciro-Flex medium format twin lens reflex camera which needed a little bit of work to get it cleaned up and working. Once I’d done that, I loaded it up with a roll of Fuji Pro 160 colour negative film and took a walk round Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage to try the camera out. These pictures can be viewed full sized here. Ciro-Flex Shooting Experience The Ciro-Flex is a TLR camera which [...] | |
| Cosina cameras | |||
 Posted: 18 Oct 14 | Vintage camera collection - Cosina CT-1 | A review of the Cosina CT-1 35mm SLR camera, which was also made by Cosina as a variety of other popular cameras in the 1970s. | |
| Edixa cameras | |||
 Posted: 22 May 15 | Edixa flex 35mm SLR camera | A look at the Wirgin Edixa Flex 35mm film camera which was made in the late 1950s and featured a replaceable viewfinder amongst other ideas. | |
 Posted: 29 May 15 | Edixa-Mat Reflex B slr camera | This is a look at the Edixa-Mat Reflex B, an early 35mm single lens reflex camera manufactured by Wirgin in Germany in about 1960. | |
 Posted: 13 Jun 15 | Edixa Reflex D 35mm slr camera | A look at the Edixa Reflex D 35mm camera from the 1960s which is a model similar to many of the other Wirgin Edixa versions. | |
| Ensign cameras | |||
 Posted: 24 Oct 15 | Ensign Selfix 16-20 medium format camera | A look at the Ensign Selfix 16-20 medium format folding camera which was made in the 1950s and took 16 pictures on 120 film. | |
 Posted: 07 Nov 15 | Ensign Selfix 1620 sample pictures | I’ve developed some black & white pictures from my test run with a selfix 1620 folding camera today, and this post is to publish the resultant scans. As I said in my previous post, I used Illford ID-11 instead of caffinol for the development, and the negatives looked quite good when I first saw them as they came out of the tank. Well, I’m pleased to say that I’m still happy with them now I’ve scanned them and had a [...] | |
 Posted: 24 Nov 15 | Ensign selfix 20 medium format camera | A brief look at the Ensign Selfix 20 medium format folding camera which was made by Ensign in the early 1930s and took 8 shots on 120 film. | |
| Eumig cameras | |||
 Posted: 24 Sep 17 | Eumig Sound 31 XL Super 8mm cine camera | My descriptive review of the Eumig Sound 31 XL cine camera from about 1978. A small, reasonably portable, family home movie camera. | |
 Posted: 14 Jan 18 | Eumig Electric 8 cine camera | This is a descriptive post on the Eumig electric 8 cine camera which was produced by Eumig in Austria in the late 1950s. It is an electrically operated, 8mm home movie camera and is a step above the mechanical, clockwork models used by many home movie enthusiasts at the time. | |
| Exakta cameras | |||
 Posted: 23 Sep 15 | Ihagee Exakta EXA 1 35mm slr | A look at the Exakta EXA 1 35mm slr camera. This is a cut down, reduced spec camera with a novel shutter made from the reflex mirror. | |
 Posted: 01 Apr 17 | Exakta Exa II 35mm slr camera | My review of the Exakta Exa II camera from the 1960s, a simple camera, with a non-return mirror and limited range of shutter speeds. | |
 Posted: 16 Apr 17 | Exakta Exa 500 35mm camera | The Exakta Exa 500 is a reasonably large, heavy camera which follows the same basic design of the other fixed viewfinder models in the series - i.e. an Exakta bayonet mount, a flash sync socket on the front left hand side and the shutter release button on the front right hand side. | |
 Posted: 09 May 17 | Exakta Varex IIa 35mm slr camera | The Exakta series was a stylish and sophisticated camera system and one of the earliest 35mm slr systems made. The Exakta Varex IIa basic camera design has a wide range of shutter speeds, comprehensive flash sync options, a replaceable viewfinder system, replaceable lenses and a distinctive body shape. | |
 Posted: 20 May 17 | Ihagee Exakta Exa IIa 35mm slr camera | This is a short description of the Exakta Exa IIa which is a development of the earlier Exa II with just minor modifications from that camera. | |
 Posted: 24 Jun 17 | Ihagee Exakta Exa Version 4 | This post is about version 4 of the Exakta Exa 35mm camera which was made by the Ihagee company in Dresden (which at the time was in East Germany) sometime between 1956 and 1959. | |
| Fed cameras | |||
 Posted: 29 Sep 14 | Fed 4 35mm rangefinder camera | A review of a classic Russian 35mm rangefinder camera - the Fed 4 model b fitted with an industar 61 50mm f/2.8 lens. | |
 Posted: 07 Jun 17 | FED 3 35mm rangefinder camera | A quick review of the Fed 3 rangefinder camera which was made in the Ukraine in the mid 1960s as a Leica copy at a much cheaper price. | |
| Finetta cameras | |||
 Posted: 08 Nov 16 | Finetta 88 35mm interchangeable lens viewfinder camera | This is a short review and also repair post about the Finetta 88 viewfinder camera with an interchangeable lens from the 1950s. | |
| Fujica cameras | |||
 Posted: 18 Jan 15 | Fujica STX-1 35mm slr camera | A review of the Fujica STX-1 entry level, TTL match needle exposure, 35mm slr from Fuji which was produced in the late 1970s | |
 Posted: 22 Jun 16 | Fujica 35-SE 35mm rangefinder camera | This is a short look at the Fujica 35-SE, which is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Japan by the Fuji Photo Film co in about 1959. | |
 Posted: 28 Aug 16 | Fuji Finepix S2 Pro digital camera | A look at one of the early cross over digital cameras the Fuji finepix S2 Pro which was a digital SLR based on the Nikon F80 35mm slr body. | |
 Posted: 31 Aug 16 | Fuji S2 Pro digital camera - part two | This is the second part of my look at the Fuji S2 Pro digital camera. In the first part I looked at some of the general functionality of the camera, and related how I managed to acquire my copy. In this part I'm going to share my experiences of using the camera, including sample pictures from it. | |
 Posted: 11 Sep 16 | Fujifilm MX-2900 Zoom digital camera | A review, with sample pictures, from one of Fuji's early digital cameras the Fujifilm MX-2900 which was introduced in about 1999. | |
| Gossen cameras | |||
 Posted: 17 May 15 | A handful of Gossen light meters | A post about a pair of Gossen light meters which were a popular photographic accessory in the days of film photography. The units covered are the Gossen Sixtino and the Gossen Sixtomat. | |
| Hitachi cameras | |||
 Posted: 05 Aug 18 | Hitachi VM-C30E VHS-C Camcorder | This is a look at the Hitachi VM-C30E, an early VHS-C camcorder, which was made by Hitachi in Japan sometime in the early 1990s | |
| Ilford cameras | |||
 Posted: 01 Mar 15 | Ilford sportsman 35mm viewfinder camera | This Ilford Sportsman is a simple 35mm viewfinder camera with a Dacora Dignar 45mm f/2.8 lens and was made about 1959. | |
| Iloca cameras | |||
 Posted: 27 Oct 16 | Iloca Rapid 35mm viewfinder camera | I look at the Iloca Rapid a viewfinder camera made in Hamburg in the mid 1950's has some interesting and possibly unique features. | |
| KMZ cameras | |||
 Posted: 09 Feb 13 | Zorki 4K 35mm rangefinder camera | A brief descriptive review of a very popular 35mm rangefinder camera from the 1960s and 1970s, the Zorki 4k fitted with a Jupiter 8 50mm standard lens. | |
| Kodak cameras | |||
 Posted: 13 Mar 15 | Kodak Brownie Twin 20 camera | The Kodak Brownie Twin 20 reviewed here was a camera which was a logical step up from a box camera for family holiday snap shots. | |
 Posted: 27 Jun 15 | Kodak Instamatic 300 camera | A look at one of the Instamatic range of cameras, which were immensely popular in the 1960s and 1970s, the Kodak Instamatic 300 | |
 Posted: 20 May 16 | Kodak Brownie reflex review | A review of a simple, plastic construction, fixed focus, twin lens camera made by Kodak in the 1940s and 1950s, the Kodak Brownie reflex | |
 Posted: 23 May 16 | Kodak Brownie reflex samples and shooting experiences | A week or so ago I bought a pair of Kodak Brownie Reflex vintage cameras and found one had a reel of partially exposed 127 film in. I took the camera with me as I went for a walk round the town, and these are my experiences of shooting with it and the Kodak brownie reflex samples I obtained | |
 Posted: 27 May 16 | Kodak Retina IIa 35mm rangefinder folding camera | A look at the Kodak Retina IIa 35mm, folding, rangefinder camera which was one of an iconic series of cameras made by Kodak. | |
 Posted: 15 Jun 16 | Kodak Retinette 35mm folding camera | A look at the Kodak Retinette, a 35mm, folding camera which was made by Kodak in their German factory in the late 1950s. | |
 Posted: 15 Oct 16 | Kodak Retina IIc 35mm rangefinder camera | A look at one of the later models of the Retina series, the Kodak Retina IIc which is a 35mm folding, rangefinder camera made in about 1958. | |
 Posted: 05 Nov 16 | Kodak Retina Reflex III 35mm slr camera | A look at my Kodak Retina Reflex III 35mm, replaceable lens camera with a leaf shutter which is one the the more complex cameras Kodak made. | |
 Posted: 15 Jan 17 | Kodak Retinette 1B - type 045 | A look at the Kodak Retinette 1B, which is a solid body version of the Retinette 35mm viewfinder camera and Kodak's entry level camera. | |
 Posted: 10 Feb 18 | Kodak Retinette type 22 | This is a short pictorial post describing the Kodak Retinette type 22 35mm viewfinder camera which was made by Kodak between the years 1954 and 1958. | |
 Posted: 06 Jan 19 | Kodak Instamatic M2 cine camera | The instamatic range of cameras were very popular in the 1960s and 70s and this post looks at one of them, the Instamatic M2 Cine camera. | |
| Konica cameras | |||
 Posted: 03 Apr 16 | Konica TC-X 35mm manual focus camera | This post takes a look at the Konica TC-X 35mm slr which was one of the last cameras Konica made before being bought by Minolta. | |
 Posted: 14 May 16 | Konica Autoreflex T2 review | A look at a camera from what turned out to be a long series, the Konica Autoreflex T2, a solid, well made and reliable camera. | |
 Posted: 18 May 16 | Konica Autoreflex TC 35mm review | This is a review of the Konica Autoreflex TC 35mm camera which was one of the last in the series of Autoreflex cameras that Konica made. | |
| Kowa cameras | |||
 Posted: 09 Dec 15 | Kowa SE 35mm SLR | A look at the Kowa SE, a leaf shutter single lens reflex camera with a fixed lens which was made by Kowa in Japan in about 1964 | |
| Lubitel cameras | |||
 Posted: 22 Jun 14 | Lubitel 166b TLR camera | A review of a famous Russian medium format film camera the Lubitel 166b Twin Lens Reflex which was the starting point of many enthusiastic medium format photographers. Although unsophisticated, a good example is capable of excellent results. | |
| Mamiya cameras | |||
 Posted: 21 Sep 14 | Mamiya ZM Quartz 35mm slr camera | A look at the Mamiya ZM Quartz 35mm SLR camera from the early 1980s, which was the last 35mm camera that Mamiyz made. | |
 Posted: 21 Feb 15 | Mamiya 135 EE 35mm rangefinder camera | This post is a review of the Mamiya 135 EE, a small, automatic exposure, 35mm rangefinder camera made by Mamiya in about 1977. | |
 Posted: 05 Mar 15 | Rank Mamiya Auto Lux 35 | A look at the Rank Mamiya Auto Lux 35 from the 1960s, one of the complicated class of SLRs which were fitted with a leaf shutter. | |
 Posted: 02 Dec 18 | Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL 35mm camera | A short look at the Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL 35mm SLR camera which was unusual for its day in having both spot and average metering. | |
| Minolta cameras | |||
 Posted: 10 Mar 13 | Minolta Dynax 5 autofocus camera | A review and sample pictures from one of Minolta's most popular 35mm autofocus cameras introduced in the 1990s, the Minolta Dynax 5 | |
 Posted: 14 Mar 13 | Minolta Dynax 5 first photos. | I’ve got my first roll of film developed from my Minolta Dynax 5. I’ve updated my original post with the samples. Click the photo for the link to the original post – the samples are at the bottom. Related | |
 Posted: 02 Nov 13 | Minolta 7000 auto focus camera | A look at the Minolta 7000 35mm SLR camera, which was the first camera with in build auto focus capabilities. | |
 Posted: 12 Nov 13 | Minolta 7000 sample pictures | I've updated my Minolta 7000 post with the pictures from the camera but for the purposes of being thorough I've written this post to publish the Minolta 7000 sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 14 Sep 14 | Minolta X-300 35mm SLR | A review of a classic 35mm manual focus camera, the Minolta X-300 was the entry point into the X series but still a very capable performer. | |
 Posted: 14 Mar 15 | Minolta Uniomat II rangefinder camera | This is a look at the Minolta Uniomat II, a 35mm rangefinder camera which was made by Minolta between about 1961 and 1963. | |
 Posted: 17 Mar 15 | Minolta Hi-matic F rangefinder camera | A look at a small, fully auto exposure, rangefinder camera made by Minolta, the Minolta Hi-matic F made in the early 1970s. | |
 Posted: 17 Sep 15 | Minolta Vectis S-1 APS slr | A look at the Minolta Vectis S-1 APS slr which was introduced by Minolta in the late 1990s as the future of film photography. | |
 Posted: 19 Sep 15 | Minolta Dynax 505si Super sample pictures | We recently went on holiday to Gloucestershire and as well as my Pentax K5 DSLR I also took along a Minolta Dynax 505si, and these are some of the Minolta Dynax 505si Super sample pictures I took on the trip with that camera. | |
 Posted: 20 Mar 16 | Minolta X-700 35mm SLR review | This is my review/description of the Minolta X-700 35mm slr which was probably the best manual focus camera Minolta produced. | |
 Posted: 08 May 16 | Minolta X-700 sample pictures. | A few weeks ago I published a review of the Minolta X-700 35mm slr and in this follow up post I'm going to publish the Minolta X-700 sample pictures from the first film I've run through the camera. | |
 Posted: 30 Jul 16 | Minolta Dynax 700si autofocus camera | A look at the Minolta Dynax 700si, a high spec, 35mm autofocus camera made for pro or serious amateur photographers by Minolta in about 1993. | |
 Posted: 05 Aug 16 | Minolta Dynax 7xi 35mm autofocus slr | A look at the Minolta Dynax 7xi, a high grade, 35mm autofocus camera made by Minolta in the early 1990s and one model below the top model. | |
 Posted: 27 Aug 16 | Minolta Dynax 700si sample pictures | Over the last few weeks, since I got my Minolta Dynax 700si, I've been carrying it around with me to test it out and get some sample pictures. When we were on holiday in Lincolnshire recently I completed the film and yesterday I developed it so today I'm posting the Minolta Dynax 700si Sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 24 Sep 16 | Minolta Dynax 800si 35mm autofocus camera | A review of the top camera in the Minolta si series, the Minolta Dynax 800si 35mm autofocus camera along with sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 07 Jan 17 | Minolta 16 Ps sub miniature camera | A look at the Minolta 16 Ps, a 16mm miniature camera, often referred to as a spy camera, which was one of a series of 16mm units Minolta made | |
 Posted: 11 Jan 17 | Minolta 16 QT miniature 16mm camera | A look at the Minolta 16 QT which was the last model 16mm still camera that Minolta made in their Minolta 16 series. | |
 Posted: 22 Jan 17 | Minolta 16 MG miniature 16mm camera | A look at the Minolta 16 MG 16 mm miniature camera which sits between the Minolta 16 Ps and the Minolta 16 QT in terms of features. | |
 Posted: 12 Feb 17 | Minolta 16 sub-miniature 16mm film camera | The Minolta 16 is a much simpler camera than some of the later Minolta 16mm cameras and has no exposure measuring system and therefore no mechanism for setting film speed etc. The focusing is fixed, and the controls basically consist of two thumb wheels for setting the shutter speed and aperture. | |
 Posted: 15 Feb 17 | Minolta Dynax 300si 35mm slr | A look at the Minolta Dynax 300si 35mm autofocus slr, a very capable camera in the si series, which culminated in the brilliant Dynax 800si. | |
 Posted: 27 May 17 | Minolta SRT101b 35mm slr | The Minolta SRT101b is one of the later variants of the SRT101 which was made towards the end of the camera's production run. The original SRT 101 was released to the world in 1966 and was made for about 10 years in total with various minor upgrades along the way. | |
 Posted: 15 Apr 18 | Minolta Dynax 5000i | A look at the Minolta Dynax 5000i auto focus camera which was produced by Minolta in the late 1980s as a well specified, entry level camera in their second generation auto focus series. | |
 Posted: 01 Jul 18 | Minolta Dynax 60 autofocus 35mm SLR | This post is about the Minolta Dynax 60 35mm autofocus SLR which was the last 35mm film camera which Minolta produced. | |
| Miranda cameras | |||
 Posted: 11 Oct 14 | Miranda Fv with TTL metering. | A look at the Miranda FV 35mm slr, along with a TTL light meter viewfinder, which was made by the Miranda company in about 1967. | |
 Posted: 20 Oct 14 | Miranda Sensomat RE | A look at the Miranda Sensomat RE 35mm manual focus, match needle metered SLR camera from the early 1970s. | |
 Posted: 02 Nov 14 | Miranda Sensorex EE2 35mm camera | A look at the Miranda Sensorex EE2 35mm SLR camera from about 1976 which was one of the last cameras which Miranda made. | |
 Posted: 08 Nov 14 | Miranda Sensorex 35mm slr camera | A look at the Miranda Sensorex which was the top of the line Miranda 35mm camera of the late 1960s and early 1970s. | |
 Posted: 29 Nov 14 | Miranda Dr with 50mm f/1.9 lens | A look at an early Miranda 35mm SLR camera, the Miranda DR with replaceable viewfinder, twin speed dials and PAD aperture on the lens. | |
 Posted: 06 Dec 14 | Miranda Fm with 50mm Auto Miranda lens | A look at an iconic camera from the 1960s the Miranda Fm fitted with a metered viewfinder and a 50mm f/1.9 Auto Miranda lens. | |
 Posted: 13 Dec 14 | Miranda G 35mm SLR | A look at the top offering from the Miranda line up of the 1960s, the Miranda G 35mm slr which was introduced in about 1965. | |
 Posted: 11 Jan 15 | Miranda Sensorex EE 35mm slr camera | A look at the Miranda Sensorex EE - a 35mm slr which has a replaceable viewfinder, dual bayonet/screw lens mount and light metering. | |
 Posted: 28 Feb 15 | Miranda Automex III 35mm slr camera | A look at the Miranda Automex III 35mm, match needle metered camera from about 1964 and the successor to the Automex II. | |
 Posted: 29 Apr 15 | Miranda Sensomat RE-II 35mm slr camera | A look at the Miranda Sensomat RE-II 35mm slr camera which was made in about 1975 and follows the Miranda system camera tradition. | |
 Posted: 19 Jul 15 | Miranda Sensorex II 35mm slr camera | A brief look at the MIranda Sensorex II 35mm slr from 1972, which has a replaceable viewfinder, dual lens mount and match needle metering. | |
 Posted: 03 Dec 15 | Soligor TM 35mm SLR | This is a very short descriptive review of the Soligor TM 35mm slr, which was a version of the Miranda Sensomat made for Soligor and featuring a common M42 lens mount rather than the traditional Miranda Bayonet mount. | |
 Posted: 30 Dec 15 | Miranda Sensoret 35mm camera | A look at the only rangefinder camera that Miranda ever made, the small bodied, 35mm, fully automatic Miranda Sensoret. | |
 Posted: 23 Mar 17 | Miranda dx-3 35mm slr camera | A look at the last 35mm slr camera that Miranda made before the name was taken over by the Dixons high street retailer - the miranda dx-3 | |
| Nagel cameras | |||
 Posted: 29 Nov 17 | Nagel Vollenda folding camera | A look at the Nagel Vollenda medium format folding camera which was produced in Germany by the Nagel company in the 1930s. | |
| Nikon cameras | |||
 Posted: 14 Feb 15 | Nikon F80 35mm autofocus slr camera | A look at one of Nikon's best 35mm auto-focus film cameras, the Nikon F80. This review is complete with some sample images taken with the F80 | |
 Posted: 20 Feb 15 | Nikon F80 sample photographs | A couple of weeks ago I bought a Nikon F80 film camera for when I'm out with my Nex 6 and today I received my first test film back from processing. This post therefore includes my Nikon F80 sample photographs. | |
 Posted: 17 Sep 16 | Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera | A review of the Nikon Coolpix 4500 swivel design camera including pictures of both the camera and some sample pictures taken with the camera. | |
 Posted: 19 Nov 16 | Nikon Coolpix 950 digital camera | A look the Nikon Coolpix 950, one of Nikon's digital cameras with a swivel design which allows the lens to be positioned for good composition | |
 Posted: 22 Oct 17 | Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera - part 1 | A look at the Nikon Coolpix 995 compact, split body, digital camera which was introduced by Nikon in about 2001. | |
 Posted: 01 Apr 18 | Nikon Coolpix SQ digital camera | The Nikon Coolpix SQ was one of the last in the Coolpix series of cameras to feature the split body design where the lens unit can be rotated about an axis with the display. My copy was purchased as a rather battered, but still functional camera but on investigation I found it to be quite badly damaged. | |
 Posted: 15 Jul 18 | Nikon F-601 autofocus 35mm slr camera | This post looks at the Nikon F-601 35mm camera which was one of the higher, midrange offerings in Nikon's 1990's line up of cameras. | |
| Olympus cameras | |||
 Posted: 24 Mar 13 | Olympus Trip 35 camera | A look at one of the most Iconic instant cameras ever produced, the Olympus Trip 35 a fully automatic, zone focused camera made in 1973 | |
 Posted: 29 Jun 15 | Olympus Pen EE-2 half frame camera | A look at the Olympus Pen EE-2 a half frame, 35mm, fully automatic camera which was made by Olympus in the mid to late 1960s. | |
 Posted: 22 Jan 16 | Olympus OM-20 35mm slr review | I look at the Olympus OM-20 35mm SLR camera which was made about 1983 and was, for a long time, the camera I used for all my photography. | |
![Olympus [mju:] II zoom 115 - lens open and camera on](https://i2.wp.com/simonhawketts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/olympus_mju-2.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1) Posted: 04 Feb 16 | Olympus [mju:] II zoom 115 review | This is a review of the Olympus [mju:] II zoom 115, a 35mm point and shoot compact camera with auto focus, automatic exposure and a 3 zone meter. | |
 Posted: 30 Apr 16 | Olympus OM-2 slr camera review | A look at one of the best 35mm manual focus cameras ever made, and one of the most desirable - the Olympus OM-2 | |
 Posted: 15 May 16 | Olympus OM-2 sample pictures | Yesterday I loaded up my Olympus OM-2 with a reel of Kodak colourplus 200 colour film and headed off to the sailing lake in Stevenage at Fairlands Valley Park to give the camera a test run. The pictures below show the Olympus OM-2 sample pictures I took | |
 Posted: 23 Sep 16 | Olympus Evolt E500 digital slr | This is a look at the first in a successful series of cameras for Olympus, the Olympus Evolt E500 digital SLR. | |
 Posted: 01 Oct 16 | Olympus E500 sample pictures | Over the last few days I've taken my Olympus E500 with me on various walks and on a trip to Cambridge I had to make for work. In this post I'm going to publish the best of the Olympus E500 sample pictures I took and give my impressions of shooting with this camera | |
 Posted: 22 Nov 16 | Olympus OM-40 35mm slr camera | A descriptive review of the Olympus OM-40 manual focus, 35mm SLR, which was first in the OM line to offer program mode and matrix metering. | |
 Posted: 26 Nov 16 | Olympus Camedia E-20P Digital SLR | A look at the Olympus Camedia E-20P fixed lens digital camera. Although described as a DSLR, the camera actually uses a prism to direct light | |
 Posted: 16 Jul 17 | Olympus Camedia C-5050 Zoom | The Olympus Camedia C-5050 is a 5Mp digital, auto focus camera with a fixed f/1.8 lens which was one of a huge range of cameras which Olympus produced in the Camedia range. | |
 Posted: 03 Feb 19 | Olympus 35 ECR rangefinder camera | The Olympus 35 ECR is a fully automatic, 35mm film camera with a 42mm f/2.8 lens and rangefinder focusing introduced in the early 1970s. | |
| Pentax cameras | |||
 Posted: 03 Aug 10 | Why I bought a Pentax K200D | My reasons for buying my Pentax K200D when I first decided to move up from a bridge camera to a Digital SLR camera | |
 Posted: 03 Feb 13 | Pentax P30 camera review | This is my review of the classic Pentax P30 35mm manual focus slr, which was manufactured in Japan in the mid to late 1980's. | |
 Posted: 05 Oct 13 | Pentax SFXn 35mm slr camera | A look at one of Pentax's early auto-focus, automatic exposure 35mm cameras the Pentax SFXn which was made in the late 1980s. | |
 Posted: 22 May 14 | Pentax spotmatic SP1000 | A look at a classic and iconic manual 35mm camera, the Pentax Spotmatic SP1000 which was produced by Pentax in the mid 1960s. | |
 Posted: 03 Jan 15 | Pentax S1a 35mm slr camera | A brief look at the Pentax S1a 35mm slr camera which was introduced in 1962 and was a cut down, simplified version of the S3 model | |
 Posted: 17 Jan 15 | Pentax ME Super and SMC 50mm f/2.0 | A look at the Pentax ME Super, probably Pentax's most popular small camera when tiny cameras were first popular in the late 1970s. | |
 Posted: 24 Jan 15 | Pentax MZ-50 35mm autofocus slr | A look at one of Pentax's most popular cameras in its last autofocus line up the, Pentax MZ-50 which has all the features most people need. | |
 Posted: 06 Feb 15 | Pentax MZ-50 sample pictures | This post is to highlight the Pentax MZ-50 sample pictures I took with the latest addition to my vintage camera collection. | |
 Posted: 13 Feb 15 | Pentax MG 35mm SLR | A look at an auto only version of the Pentax ME Super called the Pentax MG which was introduced as a entry level / snap shot camera | |
 Posted: 07 Mar 15 | Pentax MZ-7 35mm autofocus slr | A look at one of the best in the Pentax MZ 35mm slr series, the Pentax MZ-7 which offered a good range of useful features at a cut down price. | |
 Posted: 02 Aug 15 | Pentax MZ-30 35mm autofocus slr | A look at the Pentax MZ-30, one of the last in the MZ series of autofocus SLRs which were also the last 35mm film cameras Pentax produced. | |
 Posted: 06 Aug 15 | Pentax MZ-M 35mm SLR | A look at the only manual focus camera in the Pentax MZ range, the Pentax MZ-M, a natural replacement for the K1000 and a pretty nice camera. | |
 Posted: 15 Aug 15 | Pentax MZ-60 QD 35mm autofocus slr | A look at the Pentax MZ-60, the last 35mm camera Pentax produced in the MZ series and the penultimate 35mm film camera they ever produced. | |
 Posted: 20 Aug 15 | Pentax SF10 35mm Autofocus SLR | This Pentax SLR comes from the SF range of cameras which Pentax introduced before the Z and MZ range, and were the first set of autofocus SLR cameras the company made. This model, the Pentax SF10 was also known as the SF7 and is similar in styling to the SFXn camera which I own, but is a rather simpler and more basic model than that. It was manufactured in about 1988. Pentax SF10 Images My Pentax SF10 Camera I purchased [...] | |
 Posted: 08 Sep 15 | Pentax Z-1 Pro 35mm SLR | A review of Pentax's top 35mm film camera of the 1990s and one of the best auto focus film cameras ever made, the Pentax Z-1 | |
 Posted: 11 Sep 15 | Pentax MZ-30 sample images | I bought a Pentax MZ-30 a while ago to build up my vintage camera collection and to try to obtain a copy of each of the MZ series. Last week I did put a roll of Agfa Vista Plus 200 through my copy so I've created this post to show the Pentax MZ-30 sample images I obtained. | |
 Posted: 20 Sep 15 | Epson v550 photo scanner first impressions. | This post describes my impressions of the Epson V550 photo scanner and shows some sample scans and compares them to the scans provided by the lab which developed the film. | |
 Posted: 27 Sep 15 | Pentax Z-1P Pro 35mm SLR | A short review of the Pentax Z-1p which was the updated and improved version of probably the best 35mm autofocus camera ever made by Pentax. | |
 Posted: 11 Oct 15 | Pentax Z-1P sample pictures | Last week I received a test film back from development which I'd exposed in my Pentax Z-1P, and tonight I got time to scan them on my Epson v550 photo scanner. This therefore is a post covering the Pentax Z-1P sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 02 Jan 16 | Pentax Spotmatic SP 35mm SLR | A look at probably the most famous Pentax camera of all time - the Pentax Spotmatic SP which was introduced in the mid to late 1960s | |
 Posted: 09 Jan 16 | Pentax P30T 35mm slr camera review | This is a review of the last and, in my opinion, the best model in the P30 series that Pentax made - the Pentax P30T | |
 Posted: 15 Jan 16 | Pentax Spotmatic ES 35mm slr review | A look at one of the later model spotmatic cameras, the Pentax Spotmatic ES which was also one of the first to feature aperture priority AE. | |
 Posted: 07 Feb 16 | Pentax P30t sample pictures | This week I wanted to test my colour film development process and I exposed a reel of Kodak ColorPlus 200 in my Pentax P30t to do that. I've already posted on the development process - this post is to cover the use of the P30t and to highlight the Pentax P30T sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 24 Feb 16 | Pentax Super Program / Super A review | A look at one of the best manual focus 35mm cameras that Pentax made in the era of tiny body cameras - the Pentax Super Program or Super A | |
 Posted: 27 Feb 16 | Pentax S1 35mm slr review | A look at the Pentax S1, an entry level camera in the Pentax 35mm range from the early 1960s. This unit also has the clip on light meter. | |
 Posted: 06 Mar 16 | Pentax Spotmatic SPII review | A look at the second version of the Iconic Pentax Spotmatic series which was introduced in 1971, the Pentax Spotmatic SPII. | |
 Posted: 19 Mar 16 | Pentax SV 35mm slr review | A look at one of Pentax's early 35mm cameras which preceded the Spotmatic, the Pentax SV which had many of the features of the later camera | |
 Posted: 25 Mar 16 | Pentax Spotmatic SPII in black | A short look at the Pentax Spotmatic SPII in black. The SPII is the second version of the classic spotmatic available in black and chrome | |
 Posted: 30 Mar 16 | Pentax Super Program sample pictures | It was a couple of months ago I acquired a Pentax Super Program 35mm camera and I've just developed my first film from it, so I thought I'd publish a follow up post describing how I found the camera to shoot with and to feature the Pentax Super Program sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 08 Apr 16 | Pentax K1000 35mm slr camera | A look at a camera which many photographers grew up with, the Pentax K1000, which was the camera of choice for many photography courses. | |
 Posted: 14 Apr 16 | Pentax Z-20 35mm auto-focus slr review | A review of the Pentax Z-20 35mm auto-focus camera, which was a bit of an unrecognised gem in the Pentax Z series line up. | |
 Posted: 19 Apr 16 | Pentax MZ-3 autofocus slr review | This is a review of almost the top camera in the Pentax MZ series - the Pentax MZ-3. Only the MZ-S had a better spec than the MZ-3. | |
 Posted: 23 Apr 16 | Pentax Z-20 sample photos | Last night I developed the first film I'd run through my Pentax Z-20 slr and this morning I've scanned the resultant negatives so this post is to highlight the Pentax Z-20 sample photos. | |
 Posted: 24 Apr 16 | Pentax MZ-3 sample photographs | This post is to show the Pentax MZ-3 sample photographs I took from the first film I ran through my Pentax MZ-3 camera last week. | |
 Posted: 05 May 16 | Pentax Program A short camera review | A look at the Pentax Program A 35mm slr which is a slightly cut down version of the Pentax Super Program, but still an excellent camera. | |
 Posted: 12 Aug 16 | Pentax Z-10 autofocus 35mm slr | A descriptive review of the Pentax Z-10 auto-focus, auto-exposure 35mm camera which was the entry level camera in the Pentax Z series. | |
 Posted: 17 Apr 17 | Pentax Program A sample pictures | This is a post which displays the capabilities of the Program A manual focus camera by showing some Pentax Program A sample pictures | |
 Posted: 26 May 18 | Pentax Spotmatic SP-500 35mm SLR | This is a short look at the Pentax Spotmatic SP-500, which was a cut-down version of the Spotmatic series, introduced after the original camera and named after the top shutter speed of 1/500sec. | |
| Petri cameras | |||
 Posted: 28 Dec 13 | Petri 7s II rangefinder camera | A look at the Petri 7s II rangefinder camera, made by Petri in the early 1970 as a typical small, fixed lens, rangefinder camera | |
 Posted: 23 Apr 16 | Petri FTII 35mm review and repair | A brief look at the Petri FTII 35mm camera made in about 1971 by Petri in Japan including some repair information. | |
 Posted: 25 May 16 | Petri Penta V6 35mm slr | A look at the Petri Penta V6 manual focus camera, an interesting unit fitted with the original Petri breach lock lens mount and 55mm lens. | |
| Praktica cameras | |||
 Posted: 13 May 14 | Praktica PLC 3 slr camera | This post takes a look at one of the many different Praktica cameras which were made between the 1960s and the 1990s - the Praktica PLC 3 | |
 Posted: 28 Aug 14 | Praktica Nova 1B SLR | This is a look at one of the latest additions to my collection of 35mm vintage cameras, the Praktica Nova 1B fitted with a Domiplan lens. | |
 Posted: 13 Sep 14 | Praktica B100 electronic 35mm slr camera | This is a look at the Praktica B100 electronic 35mm SLR camera which was manufactured by the Pentacon company in East Germany in about 1981 | |
 Posted: 04 Oct 14 | Praktica LB with Meyer-Optik Domiplan | This a a look at the Praktica LB camera, manufactured in the early 1970's and fitted with a Meyer-Optik Domiplan lens. | |
 Posted: 26 Sep 15 | Praktica IV 35mm SLR | The Praktica IV is a simple camera by today's standards. There is no light meter, the aperture doesn't stop down when the shutter is released, the mirror doesn't return to the viewing position after the picture is taken and there are two shutter speed dials for slow and fast shutter speeds. | |
 Posted: 05 Jan 16 | Praktica LTL 35mm vintage SLR camera. | A descriptive review of the Praktica LTL 35mm slr, a fully mechanical camera which was made by Pentacon in the early 1970s. | |
 Posted: 12 Mar 16 | Praktica Super TL 35mm camera review | This is a look at the Praktica Super TL 35mm SLR camera which was made by Pentacon some time between 1968 and 1976. | |
 Posted: 23 Mar 16 | Praktica Super TL3 35mm camera review | A look at the Praktica super TL3 camera from 1978. A typical Praktica camera - solid, heavy, reliable with the distinctive Praktica look. | |
 Posted: 06 Apr 16 | Praktica B200 electronic camera review | A look at the Praktica B200 which was the first of the B series of cameras produced by Praktica in the late 1970's. | |
 Posted: 08 Jun 16 | Praktica MTL 5B 35mm slr | A look at the Praktica MTL 5B, one of the later 'traditional' models of 35mm slr made by the Pentacon company in Germany. | |
 Posted: 09 Oct 16 | Pentona II 35mm viewfinder camera | A look at the Pentona II, a very simple viewfinder camera made in Germany in the early 1960's by a company called KW later part of Praktica | |
 Posted: 05 Aug 17 | Praktica TL3 35mm slr camera | Praktica made a whole series of tough, dependable, solid cameras in the 1960s, 70s and 80s which sold in large numbers. The subject of this post, the Praktica TL3, is no exception and the fact that it's still working well some 30 odd years after it was made. | |
| Ricoh cameras | |||
 Posted: 26 Jul 13 | New Camera - Ricoh GXR + P10 | I’ve come to the conclusion that not only do I enjoy taking photographs, I also enjoy owning cameras ! Because I’ve accepted that I no longer feel guilty about buying new cameras, especially when I find a bargain. I’ve liked the look of the Ricoh GXR exchangeable module camera since it was introduced about 4 years ago, but I could never justify the original price asked. I found a few days ago however that Clifton Cameras have the unit on [...] | |
 Posted: 28 Jul 13 | Ricoh GXR + P10 initial shots / thoughts | I’ve had my Ricoh GXR + P10 camera for a few days now and took it to my Son’s cricket practice this morning to see how it performs. Below are the pictures I took – click any for a better sized image. Although I bought this camera with a P10 unit because that was the best cost deal at Clifton Cameras, I could see that if I could ever afford to buy some Leica M-Mount lenses and the 12M APS-C [...] | |
 Posted: 07 Aug 13 | Ricoh GXR S10 Lens Unit | This short review covers the Ricoh GXR S10 lens unit which I recently purchased to add to my other GXR lens, the P10 and the GXR body. | |
 Posted: 18 May 14 | Ricoh KR-10M 35mm slr camera | A look at the Ricoh KR-10M, which is a manual focus, auto exposure, 35mm camera made by Ricoh in Japan around about 1990. | |
 Posted: 06 Sep 14 | Ricoh KR 10 super 35mm slr camera | This is my pictorial review of the Ricoh KR 10 Super, a 35mm film camera which was manufactured for Ricoh in Japan in the early 1980’s. In common with all Ricoh’s bayonet mount 35mm cameras, it has the Pentax K mount fitted which allowed a wide range of commonly available lenses to be fitted to it. My example is fitted with a Rikenon 50mm f/2.0 lens which I believe is the original prime lens supplied with the camera. It’s a [...] | |
 Posted: 02 May 15 | New sensors for my Ricoh GXR camera | I bought my Ricoh GXR camera a couple of years ago now, but although I think it's a really good camera I haven't put it to the use I would have liked to. | |
 Posted: 09 May 15 | Ricoh GXR A12 50mm macro unit | As I wrote in a recent post I found a supplier in China selling Ricoh GXR A12 50mm APS-C lens units for my Ricoh GXR camera unit for a remarkably cheap £88 and snapped one up. This is a review of that unit concerning its usability and performance. | |
 Posted: 31 May 15 | Ricoh GXR A12 Mount first impressions | I posted a while ago about discovering new lens units for my Ricoh GXR camera from a site in China. Well, I found that the same supplier also had the Ricoh GXR A12 Leica mount sensor unit for a very good price and so I decided to get that as well. | |
 Posted: 07 Jun 15 | Ricoh GXR A12 28mm samples | I wrote recently about the new sensor units I bought from China for my Ricoh GXR camera body and followed it up with posts about the 50mm macro unit and the sensor only A12 unit. Well this short post completes the series by including some sample images from the other unit I bought – a Ricoh GXR A12 28mm equivalent APS-C sensor lens. As with the 50mm unit, the 28mm unit is not actually fitted with a 28mm lens but a [...] | |
 Posted: 12 Jan 16 | Ricoh KR-10 35mm SLR vintage camera review | A look at a popular camera from the 1980s, the Ricoh KR-10 35mm slr which, although it carries the Ricoh name, was actually made by Cosina. | |
 Posted: 10 Feb 16 | Ricoh XR-X 35mm manual focus slr review | This is a look at the Ricoh XR-X (XR-M in the US) 35mm manual focus slr camera, a typical, blocky late 1980s design. | |
 Posted: 26 Feb 16 | Ricoh GXR VF-2, the missing piece in the puzzle | This article reviews the Ricoh GXR VF-2 electronic viewfinder, which was sold as an add on accessory for the Ricoh GXR camera and provides a useful additional facet the the camera. | |
 Posted: 04 Jun 16 | Ricoh Singlex TLS 35mm slr camera | A look at the Ricoh Singlex TLS a 35mm single lens reflex camera made by Ricoh in 1967 and also re-badged for a number of other manufacturers | |
 Posted: 28 Sep 16 | Ricoh RDC-4200 digital camera | A review of the Ricoh RDC-4200, an early digital camera made by Ricoh in about 1999, including some sample images taken with the camera | |
 Posted: 02 Feb 17 | Ricoh RDC-7 Image capturing device | A look at the Ricoh RDC-7, a very early 3 Megapixel digital camera produced by Ricoh with quite an interesting and novel design. | |
 Posted: 31 Mar 17 | Ricoh Mirai 105 35mm autofocus slr camera | The Ricoh Mirai 105 is an autofocus 35mm camera which was made by or for Ricoh in the late 1980s. It is distinctive in it's appearance and was a design used by other manufacturers as well as Ricoh, for example it was also made for Olympus as the Infinity Superzoom A300. | |
 Posted: 31 May 17 | Ricoh Caplio R1v digital compact camera | A look at the Ricoh Caplio R1v a small, fully automatic, 5Mp snap shot camera dating from about 2005 with several features typical of Ricoh. | |
 Posted: 11 Jun 17 | Ricoh R1v Sample pictures | A few days ago I posted an article reviewing my Ricoh R1v digital compact camera and today I'm going to add to that post by describing my experiences of shooting with it, and show some Ricoh R1v sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 14 Jun 17 | Ricoh G600 ruggedised digital camera | This is my pictorial review of the Ricoh G600 a waterproof, dust proof, 10 Mp compact digital camera which was made by Ricoh in about 2008. | |
 Posted: 18 Jun 17 | Ricoh G600 sample pictures | Last week I wrote a review of the Ricoh G600 ruggedised camera, and over the last couple of days I've been trying the camera out and taking some test pictures with it. | |
 Posted: 10 Jun 18 | Ricoh Singlex II 35mm slr camera | In this article I'm taking a look at the Ricoh Singlex II 35mm, slr camera which was released in the mid 1970s. It is a typical Ricoh camera - solid, dependable and well made and is an improved replacement for the original Singlex TLS camera. | |
| Rodenstock cameras | |||
 Posted: 28 Dec 17 | Rodenstock folding camera | This is a review and description of a Rodenstock folding camera which I recently bought from eBay UK. Rodenstock has a good reputation for producing lenses, being the original manufacturers of some of the lenses in the Kodak Retina, but this is the first camera I've seen made by the company. | |
| Taron cameras | |||
 Posted: 04 Jul 15 | Taron Vr 35mm rangefinder camera | A look at the Taron Vr, a 1960s 35mm coupled rangefinder camera with a 45mm f/2.8 lens but with no a light meter. | |
 Posted: 18 Jul 15 | Taron Unique 35mm rangefinder-camera | A short look at the Taron Unique 35mm rangefinder camera, along with a set of add on lens units and a matched viewfinder. | |
 Posted: 27 Jan 16 | Taron Eyemax 35mm rangefinder camera | This is a review of the Taron Eyemax, an early 35mm rangefinder camera made in about 1961 with a distinctive light meter grill. | |
| Topcon cameras | |||
 Posted: 27 Sep 14 | Topcon Unirex 35mm slr camera | A look at the Topcon Unirex featuring auto exposure, a leaf shutter and two metering modes this was far from a typical 35mm film SLR. | |
 Posted: 06 Oct 14 | Topcon IC-1 Auto camera | A look at the Topcon IC-1 auto 35mm lslr camera which is similar to the Topcon Unirex and fitted with the same UV lens mount. | |
 Posted: 13 Dec 14 | Topcon RE Auto 35mm camera | A look at the Topcon RE Auto which is an SLR camera with a leaf shutter rather than the more common focal plane shutter. | |
 Posted: 06 May 15 | Topcon Unirex EE 35mm slr camera | A look at the Topcon Unirex EE 35mm film camera introduced in about 1972 as a lower cost variant of the popular Topcon Unirex camera | |
| Voigtlander cameras | |||
 Posted: 30 Jan 15 | Voigtlander Vito B viewfinder camera | A look at the well engineered Voigtlander Vito B camera from about 1959 which was capable of brilliant results thanks to the Skopar lens. | |
 Posted: 23 Feb 15 | Voigtlander Vito Automatic 35mm camera | This Voigtlander Vito Automatic is the second Voigtlander camera I’ve bought in the last couple of months. I bought a Voigtlander Vito B for £5 a few weeks ago, but I didn’t splash out as much on this camera – it cost me 99 pence! Voigtlander Vito Automatic Images Voigtlander Vito Automatic Description This is a 1960’s viewfinder camera with a selenium cell which controls the camera’s aperture, making a fully automatic ‘point and shoot’ model. There is a neat [...] | |
 Posted: 11 Jul 15 | Voigtlander Dynamatic II rangefinder camera | The Voigtlander Dynamatic II camera is a 35mm, rangefinder, auto-exposure camera made by Voigtlander in the early 1960's. | |
 Posted: 03 Oct 15 | Voigtlander Vitoret D viewfinder camera | This is a review of the Voigtlander Vitoret D, which was a simple 35mm viewfinder camera made in the early 1960's | |
 Posted: 18 Nov 15 | Voigtlander Bessa 66 medium format camera | The Voigtlander Bessa 66 is a very compact, 6cm x 6cm, folding camera which takes 12 pictures on a roll of 120 or 620 film. | |
 Posted: 09 Jan 16 | Voigtlander Bessa 66 sample pictures | This post highlights the Voigllander Bessa 66 camera I reviewed last week, and shows the Voigtlander Bessa 66 sample pictures I obtained from the first film I ran through it. | |
 Posted: 07 Apr 17 | Voigtlander Vito 35mm Folding camera | The Voigtlander Vito is a 35mm folding camera fitted with a Prontor II shutter, a Voigtlander Skopar 50mm f/3.5 lens and was made just after the second world war in about 1947. | |
 Posted: 14 Dec 17 | Voigtlander Bessa f/7.7 folding camera | A look at a Voigtlander Bessa folding camera which was made between about 1930-34 and takes 8 large negatives on a roll of 120 format film. | |
| Waltax cameras | |||
 Posted: 17 Jun 18 | Waltax Junior folding camera | This post takes a look at a medium format, folding camera from the early 1950s - the Waltax Junior. It's a simple camera of the sort many people would have owned for taking holiday snap shots because it is simple to use and folds to a nice, convenient size. | |
| Weltaflex cameras | |||
 Posted: 29 Oct 16 | Weltaflex medium format twin lens reflex | The Weltaflex is a German made, twin lens reflex camera which first came into the world around 1954 and was made by the Welta company, although I suspect the version I have is a bit later than that since it bears the Pentacon mark on the shutter. Weltaflex Images My Weltaflex Camera I found this camera on eBay described as a fully working, nice condition camera and I thought it was a reasonable price so I bought it. As it [...] | |
 Posted: 06 Nov 16 | Weltaflex TLR shooting experience | This morning I took my Weltaflex TLR with me for a walk round a rather cold and frosty Fairlands Park in Stevenage to try it out and this post features the pictures I took. | |
| Weston cameras | |||
 Posted: 31 May 14 | Vintage camera collection - Weston Light meter | Another in my series about my vintage camera collection but this time something a bit different. It’s not a camera but a Weston light meter. In fact two Weston light meters – a Weston Master II and a Weston Master III. Weston Light meter Images These items are similar to the vintage lenses in my collection in that they are still useful and still fulfil the purpose that they were originally made for. Although I have several 35mm film cameras [...] | |
| Yashica cameras | |||
 Posted: 03 Mar 13 | Yashica MG-1 35mm rangefinder camera | A look at the Yashica MG-1 coupled rangefinder camera which was produced by Yashica sometime in the late 1960s. | |
 Posted: 16 Mar 13 | Yashica 230AF 35mm SLR | This is a short review of the Yashica 230AF camera which was an early auto focus slr cameras made by Yashica in the late 1980s. | |
 Posted: 26 Dec 15 | Yashica Minister D 35mm rangefinder | This is a review of a popular 35mm rangefinder camera made by Yashica in the 1960s, the Yashica Minister D. | |
 Posted: 07 May 16 | Yashica Pentamatic 35mm camera review | This is a review of a Yashica Pentamatic which was the first Yashica 35mm slr to have the ability to change lenses. | |
 Posted: 12 Jun 16 | Yashica J-P 35mm slr camera | A look at the Yashica J-P, a 35mm single lens reflex camera made in about 1964, and a modified version of an earlier camera, the Penta J. | |
 Posted: 03 Jul 16 | Yashica J 35mm rangefinder camera | A short look at the Yashica J, a 35mm rangefinder camera made in 1961 with a limited range of settings and fitted with a 45mm f/2.8 lens. | |
 Posted: 12 Mar 17 | Yashica TL Electro X repairs | The Yashica TL Electro X was one of the first 35mm film SLR cameras to feature electronic display of exposure information in the viewfinder. It was first produced in 1968 when the majority of cameras used mechanical meter needles to display exposure and so it represented a first step on the way to today’s electronic cameras. I found an example of this camera on eBay being sold as non-working but in very good cosmetic condition, and since I already had [...] | |
 Posted: 21 Jun 17 | Yashica 635 TLR camera | A look at the Yashica 635 TLR camera, a medium format unit with a bit of a novel twist - it can also shoot 35mm film with an adaptor. | |
 Posted: 19 May 18 | Yashica J-3 35mm SLR camera | The Yashica J-3 is a manually focused, 35mm single lens reflex camera which was made by Yashica in the early 1960s. It is a well engineered, quality camera with a built in light meter which can take any lens fitted with the universal M42 screw thread fitting. | |
| Zeiss Ikon cameras | |||
 Posted: 31 Oct 15 | Zeiss Ikon Contina viewfinder camera | The Zeiss Ikon Contina is a viewfinder camera with a 45mm f/2.8 Pantar lens and an exposure control system which uses the EV (Exposure Value) system to set the exposure. | |
 Posted: 30 May 16 | Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Alpha | The Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Alpha reviewed in this article is a somewhat cheaper version of the Contaflex which was made to satisfy the lower, entry level of the marked for a leaf shutter, 35mm single lens reflex camera. | |
 Posted: 06 Jun 16 | Contaflex III sample film | Over the last week or so I've been running a test film through my Zeiss Ikon Contaflex III 35mm slr and a couple of days ago I finished the film and developed it so this post is to publish the Contaflex III sample pictures. | |
 Posted: 18 Jun 16 | Zeiss Ikon Nettar II type 517/16 | The Zeiss Ikon Nettar II model is a fairly basic design with a 75mm Novar-Anastigmat lens, a maximum aperture of f/6.3 and the vario shutter has quite slow speeds of 1/25, 1/75 & 1/200sec + a bulb setting. | |
 Posted: 03 Nov 16 | Zeiss Ikon Contina I 35mm folding camera. | The Zeiss Ikon Contina I is a 35mm camera with a set of bellows which allows the lens to be collapsed into the body of the camera making a slimmer, more compact camera. This style of design was popular in the mid 1950s when this camera was made. | |
| Zenit cameras | |||
 Posted: 16 Jun 14 | Zenit 11 and Zenit EM 35mm SLRs | A short look at two classic Russian cameras from the 1970s and 1980s, the Zenit 11 & the Zenit EM which are both of very similar design. | |
 Posted: 26 Mar 16 | Zenit E 35mm slr review | A look at a camera very popular from the late 1960s to the middle 1980s and the first camera of many enthusiastic photographers, the Zenit E. | |
1:37 pm
Quite the collection!
1:46 pm
And a VERY understanding wife! Happy Christmas Simon.
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there is no Hasselblad ???
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Sadly no 🙁
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Dont stop – you can have it 😉 !
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hi…really enjoyed looking through your cameras and will be back from time to time. In my view the most beautifully designed cameras of all time were the Werra range from the 1950s in Germany… quality lens, simplistic and minimal in design… I’d love to see a digital camera made on similar lines… it won’t happen as so much modern photography attempts to complicate the relatively simple photo taking process. On the top of the Werra 1… the shutter button… what else do you need… then shutter speeds, aperture and film wind on controlled via the lens. Ingenious and totally safe way of loading film too… buy one… Cheers, Terry