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Edixa Reflex D 35mm slr camera
This is another Edixa 35mm slr camera, the Edixa Reflex D, which is very similar in appearance to the other Edixa models in my collection.
Brilliant Pentax Z-1 Pro 35mm SLR
My review of the brilliant Pentax X-1 pro level 35mm autofocus slr which pentax produced in the early 1990s
Probook 4540s Hackintosh
OK – this blog is titled ‘Simon Hawketts’s Photo Blog’ but I do have other interests and this post (or probably series of posts) is…
New sensors for my Ricoh GXR camera
This post looks at some new sensor units I recently bought from China for my Ricoh GXR camera body.
Some problems with the Winait 8mm film scanner
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about a new 8mm film scanner I’d bought as a birthday present from Amazon. The unit…
Pictures of Framlingham town and castle
While we were on holiday in Suffolk last month we visited the town of Framlingham to look round the castle and town. These are the…
Chinon CX 35mm slr camera review
This is my review of the Chinon CX, a 35mm SLR made by Chinon in Japan in about 1974.
Bronica ETRsi first film
This morning I developed the first film I put through my Bronica ETRsi medium format SLR and scanned the negatives. Because it’s winter and I…
Ensign selfix 20 medium format camera
This Ensign Selfix 20 camera was made in the UK in the early 1930’s by Ensign & Co, and takes 8 pictures on a roll…
Favourite Pictures – Family scene
This is another picture from my Soligor C/D 28mm lens whilst we were on the pebble beach at Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. I had…
Pentax Z-20 35mm auto-focus slr review
This is a review of one of the best specified models in the Pentax Z series of auto-focus 35mm film cameras – the Pentax Z-20.
Ihagee Exakta Exa IIa 35mm slr camera
The Ihagee Exakta Exa IIa was a development of the Exa II camera and produced by Ihagee in the early 1960s.
Zeiss Ikon Contina viewfinder camera
The 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…
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…
The Minolta Dynax 404 si 35mm plastic SLR Camera
This post looks at the Minolta Dynax 404 si 35mm SLR camera which Minolta produced towards the end of the 35mm film era.
Macro photography on film
I like taking macro photos but it has always been with digital photography. This post however covers macro photography on film.
Favourite pictures – Emma the photographer
As I looked through my google plus feed this morning I saw a ‘your year in photos’ post automatically added by google to my feed.…
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…
