SLR Cameras Archives

June 3, 2020

Canon AE-1 Program Camera Review – Beginners’ Best Choice

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The Canon AE-1 Program will make great photos easily, for any level of photographer. But it may be the best choice, specifically, for new photographers.

Aidan Bell
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April 29, 2020

Contax 167MT Camera Review

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Drew reviews the Contax 167MT, a full-featured 35mm film SLR from the glory days of the Japanese-made Contax cameras.

Drew Chambers
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April 8, 2020

All About the Nikon Nikkormat Series – a Retrospective

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Josh dives into the history of Nikon’s first succesful amateur SLR camera, with details by model and which you should buy today.

Josh Solomon
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March 30, 2020

A Leica R6.2 Review – by Hamish Gill of 35mmc

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Hamish Gill of 35mmc steps out of his rangefinder comfort zone and shoots the Leica R6.2. Here’s his review of this paradoxical SLR.

Hamish Gill
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March 22, 2020

Leica R8 Review – Leica’s Most Advanced Film Camera

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James examines the Leica R8 of 1996, the first 35mm film SLR camera designed by Leica since 1974.

James Tocchio
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March 9, 2020

Contax NX – a Multi-User Review of the Last Contax SLR

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The Contax NX was among the last ever Contax 35mm film cameras. In our multi-user review, Drew and James share their thoughts on this sleek SLR.

Drew Chambers
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January 29, 2020

Shooting Lisbon with a Minolta SRT 303b and Kodak Ektar

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Our own Jeb Inge visits sunny Lisbon, Portugal with a Minolta SRT 303b film camera and Kodak’s most vibrant film, Kodak Ektar 100.

Jeb Inge
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September 17, 2019

Sixty Days and Counting with a Pentacon Six

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After years of wanting one and sixty days of shooting one, Jeb relates his thoughts on and experiences with the Pentacon Six.

Jeb Inge
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September 9, 2019

Trying to Care About Film Photography with a Nikon EM

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Josh is in a photographic slump. The Nikon EM is a simple camera. Can this machine help him slug his way out of the rut? Or is it a swing and a miss?

Josh Solomon
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July 26, 2019

Which Leica SLR Should I Buy?

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Looking to buy a Leica SLR film camera? We’ve got you covered. Here is our buyer’s guide for those shopping for a Leica R mount camera.

James Tocchio
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June 17, 2019

Contax Aria 70 Years Edition Review

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The Contax Aria 70 Years limited edition model is the very last manual focus camera to wear the legendary CONTAX name. With a body designed by Porsche, shutter designed by Yashica, and lenses by Zeiss…

Cheyenne Morrison
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June 3, 2019

Nikon Nikonos V Camera Review

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In April of 1984, Nikon released their final and most advanced manual-focus underwater camera, the Nikonos V. For nearly twenty years it would stand as the most successful underwater and all-weather camera that Nikon (or…

James Tocchio
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February 26, 2019

The Wirgin Edixa Reflex B is Everything I Love and Hate About Film Cameras

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I spent the past week shooting the Wirgin Edixa Reflex B, a West German-made SLR from the 1950s, and when I took it this weekend to a Boston film photographer meet, the reactions around it…

James Tocchio
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February 11, 2019

Nikon F100 Review – The Ultimate 35mm Film SLR Value

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It was one year ago, while preparing to move to Germany, that I purchased my Nikon F100. I bought it in the hope that it would be all the camera I would ever need —…

Jeb Inge
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