Camera Reviews Archives

July 28, 2022

Konishiroku ( Konica ) Pearl IV – The Last, Best 645 Folder

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Cheyenne reviews the Konishiroku ( Konica ) Pearl IV, one of the last, and best, folding medium format film cameras to come out of Japan.

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July 22, 2022

The Contax TVS on the Streets of Bangkok

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Daniel Rider stumbled into a Contax TVS, and inadvertently realized it’s the perfect camera for the streets of Bangkok (and beyond).

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July 13, 2022

Ihagee Exa Camera Review

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Sroyon reviews the Ihagee Exa, an early 35mm film SLR camera with plenty of weird quirks (and a nice suite of lenses!).

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July 8, 2022

The Curse of the Hasselblad XPan

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In today’s guest post, Matthias Jambon unravels the curse of the Hasselblad XPan (in the form of a camera review).

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June 29, 2022

Nikon 28Ti Point and Shoot Film Camera Review

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James reviews Nikon’s most exotic, enticing (and expensive) point and shoot 35mm film camera, the Nikon 28Ti.

James Tocchio
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June 23, 2022

The Minolta SR-T 303 – The camera that gets out of your way

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Allysse reviews the Minolta SRT 303, a simple and effective 35mm film camera that’s suitable for those looking to learn.

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June 3, 2022

Here’s a Perfect Beginner 35mm Film SLR – the Minolta Dynax 500Si

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Jim Graves profiles another great 35mm SLR camera for beginner film photographers – the Minolta Dynax 500Si Super.

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May 23, 2022

Canon EOS 1V Review – the Last Professional Film SLR from Canon

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James reviews Canon’s last professional 35mm film SLR camera, the Canon EOS 1V. It’s nearly perfect, and surprisingly priced.

James Tocchio
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May 1, 2022

Polaroid’s The Button is a Surprisingly Good Instant Camera

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James reviews a somewhat anonymous and simple Polaroid instant film camera – 1981’s The Button.

James Tocchio
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April 18, 2022

Olympus 35S 35mm Rangefinder Camera Review

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James reviews a beautiful, old-school rangefinder-focusing 35mm film camera from Olympus, the Olympus 35-S of 1955.

James Tocchio
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February 28, 2022

Making Pictures with a Cracker – Cámara Galletita Challenge

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Sroyon builds and shoots a homemade pinhole camera with a cracker for a lens, and the results are wild!

Sroyon Mukherjee
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February 4, 2022

The Ten Best Electronic 35mm SLR’s Ever Made

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After seven years of shooting classic cameras, we’ve compiled our list of the ten best electronic SLRs of all time.

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February 2, 2022

The Canon AV-1 is a Better Canon AE-1 (For Me)

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James reviews the Canon AV-1, a camera that’s often described as “a Canon AE-1 with aperture priority mode.”

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January 12, 2022

Reviewing My Time with the Konica Hexar RF

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Drew reviews the Konica Hexar RF, a 35mm film rangefinder camera that blends manual and automatic functions in an interesting way.

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