Recently I was gifted an old film camera. Thank you my old friend Rob Smith for your thoughtfulness. It was branded "National" ...... and for those of us who can remember, this ...
The Yashica Auto Focus Motor. I'd never heard of it before finding one in a local charity shop, and for a mere £8 including original strap, case and manual, I thought it was wor...
There’s two ways to look at the Canon MC. It’s either a more advanced equivalent of the likes of the Olympus XA with autofocus and auto-advance. Or it’s a clunky feeling, primit...
25 April, 2019
Pentax Espio 115M – Mini Review – by Phil Harrison
Many years ago, well to be precise around 1998, I owned a 115M. I had just taken redundancy after 25 years as a photographer and was fed up with carrying heavy bags of gear. I j...
"Why did I let her go?", a voice whispered in my mind when I received my film scans on an unusually quiet Friday night. I watched as the images slowly populated my screen, produ...
29 March, 2019
Nikon L35AF – a mini review – by Giacomo Zema
I started shooting film at the beginning of last year when I picked up a mint Canon Eos 620 that I intended to use with my EF lenses (which were tired of my aps-c digital camera...
The Ricoh GR: this series of cameras has had a cult following since its introduction in 1997 in the form of the debut model, simply called the GR1. I didn’t even know Ricoh made...
20 March, 2019
Ricoh Shotmaster Zoom Super Date Review – By Gavin Bain
What a name right? Ricoh Shotmaster Zoom Super Date. I couldn’t imagine having to walk into a store to order this camera when it first came out. Speaking of which, I have no ide...