The Centon K200 is a rather ordinary looking Aperture Priority camera. I can’t find an exact date for the camera or anything else about the camera brand, except that it was used by the UK company Jessops for it’s in house product range. What I can say is that it relies very heavily on plastic … More Centon K200 – “Well that’s never happened before!”
“Maybe you’d carry an SLR more often if you had one that was more fun and less job. Well, here it is. Let the good times roll.” This is how Nikon pitched the N6006 back in an early 1990’s advertisement. Interestingly in the same advertisement the following comment was made that perhaps shows the thinking … More Nikon N6006 Serious Fun?
Compared to the Pentax Z1 reviewed last week (one of the most complicated cameras I’ve tested so far), the Pentax MV seems positively spartan. However if you’re wanting a compact and simple to use SLR that taps into the rich supply of Pentax mount lenses, then I would proffer that you couldn’t do much wrong … More Pentax MV, Svelte but is it Super
“The dawn of a new age of autofocus slr photography. The Pentax PZ1..an extention of your mind… A new tool for carrying out your creative intentions.” Hyperbole or Understatement?This is one of those cameras you definitely have to read the manual before trying to use it. Looking through the list of functions, it would appear … More Pentax Z1- All a photographer could wish for?
In its technical Manual for the F3, Nikon outlined the design goals it wanted for the camera. It included: “1)A proven system of automatic and manual exposure control usable with all current Nikon and Nikon series E lenses, 2) full manual digital control of all shutter speeds, 3) a compact yet durable camera body, 4) … More The Incomparable Nikon F3?
This week the DeLorean is firmly parked up in the year that saw the Berlin wall tumble; Motorola introduces the smallest mobile phone weighing 350g and costing a lot of money; the Space Shuttle Columbia returns safely to Earth. The year is 1989 which is also the year when the Canon EOS 600, also known … More Canon EOS 600
This was meant to be a review of the Nikon EM. However on developing the film it was clear that “we have a problem Houston.” When comparing this film with the last I had developed, the images definitely look very pale with only a couple on the roll looking anything like what I’m used to … More Developing Issues
Some while ago in amongst some cameras that I had purchased was a used/exposed roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 127 black and white film. I thought it would be interesting to try to develop it to see if I could rescue any images from it. However how long had it been hanging around and under … More Developing Kodak Verichrome 127
The year is 1966. The Beatles have performed their last concert before a paying audience. Star Trek a new sci-fi series has aired for the first time on Amercian TV. The Football World Cup sees England fans very happy. It is also the year the Yashica TL Super was released. If you like heavy cameras, … More The Truly Super Yashica TL Super.
In my ongoing efforts to sharpen my ability to “see” in black and white, I was looking at a series of images I originally took with colour print film. The one below caught my attention as a possible candidate for the monochrome treatment. With the image in the photo editor, I simply did a black … More Black and White Print from a Colour Negative.
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