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.
When I first picked up this camera to take it out, I was met after a couple of shutter actuations, with a stuck film advance. Since this is a camera that requires batteries to operate there was only one thing to do, take the base plate off and have a look. Nothing obviously wrong here. … More The Rokky Road with a Minolta XG-M
This is only the second camera made by Cosina that I have tried so far and I have to say they are good little cameras. Although there is a lot of plastic on this Cosina CSM it does feel solid and well balanced in my hand. It is mechanical, only needing two small 1.5v batteries … More The Curious Case of the Cosina CSM
Almost all that I said here about the Nikkormat FT N applies to the FT 3. In fact the FT 3 could almost be viewed as a refined FT N. When looking through the sales manual for the FT 3 it mentions in it’s general introduction ‘performance features’ like “reinforced neck strap eyelets” and “plastic-tipped … More The Last of the Mechanical Nikkormats -FT3
I saw this Anemone, the name of which I was told but immediately forgot, and knew I had to seize the moment.
Making comparisons is odious at the best of times. So too with cameras. I like to think that cameras are just different with different skill sets. So while I may make references to my Nikon F, review here, they are to highlight the differences and not their deficiencies. At 700 grams, without a lens, it … More Nikon F2S When Good gets Really Good
The last few cameras have seen me living in the 1970’s. It was now time to exchange the flared trousers and ‘space hopper’ for the chinos and computer of the mid 1990’s. The Canon EOS 50E is a seriously feature laden camera. At the top of the list must be the eye control focus feature. … More Canon EOS 50E
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