I have only used one of the Minolta XG series of cameras, the Minolta XG-M. However, it was a mixed experience as my review highlights here. I haven’t resolved the issue yet , it’s on my growing repair list. So, when another incarnation of the XG series came my way I was both excited and … More The Silky Smooth Minolta XG 9
In this year the search engine Google was incorporated; the iMac is released; the winter Olympics take place in Japan and Nikon release the F60. What was the year? The F60, also known as the N60 is an average camera. Features include Program, shutter priority, aperture priority manual and auto modes along with 5 vari-program … More Nikon F60 – Living in the Shadows
This is the first half frame SLR that I have come across in my film wanderings, and so as a result my interest was piqued. The manual for this camera states in it’s introduction: “This camera is a near-futuristic type of auto-focus SLR which has introduced a new image by greatly innovating the camera design.” … More Yashica Samurai X3.0
In its roundup of the top 56 cameras for the new millennium, Popular Photography December 1999 issue included the Canon EOS IX7 in its list (also known as the IX Lite)You can find the full review here. In part it stated: ” this IX remains an exceptionally capable SLR usable by beginners, yet having sufficient … More The Canon EOS IX7 – Photography Shouldn’t Be This Easy!
In an effort to reduce the number of cameras in my ‘collection’, I have seriously started to look at possible casualties, cameras that I can move on and sell. With this in mind my attention turned to the Chinon CM4S. I have a number of Chinon cameras all of which I have thouroughly enjoyed using. … More The Indomitable Chinon CM 4s
The manual for this camera provides, I think, a helpful overview of where Fujica were going with the STX 1. It states:- “Special features of this camera are: the new Fujica X bayonet mount which permits quick interchanging of the lenses, a full aperture metering system, and three-way focusing with split image, microprism and groung … More Fujica STX 1 – Appreciating the X Factor
” The Nikon FE offers an exclusive combination of technological advantages and value never befor available in an auto-compact slr” reads one advertisement for this camera in 1981. The advertisement goes on to point out,” the Nikon FE is an outstanding value….uniquely precise metering…pure creativity…a singular combination of brilliant design, extraordinary engineering,..uncompromising production standards, and … More The Nikon FE – Quintessentially Nikon
When I saw this camera, in a local charity shop, I knew nothing about it having never used one before. A quick search revealed that it was a 35mm film camera made around the mid 1960’s aimed at the enthusiast. It has no light meter and doesn’t require batteries to operate, nice. ☺️ What immediately … More Exa 1a
In its April 1999 issue Popular photography published its review of the Nikon Pronea S. You can find it here. Interestingly in its opening comments it said the following; “You may not know it from looking at this svelte, streamlined little camera, but it represents rather a daring leap of faith on the part of … More Nikon Pronea S – Pioneer or Faux Pas
Having slingshot around the sun and gone into time warp we find ourselves coming to rest in the latter years of the 1980’s with the Ricoh XR-X The review of the Ricoh XR-X(M) that appeared in the March 1988 issue of Popular photography, found here, ended by saying the following: ” The Ricoh XR-M is … More The Left Handed Ricoh XR-X
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