In the movie industry, sequels can be tricky things to make successful. Think of a film that you like, that has multiple parts, in my case it would have to be Back to the Future. What was part two like? In the case of my choice, not so good. Trying to move the story on … More Chinon CX II – The Sequel
I recently came across this camera on that well known auction site. I didn’t have any Konica branded cameras in my collection and when I saw it came with a Tamron lens fitted with the Adaptall mount, the deal was sealed. Tamron came up with a series of lenses that could be fitted on to … More Konica TC-X, Plastic but is it Fantastic?
In its December 1984 edition, Popular Photography included a review of the Pentax Program A/ Program Plus. It can be found here. The reviewer concluded with the thought: “I found the Program Plus to be an excellently made, highly usable camera.” This just about sums up my experience with it. When the camera is set … More Pentax Program A and the VW Beetle
I had to be in London for a couple of hours and I knew the weather forecast said rain and wind. But I’m really enjoying my foray into black and white photography so I didn’t mind. But which camera to take when you know you will only have one hand available while the other holds … More London in a storm with a Nikon F50
I want you to image the family group photo that nobody really wants to be involved in. Yes we’ve all been there! How could you lighten the mood? Well what if the camera played a little Bach or Beethoven or maybe even Vivaldi as it counted down on self timer. Well that’s exactly what you … More Making Photography FuN with the Canon 1000 FN
The Nikon FA has been high on my “Would Like to Have” list. The internet is full of praise for this often overlooked electronic wonder. Popular Photography magazine in it’s May 1984 edition provided an in-depth review. Here is a link to the review – Here In their concluding comments the reviewer offered this opinion … More Nikon FAbulous ?
With some film cameras I pick up, I know from the start that I’m going to have a good time. I’m not quite sure why, but it happens. However with the Yashica J3, I didn’t get that feeling. It’s quite a plain looking camera. Top shutter speed of 1/500th of a second. A light meter … More Yashica J3
Building on the success of the Minolta 7000, in the late 80’s Minolta produced the 7000i. One could be forgiven for thinking “not much of an upgrade.” But it is almost a totally different camera. Here are some links to articles appearing in Popular Photography. Here is a test of the autofocus and Here a … More Out and About with the Minolta 7000i
This camera, produced in the early 1970’s, has a lot in common with others produced at the same time. What I call 1,2,3 photography. It really is that simple. As a consequence there are very few frills about the Chinon CX. Although having said that, you do get a maximum shutter speed of 1000th of … More 1, 2, 3 Photography with the Chinon CX
I like this camera a lot. There I’ve said it. But why? To answer that let me take you through some of it’s features. It is an aperture priority interchangeable lens film camera. You choose the aperture on the lens and the camera will select the correct shutter speed to get a correctly exposed shot. … More Canon AL-1 Quite Frankly Perfect?
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