The screenshot below shows what happened when a strip of six images from the Yashica 270 AF, underexposed by 7 stops, was inserted into my Epson Perfection V370 Photo Scanner. Normally the Epson Scan software is very good at finding an image and providing a thumbnail for me to view. Sadly because the images were … More Digging Deep to Rescue an Image
Kyocera were unfashionably late to the “autofocus party’ in 1991 with the Yashica 270 AF or 230 AF Super as it is also known as. Being on the back foot doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. Refining an already existing technology and taking it to the next level is what drives a lot … More Yashica 270 AF – Quintessential or Quirky
I’m not a great fan of Bridge Cameras. There I’ve said it. When I have used them, one of my first digitals was a Fujifilm something, I’ve found them a little frustrating. There always seems to be compromises either in functionality or image quality. So my expectations were, shall we say not high, when I … More Olympus IS 300 – New Frontera’s or a Bridge to No Where?
I’m super excited today to have received some film, but no ordinary film. At least not to me. So a 120 roll of Verichrome Pan film. A 620 roll of Panatomic-X. Two rolls of Verichrome. A 127 roll of Super-XX. Finally a 135 roll of Kodachrome. What makes them particularly interesting to me are the … More Black and White Film Stock
During the 1980’s the Dixons retail company here in the UK owned the rights to the Miranda brand. The Miranda MS-2 Super’s plastic construction and sytling actually belong to Cosina and Dixons gave it the Miranda stamp. There’s not a great deal to be said about the cameras specs. The Miranda MS-2 Super is around … More Miranda MS-2 Super – Hidden Gem?
Advanced Photo System was a film format that never really interested me when it was introduced back in the 1990’s. This may in part have been due to the family responsibilities I had at the time, but mostly because I was convinced that it wasn’t really any better than 35mm. In some respects it reflects … More Developing My First APS film
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?
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