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.
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.
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