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
I have a few examples of cameras that Sigma built. This is one of the first they produced. When I first picked up the Sigma Mark 1 I had high hopes. On paper it ticked all the right boxes. All manual camera from the mid 1970’s – tick. Requires a single 625 battery for through … More The Bitter – Sweet experience with the Sigma Mark 1
In the last week or two our garden seems to think that spring is not far off. Dormant plants are putting forth their tentative sprigs and the birds are making their preparations by gathering nesting materials. In the past I have been more than content with my Nikon VR 70 – 300mm 4.5-5.6 lens, however … More Upgrade or Retrograde?
I’m going to take you back to the mid 1970’s, when the Chinon CE II Memotron, what a great name, was released. Inspired no doubt by the fact it has a button, in the picture above it is to the right of the lens, which locks or remembers the exposure. Yes, this is an aperture … More CE II Memotron Memorandum
This will undoubtedly sound strange. I have to admit to feeling slightly apprehensive when considering using this camera for the first time. So much has been written about the ME Super extolling its virtues and abilities, I wondered if I could live up to its expectations. Could a mere mortal like myself be capable of … More Pentax ME Super – a little too Super?
This appears to be the last 42mm screw mounted camera that was produced by Fuji. While there may not be a lot of information available about this camera, it is definitely worth a look. The three LR44 batteries that power the camera’s light meter and aperture priority mode are housed behind the door on the … More Fujica AZ-1
Yes I know I really should have done this review of the Nikon N2020 last year but better late than never. The Nikon N2020 or F501 hails from the mid 1980’s and, even from the standpoint of today, is a feature rich camera: At a time when Nikon were playing catch-up in the autofocus stampede … More Nikon 2020 in 2020..1?
The Yashica FX-2 is a manual focus camera originating from the mid 1970’s. As such it is a basic camera offering through the lens metering of the match needle type. The meter can be powered by a single LR44 battery that is actually slightly higher that the original 1.3v mercury cell that would have originally … More The No Nonsense Yashica FX-2
In my third expedition into my darkroom, not an excuse but a fact, I wanted to try out the important technique of Dodging and Burning. This simply means making something in part of the image lighter – dodging, or darker – burning. Having watched probably too many videos on the subject it was time for … More In the Darkroom a Dodging and a Burning – First time Experience
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