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  • Konica Pearl II
    Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    Konica Pearl II – The queen of gems

    February 23, 2022 /

    The Konica Pearl II is a 1950s folding 6x4.5 medium format film camera which is pocketable. I tried this gem out to see what it can do.

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    January 25, 2019
  • Voigtländer Bessa I
    Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Reviews

    Voigtländer Bessa I – Folding it big

    January 30, 2021 /

    The Voigtländer Bessa I is a folding medium format camera, which shoots 6x9 and 6x4.5. I have used it for shooting during coastal walks.

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    Agfa Jsolette 4.5 – When J is not a J

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    November 18, 2017

    Kodak Instamatic 133 – Not really instant or automatic

    February 23, 2019
  • Agfa Karat 36
    Cameras,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    AGFA Karat 36 v3 – 36 Carat Camera

    January 17, 2020 /

    The AGFA Karat 36 is small folding rangefinder camera with a few quirks.

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    January 1, 2021
    Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07

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    Kodak Retina IIa – Coat Pocket Rocket

    September 21, 2018 /

    The Kodak Retina is a camera that holds a certain amount of mystique.  It was made by a company that by the 1930s was more focussed on manufacturing film and generally created cameras to support that and the multiple formats they were introducing.  Kodak never seemed to aim for or achieve anything above a second tier camera manufacturer, but the Retina was different.  It was an attempt at a quality 35mm rangefinder, to compete on camera sales rather than just a supporting role. The Retina IIa is a 35mm folding rangefinder bellows camera, which fits well into a coat pocket, although it has a fairly solid, yet fiddly, construction.  It…

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    Pentax Spotmatic SP – pentaX marks the spot

    January 1, 2021

    Lomo Smena 8M – The Comrade for the Young Generation

    May 7, 2017
    Mamiya Press Super 23

    Mamiya Press Super 23 – Frustratingly Good

    July 4, 2021
  • Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Reviews

    Agfa Jsolette 4.5 – When J is not a J

    September 5, 2017 /

    The Agfa Isolette range of cameras have a cult following.  That includes me as I own both Isolette and Jsolette labelled cameras.  The ability to shoot medium format, especially 6×6, with a camera that is small and at a stretch pocketable, is very enticing.  Throw in the fact that they look lovely, and you can understand the popularity.  I personally like quite a few different “folders” as you can see by another review of the Voigtlander Perkeo I. This model is the Agfa Jsolette 4.5.  Agfa has used the names Jsolette and Isolette interchangeably, as the letter J referred to an I in German.  There is a misconception that the…

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    December 16, 2020

    Rolleicord Va Type 1 – The middle twin

    March 16, 2018

    Olympus XA3 – Red cameras go faster

    November 5, 2017
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    Kodak No. 1 Pocket Autographic – The Original with EXIF Data

    May 27, 2017 /

    It’s 1926, you want to record details about your photo and don’t want to carry a notebook, enter the Kodak No. 1 Pocket Autographic.  It might not be automatically recorded, but considering this was 91 years ago, that is quite progressive. Kodak folding cameras had been introduced just over 30 years earlier in 1895 and had slowly been progressing during that period.  The other major line of cameras from Kodak at the time was the box cameras which were very basic.  You can read more about one of them here. We owe a lot to both cameras, especially the folding Pocket cameras, which introduced the real concept of not only…

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    Leica M3

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    May 14, 2020
  • Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Reviews

    Voigtländer Perkeo I

    August 17, 2016 /

    The Voigtländer Perkeo I is a small folding 6x6 medium format camera. It is as much fun to use as it sounds.

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    May 4, 2019
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    Nikon F100 – The smaller professional

    May 20, 2021
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    Canon Elph 2 – Tiny advancements

    June 12, 2020

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