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  • Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C 530/2
    Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C 530/2 – Early Ikonic

    December 9, 2023 /

    The Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C 503/2 is an exceptional early 1930s folding rangefinder. This is all about my copy of it.

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    Topcon RE Super – Just super

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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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    Nikkenflex – Twin focus

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    July 9, 2017
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  • 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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    July 26, 2019
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    Canon Elph 2 – Tiny advancements

    June 12, 2020
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    Leica M2 – The sibling classic

    April 22, 2021
  • 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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    Canon Sure Shot 70 Zoom

    Canon Sure Shot 70 Zoom – Compact Zooming

    May 4, 2019
    FED Mikron

    FED Mikron – Half or double fun

    July 19, 2023
    Miranda Automex III

    Miranda Automex III – Auto grille

    January 17, 2023
  • Polaroid SX-70
    Cameras,  Reviews,  SLR Reviews

    Polaroid SX-70 – Instant engineering

    March 16, 2019 /

    The Polaroid SX-70 is a marvel of 1970s camera engineering for instant photography. See how it performs with modern integral film cartridges.

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    Three Cameras of 2022 for 2023

    December 17, 2022
    Hasselblad XPan

    Hasselblad XPan – Xpand the panoramic

    May 23, 2019

    Minox 35 GT – Little Big Camera

    February 16, 2018
  • Cameras,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    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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    Voigtländer Bessa I – Folding it big

    January 30, 2021
    Canon PowerShot S95

    Canon PowerShot S95 – Pocket Power

    July 22, 2024
    Mamiya 7

    Mamiya 7 – The titanium standard

    May 1, 2023
  • Cameras,  Films,  Reviews

    Polaroid Sun 660 Autofocus Land Camera – Instant gratification

    January 12, 2018 /

    The Polaroid 600 series of instant cameras were widely distributed for easy way of everyone to have instant photos. Review of Sun 660 model.

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    Three Cameras of 2022 for 2023

    December 17, 2022
    Leica M3

    Leica M3 – Double stroke of genius

    May 14, 2020
    Nikon FG

    Nikon FG – Bite size

    September 25, 2022
  • 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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    Kodak No. 2 Brownie Model E – Photographing outside of the box

    November 18, 2017
    Polaroid SX-70

    Polaroid SX-70 – Instant engineering

    March 16, 2019
    Canon Elph 2

    Canon Elph 2 – Tiny advancements

    June 12, 2020
  • Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Reviews

    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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    Olympus Pen S – The never-ending story

    October 22, 2017
    Mamiya 7

    Mamiya 7 – The titanium standard

    May 1, 2023

    Kodak Instamatic 133 – Not really instant or automatic

    February 23, 2019
  • 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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    Werra 2 – Oh Carl, Werra art thou?

    June 1, 2018
    Nikon RD2

    Nikon RD2 (One.Touch 100) – Auto in 80s

    February 2, 2020

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