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  • Cameras,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    Kiev 4 – The Non-Clone

    October 26, 2018 /

    The Kiev 4 is a beautiful, silent and graceful camera.  It has a classic rangefinder design which just makes you want to pick it up and start shooting with it.  Paired up with the well regarded Jupiter 8M Contax mount lens, it forms a formidable team. Especially with a very accurate focus, achieved through one of the widest available rangefinder bases, on paper it should be a dream to use. It is unfair to call it a clone, as it was manufactured using a significant number of tools and machines the Contax originals were made with.  That is because it was built with plans and equipment taken from the Carl…

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  • Cameras,  Combinations,  Films,  Photos,  Technique

    Combinations – Zorki 4 and Redscaled Film

    October 12, 2018 /

    Shooting with the Red October theme is one thing, shooting a Soviet Zorki 4 camera with redscale film is a combination that doesn’t get any more red.  This ensures that the tool is red (aka Soviet), but also the result (aesthetically). The thought of this came through a suggestion from a friend on the yearly Red October theme that is shot by photographers that appreciate cameras made from former Soviet countries.  They do have a reputation of quality issues, but also a fanatical following.  This is sometimes attributed with the unique look the glass from the Soviet factories gives photographs. Redscale is a way of modifying how colour film is…

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    August 10, 2018
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    Canon Elph 2

    Canon Elph 2 – Tiny advancements

    June 12, 2020
  • 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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  • Cameras,  Combinations,  Films,  Photos

    Combinations – Fuji GSW690iii and Kodak Ektar

    July 20, 2018 /

    Combine two classics like the Fuji GSW690III and Kodak Ektar 100 and take them out the Australian countryside. The results are sure to be good.

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    Fuji GS645S – Camera with a Roo Bar

    March 2, 2017
  • Lenses,  Reviews

    Jupiter 8 – A giant amongst the stars

    June 29, 2018 /

    The Jupiter 8 lens is a cult favourite due to its distinctive rendering. This Leica Thread Mount (LTM/L39) lens has become one of my favourite lenses to use on a variety of cameras.

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    Mamiya 7

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    May 1, 2023
  • Cameras,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    Zorki 4 – Attempted equaliser

    April 27, 2018 /

    The Zorki 4 is a Soviet built rangefinder camera based on the Leica cameras. I shot with this camera to see how it peforms, especially with Soviet glass.

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  • Cameras,  Reviews

    Olympus XA3 – Red cameras go faster

    November 5, 2017 /

    The Olympus XA3 is a compact semi automated camera known for quality out of such a small camera. Perfect for the pocket, I use mine as much as I can.

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  • Accessories,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    Watameter – What the?

    August 22, 2017 /

    Scale focus cameras can be fun.  There is no precise focusing, you pre-set focus points in advance, allowing a quick “draw” approach, and the viewfinder is very uncluttered.  They are also generally cheap, so a very easy way to get into film photography.  There is occasion though, where some precise focusing would be helpful, which is where accessories like the Watameter come in. The Watameter is an accessory rangefinder giving you the ability to determine the distance to your subject, which you then apply to your scale focus camera and in theory gives you precise focusing ability. I enjoy using old folding cameras (folders), like the great range of Agfa…

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    Loading a subminiature spy camera – the Kiev 30

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  • Cameras,  Reviews

    Lomo Smena 8M – The Comrade for the Young Generation

    May 7, 2017 /

    The camera made for the young soviet generation, the Lomo Smena 8M, has made its place in history.  Smena (CMEHA) is Russian for “Young Generation” which is the market this camera was aimed at.  Production over 35 years ensured millions of soviet families recorded their memories with it.  It is somewhat of an enigma though, where it is very easy to classify it as a toy, but it is also part of a photographic movement which was named after the company, namely “Lomography”.  A modern-day company is also called Lomography, such is the popularity of that photography style. Lomography tends to divide the photographic community.  “Serious” photographers tend to classify…

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  • Cameras,  Medium Format Reviews,  Rangefinder Reviews,  Reviews

    Fuji GS645S – Camera with a Roo Bar

    March 2, 2017 /

    The Fuji GS645S is a medium format fixed lens rangefinder camera shooting in 6x4.5 format. With a great exposure meter and lightweight, ticks all the boxes.

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