The Nikon F – Setting the Standard for the next 30 Years

As a company, Nikon – or Nippon Kogaku as it was known then – can trace its roots back to … More

Nikkors? Zenzanons? What’s the Deal with Bronica Lenses?

A few months ago I did a post featuring the Bronica S2A. When those early 6×6 Bronicas first came out, … More

Riken Optical Industries began producing cameras as far back as 1939. And prior to that they were involved in various … More

To say that Minolta set the photography world on its ear with the release of the Maxxum 7000 is an … More

Today’s post is the first in a series that I’ll be doing on the first wave of 35mm SLRs that … More

Exakta cameras can trace their lineage all the way back to 1912 when Johan Steenbergen, a Dutch national, opened his … More

If you’re just getting into film photography, there’s a discovery you’ve probably made: film is not cheap. And for whatever … More

In the 1950s, Zenzaburo Yoshino set out to build what he thought would be the perfect camera. He had paid … More

As 2022 draws to a close, I think it’s appropriate to recognize what an historic year this has been for … More

If you’ve read many photo-forums over the last decade or so, you’ve undoubtedly seen high praise for Minolta’s Rokkor line … More