Yashica Dental Eye III

Useful Tool for Macro Photography? So, when a dentist friend of mine was getting ready to retire, he was looking … More

The Olympus OM-4

The year was 1983. The year I turned 16, got my first car – an orange 1969 Chevy Camaro. The … More

Minolta Levels-Up the “Intelligence” with the “i” series AF Bodies

Once Minolta let the autofocus cat out of the bag in 1985 with their famous 7000 camera, autofocus technology began … More

Pentax 6×7 – the Super SLR

As far back as the early 1960s, Asahi Pentax was formulating plans for a 6×7 format SLR. But development issues … More

Mega v Micro – the Pentax 6×7 and the Pentax Auto 110

I have sort-of a fun post today. I thought it would be cool to do a side by side comparison … More

My Favorite Entry-Level Film Cameras

One of the things I do on a regular basis is teach community photography classes through the local university here. … More

Konica Autoreflex T3 – A Pleasant Surprise

You know, from my perspective, Konica just doesn’t get the love it deserves. A lot of folks might think of … More

Canon’s First SLR – The Canonflex

On the last post we took a look at the Nikon F – a camera that dominated the professional 35mm … More

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