Greatest Mechanical SLR Ever? Back in 1959, Nikon set the bar for a professional 35mm SLR with the release of…
The 1973 Canon EF
The “Black Beauty” So, today we’re taking a look at the Canon EF – affectionately known as the “Black Beauty”…
Yashica Dental Eye III
Useful Tool for Macro Photography? So, when a dentist friend of mine was getting ready to retire, he was looking…
The Olympus OM-4
The year was 1983. The year I turned 16, got my first car – an orange 1969 Chevy Camaro. The…
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…
Clip-on Lightmeters…are they really useful? Or just another gadget?
I couldn’t be happier that there are companies out there which are producing new products marketed toward classic and vintage…
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…
Zeiss-Ikon Super Ikonta – 1930s 6×9 Rangefinder
In the world of photography, there are very few brands that might give us the same degree of implied quality…
The Zenobia R – Pocket-sized Medium Format
A couple of months ago, one of my friends sent me an email that said, “Hey, I’ve got the perfect…
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…
Vintage Camera Digest 