Ihagee Exakta Varex VX – How does this 70-yr-old Pro Camera perform today?

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

The Bronica S2A – 1960s 6×6 Perfection

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

A description of interchangeable SLR focusing screens and their intended uses.

Growing up in the USA during the late 70s and early 80s, my mindset regarding the Soviet Union would have … More

I recently acquired a large selection of negatives – mostly American military in subject matter – from the Korean War … More

The past several weeks have been busier than normal. And while I try to write a new vintage camera post … More

I began my photographic career in the Spring of 1989 as a darkroom technician at a local newspaper. And one … More

Besides making a variety of great cameras over the years, the Pentax company also holds the distinction of making the … More

Once upon a time, rangefinder cameras were King. The revolutionary Single Lens Reflex (SLR) wouldn’t really come into it’s own … More