I couldn’t be happier that there are companies out there which are producing new products marketed toward classic and vintage … More
Tag: camera
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 … 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
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
The Nikon N2020 / F-501 – Nikon’s answer to the Minolta Maxxum
To say that Minolta set the photography world on its ear with the release of the Maxxum 7000 is an … More
The Minolta Maxxum 7000 – Photography was never the Same
Today’s post is the first in a series that I’ll be doing on the first wave of 35mm SLRs that … More
Minolta Rokkor-X MC Lenses
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
The Minolta SRT-series – or, what the Grinch really wanted for Christmas
The Christmas “season” is in full swing these days. And one of the benefits to having satellite TV with 113 … More
Photography is expensive. And it used to cost a lot more.
Add to this the fact that you won’t ever have to pay for film and processing and this hobby of ours is looking more frugal by the minute!
