Canon FD 85mm F/1.2 L – Finding My Ideal Focal Length with Canon’s Legendary Portrait Lens
Stephen reviews the Canon FD 85mm F/1.2 L, a super fast prime portrait lens which has made 85mm his go-to focal length.
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Canon FD 24-35mm f/3.5L – Earning the Red Ring
My preference for shooting vintage Canons can make reducing the weight of my camera bag a real struggle. My preferred camera, the F-1, tips the scales at 820g bare. The…
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Canon FD 200mm F/2.8 Lens Review – A Case for Legacy Telephoto Primes
It’s no surprise that every world-class camera company has each produced at least a few brilliant prime lenses that legacy shooters claw over one another to buy; Minolta has their…
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Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 S.S.C. – Lens Review
Not long ago, I penned an opinion that every photo geek should own a wide-angle lens. In case you missed it, I talked about the incredible ability of wide-angle lenses to present a vision…
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Canon FD 28mm F/2.8 – Lens Review
For a lens to be remarkable it doesn’t always have to be exceptionally gorgeous, have the highest specification, or cost as much as a small, used car. Sometimes the best…
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Canon FD 50mm F/1.8 Lens Review – The Original Nifty Fifty
In previous weeks we’ve talked about some noteworthy lenses, including a Minolta fish-eye and a Nikkor ultra-wide. Today, we’ll talk about a more standard focal length, a focal length that many…
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Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL Review
James reviews the Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL, a chunky Canon point and shoot 35mm film camera that first debuted in 1989.
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The Canon AV-1 is a Better Canon AE-1 (For Me)
James reviews the Canon AV-1, a camera that’s often described as “a Canon AE-1 with aperture priority mode.”
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Canon AE-1 Program Camera Review – Beginners’ Best Choice
The Canon AE-1 Program will make great photos easily, for any level of photographer. But it may be the best choice, specifically, for new photographers.
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I’ve Got a Fever and the Only Cure is Konica VX200 and a Canon T90
I shot a roll of Konica VX200 on a blisteringly hot and exceptionally windy beach. I had a virus-induced sickness. I nearly died. Here are some photos from that roll.
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Canon T80 Review – A Canon Fan Shoots Canon’s First Autofocus SLR
Back in mid-December James asked if I wanted to review the Canon T80. When I responded enthusiastically (and in the affirmative), James seemed to think I was being facetious. His…
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The Essentials – A Guide to the Best of Canon’s Camera Systems
Talking about the best Canon film cameras isn’t easy. The brand has a long history. But everything changed in 1987. That’s when Canon introduced EOS, their first dedicated autofocus system,…
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Our Favorite Fanboys Swap Camera Systems – Nikon F3 Versus Canon F-1
As objective as we are when reviewing unfamiliar cameras, our biases show when it comes to the cameras that remain with us permanently. My FD mount Canons have always been…
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Canon’s Canonet Rangefinder Does the Impossible – A Canon Camera That’s Not Boring
Canon makes boring cameras. Sometimes they make really boring cameras. I have an F-1 and I love shooting it, but like many Canons, it simply cannot be name-dropped. It’s a bit like…
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