Camera Reviews

Lemons and Lemonade – a Review of the Pentax PC35AF

2200 1238 James Tocchio

James reviews the Pentax PC35AF, a compact film camera from 1982 that’s often more trouble than it’s worth.

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My Ultimate Adventure Camera: Leica SL2-S Long Term Review

2200 1238 Jonathan Ma

Jonathan shares long term thoughts on his “ultimate adventure camera,” the Leica SL2-S.

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I Love My Terrible Sony Mavica Floppy Disk Camera from 1999

2200 1237 James Tocchio

James shoots the Sony Mavica floppy disk camera from 1999, and it’s terrible.

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Fuji GA645Zi Professional Review: Releasing Control

2200 1238 Jeb Inge

Jeb shoots some Kodak Portra through the Fuji GA645Zi, an unusual medium format with a point-and-shoot sensibility.

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Summer with the Canon Sure Shot Del Sol, a Solar-Powered Film Camera

2200 1237 James Tocchio

James shoots and reviews the perfect 35mm point-and-shoot for summer, the solar-powered Canon Sure Shot Del Sol.

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Kodak Euro 35 Colors Camera Review

2200 1237 James Tocchio

A point-and-shoot 35mm film camera with standard performance and above-standard style.

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Nikon EL2 Review – Present Perfect SLR

2200 1238 James Tocchio

James reviews the Nikon EL2, a 35mm film SLR that beautifully blends the past with the future (as it appeared in 1977).

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Leica Digilux 1 Review: Red Dot Digital Disaster

2200 1238 James Tocchio

The Leica Digilux 1 is a digital point-and-shoot camera made in 2002 which says “Leica” on it in no less than seven places!

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Both Eyes Open – Fujifilm TX-1 Long Term Review

2200 1122 Guest Author

A long term user review of the Fujifilm TX-1 (Hasselblad X-Pan).

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Martha’s Vineyard with The Konica Minolta Dimage X50, a 20-year-old Digital Camera

2000 1125 James Tocchio

Add the Konica Minolta X50 to the growing list of desirable retro point-and-shoot digital cameras. It’s a good one.

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Celebrating Simplicity with a Dead Cheap Film Camera – Minolta Maxxum 5000i Review

2000 1125 Guest Author

One of the cheapest 35mm film SLRs you can buy today gets the review treatment.

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Nikon 1 J1 Review: A Retro Digital Camera for the Modern Photographer

2000 1125 James Tocchio

The Nikon 1 was Nikon’s first attempt at a mirror-less digital camera, and went down as something unexpected. James reviews it over a decade later.

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We Review the Final Canon A Series Camera, the Canon AL-1

2000 1125 Jonathan Ma

We review the Canon AL-1, a 35mm film SLR camera made in 1982 and released as the final Canon A series camera.

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Pentax MX Review – The Mazda Miata of 35mm SLRs

2100 1181 Jonathan Ma

We review the Pentax MX, a tiny and very capable Pentax 35mm SLR from the 1970s.

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