Camera Reviews Archives

June 19, 2019

Walter Voss Diax IIa – a Shooter’s Review of a Collector’s Camera

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There’s an old saying in boxing – ”styles make fights.” The most entertaining boxing matches feature complementary styles, well-demonstrated in the slugger-on-slugger brawl of Gatti vs. Ward or the brains-vs-brawn bullfight that was Ali vs. Foreman. Conversely,…

Josh Solomon
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June 17, 2019

Contax Aria 70 Years Edition Review

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The Contax Aria 70 Years limited edition model is the very last manual focus camera to wear the legendary CONTAX name. With a body designed by Porsche, shutter designed by Yashica, and lenses by Zeiss…

Cheyenne Morrison
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June 3, 2019

Nikon Nikonos V Camera Review

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In April of 1984, Nikon released their final and most advanced manual-focus underwater camera, the Nikonos V. For nearly twenty years it would stand as the most successful underwater and all-weather camera that Nikon (or…

James Tocchio
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May 31, 2019

An Overview of the Hasselblad 500 Series (V System)

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With capability enabling it to span the globe and beyond, the Hasselblad 500 series is a special series of camera. As comfortable in the hands of elite fashion photographers as it is with astronauts on…

Aaron Stennett
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May 17, 2019

Ricoh GR1v Film Camera Review

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Ricoh’s user manual describes the GR1v in the typically understated fashion used by many Japanese companies as an “Ultra Slim 135 Film Format AF Camera.” And it’s certainly all of that. It’s also gorgeous, solidly…

James Tocchio
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May 6, 2019

Yashica T4 – A Hype-free Review of a Decent Film Camera

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The Yashica T4 got trendy on the back of a super creepy fashion photographer. Instagram hashtaggers and aesthetic hunters did the rest. But is it any good?

Josh Solomon
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April 24, 2019

The Contax G1 Takes on the World

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From my first foray into modern film photography, I was confronted by the apparent supremacy of Leica and its M mount. But for some reason, the Leica bug has never seemed to bite me. To…

Drew Chambers
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April 9, 2019

The Contax T2 – Searching for Value Amongst the Hype

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While many cameras have gone from unknown to idolized as a result of the film renaissance, the Contax T2 stands shoulders above the competition. In terms of the sheer hype it has received in the…

Aaron Stennett
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March 24, 2019

The Contax TVS is the Best Contax Compact to Buy Right Now

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Popular opinion on the Contax TVS says that its sluggish aperture and softer zoom lens make it a third-rate camera. The choir sings that the TVS is the compact Contax that you buy, only if…

James Tocchio
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March 17, 2019

Shooting the Pontiac Super Lynx I – Camera Review

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The Pontiac Super Lynx I is one of the most beautiful 35mm film cameras I’ve yet seen. It’s also a rare camera. Finding one in excellent condition (and with the SOM Berthiot 50mm F/2.8 Flor…

James Tocchio
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March 5, 2019

Olympus Écru – Camera Review

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In 1991, Olympus released an unusual point-and-shoot film camera. They called it the Écru, a French word that, according to Google, means “raw” and according to my French friends means “off-white, not quite beige.” In…

James Tocchio
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February 26, 2019

The Wirgin Edixa Reflex B is Everything I Love and Hate About Film Cameras

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I spent the past week shooting the Wirgin Edixa Reflex B, a West German-made SLR from the 1950s, and when I took it this weekend to a Boston film photographer meet, the reactions around it…

James Tocchio
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February 11, 2019

Nikon F100 Review – The Ultimate 35mm Film SLR Value

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It was one year ago, while preparing to move to Germany, that I purchased my Nikon F100. I bought it in the hope that it would be all the camera I would ever need —…

Jeb Inge
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January 23, 2019

Nikon FM2/T Camera Review – a Stronger and Lighter Nikon

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In 1993, Nikon released a special version of its most respected compact SLR. They wrapped the bones of the FM2n in titanium, called the camera the FM2/T, and decorated it with a price tag of…

James Tocchio
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