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October 8, 2018

Kodak Funsaver Disposable Camera Review – Cheap is Good

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The disposable camera is the ultimate tool for casual photography. It’s made for non-photographers, vacationers, first-time film shooters, and even experienced shooters looking to simplify their kit. But what’s really remarkable about the disposable camera…

Josh Solomon
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September 27, 2018

Olympus Mju II Review – a Skeptical Look at a Cult Favorite

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We review the Olympus Mju II (Infinity Stylus Epic), one of the most popular point and shoot 35mm film cameras firing today.

James Tocchio
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June 28, 2018

One Roll, Five Countries, With the Half-Frame Agat 18K Film Camera

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“I brought you a gift.” my friend said simply upon arriving in Europe, and I knew that the gift would be one of two sorts; either it’s one of the many small things I miss…

Jeb Inge
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May 23, 2018

The Olympus O-Product is a Beautiful and Unusual Point-and-Shoot Film Camera

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Holding and shooting the Olympus O-Product, I get the feeling its designer didn’t give a damn about what other camera companies were creating. A little research confirms my intuition. In a 1989 interview in Popular…

James Tocchio
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April 23, 2018

Some Alternatives to Those Over-Priced Compact Point and Shoots

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The Mju II, Contax T series, and Yashica T4 and T5s are some of the priciest (we might say over-priced) point and shoots. Here are some alternatives.

James Tocchio
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February 5, 2018

Minoltina P Camera Review – A Mostly Forgotten Full Frame Compact from Minolta

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Editorial discretion at Casual Photophile dictates that we don’t write about every camera ever made, and the cameras that we do write about don’t necessarily need to be “the best.” Our only requirement of the…

January 8, 2018

Yashica T4 Zoom Point and Shoot Camera Review

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Let me be clear; I love the film camera community. I’ve got nothing but love for people who dedicate their time and effort to keeping film alive. But on occasion, the community can get a…

Josh Solomon
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December 13, 2017

A Camera Like Clockwork – Zeiss Ikon Contina Ic Camera Review

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Zeiss Ikon’s Contina Ic is everything I love about vintage cameras. Functionally elegant, mechanically sophisticated, simple; it’s the kind of camera that works, sounds, and feels like clockwork. It’s a tangible link to a romantic…

James Tocchio
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August 9, 2017

Yashica T2 Review – A Charmingly Imperfect Point-and-shoot

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The long history of photography has always bent toward convenience. In hundreds of years of cameras, the world has gone from minutes-long exposures and staged Civil War battlefield scenes to being able to take and…

Jeb Inge
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May 6, 2017

Konica Big Mini BM 201 – Point and Shoot Film Camera Review

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The hype train for point-and-shoots travels faster than a Japanese Shinkansen, and seems to change tracks more often than a hobo runnin’ from the law. Every few months, it seems, another point-and-shoot camera becomes the talk…

Josh Solomon
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March 24, 2017

Rollei 35 SE – Camera Review

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A couple years back, I wrote about my experience shooting a camera from Rollei’s series of universally lauded compact viewfinder cameras. The Rollei B35 was the lowest-spec model of the 35 range, and I found it…

James Tocchio
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March 4, 2017

Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim Camera Review – The Widest Toy Camera Around

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[Author’s note: Many thanks to Nick Marshall for lending this camera to us for review. Check out his instant/toy camera photography here] The internet’s a strange place. Name it, and you can bet there’s an online…

Josh Solomon
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January 22, 2017

Olympus Infinity Stylus (Mju) – Point and Shoot Camera Review

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The Olympus Infinity (Mju) line is one of the most-hyped families of cameras in analog photography. Google the name and nearly every resultant post will gush about the entire range, with tall tales of a…

Josh Solomon
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November 21, 2016

Chinon Auto 3001 Multifocus Point and Shoot Camera Review

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My dog, Cooper, is a big fluffy oaf; a joyful dope who finds the kind of bliss in play that the rest of us can only dream of. When he runs, he’s the happiest organism…

James Tocchio
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