Point and Shoot Archives

May 27, 2020

Ricoh GRD IV Digital Point and Shoot Camera Review

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Ten years after its release, James stumbled onto the Ricoh GRD IV, a premium compact digital that still surprises (in ways good and bad) a decade later.

James Tocchio
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May 4, 2020

Ten Great Point and Shoot Film Cameras From $25 to $99

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For every expensive, over-hyped point and shoot camera there are ten or twenty others that are damn near as good at one-tenth the price. Here’s a list of a few that we’ve personally enjoyed.

James Tocchio
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April 18, 2020

Chinon Splash Review – My Sleeper Point and Shoot of the Year

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The weatherproof, sand and dust resistant Chinon Splash is so surprisingly excellent that it may be James’ sleeper point and shoot of the year!

James Tocchio
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April 3, 2020

Canon MC Review – an ’80s Masterpiece that Fails Today

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James reviews the Canon MC, a point and shoot 35mm film camera from 1984 that’s all style and very little substance to today’s shooter.

James Tocchio
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February 17, 2020

Konica Tomato and Konica Pop 10 Review

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James reviews the Konica Tomato and the Konica Pop 10, a pair of simple 1980s 35mm point-and-shoot film cameras with style.

James Tocchio
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November 21, 2019

Konica Pop Review – The Prettiest and Worst Camera I Own

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James reviews the Konica Pop, a point-and-shoot camera from the 1980s that may just be the prettiest and worst camera he owns.

James Tocchio
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November 6, 2019

Fujifilm Klasse W Review – A Great Leap Forward

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Aaron reviews the Fujifilm Klasse W, with a particular look at the many ways it’s improved over the original Fujifilm Klasse.

Aaron Stennett
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September 26, 2019

Contax TVS Digital Camera Review

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A review of the Contax TVS Digital, a five megapixel point and shoot digital camera from the year 2002.

James Tocchio
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September 23, 2019

Funeral for a Friend – an Obituary for My Dead Nikon L35AF

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An obituary for Jeb’s dead Nikon L35AF, and musings on the importance of memories and having a decent camera to make them.

Jeb Inge
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September 6, 2019

Fujifilm Klasse – A Hype-free Review

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Our hype-free review of the Fujifilm Klasse, a “premium” point and shoot 35mm film camera popular with the Instagram film community.

James Tocchio
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August 21, 2019

A Day in the Life, as Seen Through a Yashica 35 MF

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Craig offers some thoughts on photography as a document of life, as seen through the Yashica 35 MF 35mm film camera.

Craig Sinclair
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July 10, 2019

Nikon L35AW Underwater Point and Shoot Camera Review

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We start this review with a megaton bombshell of investigative journalism. And then talk about Nikon’s L35AW, a wonderful waterproof point-and-shoot.

James Tocchio
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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?

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