Pentax LX Camera Review – The Best Professional 35mm SLR Around
I’ve spent the past few months shooting an amazing and beautiful 35mm film SLR from Japan. This camera has it all – a complete system with detachable prisms, backs, winders,…
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We Pick Your First Film Camera For Under $50
Recent articles by the likes of TIME magazine, BBC news, and others have announced to the masses what many of us have known for years – film photography is back. And…
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SMC Pentax M 40mm F/2.8 Pancake Lens Review
Lilliputian. Svelte. Teensy and weensy, and of course, teensy-weensy. All words I’d never expect to write in a lens review, yet here we all are and I might as well…
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Kodak Brownie No. 2 Camera Review – Shooting a Hundred-Year-Old Film Camera
[Author’s note: Many thanks to Nick Marshall for lending this camera to us for review. Check out his instant/toy camera photography here] It’s 2017, and most people don’t think of…
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The Family That Shoots Together… Street Photography With Kids
As a young man, I occasionally engaged with photography with just a general interest. In the mid-1980s, point & shoot and instant cameras were plentiful, and I can’t recall a time…
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Why Photography is the Best Hobby
People have always asked me why I like photography so much. The early answer was an ignorant shrug, “I just like it.” And the conversation would end. A few years…
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Featured Photophile No. 006 – Gareth Buckett
Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers, is back. Today we’re spotlighting a young photophile named Gareth Buckett. His photos show a technical ability and an understanding of the craft that’s just…
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Chinon Auto 3001 Multifocus Point and Shoot Camera Review
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…
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Pentax K1000 – Camera Review
A plump, chunky camera stares at me from across the room. I avert my eyes and glance back at the computer screen, my stomach growing queasy with anxiety. Writing about…
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Remember the ’90s – Camera Edition
The decade that brought us Dunkaroos and the Macarena also brought with it a scourge in the form of plastic-fantastic, homogeneous camera design that manufacturers would milk for far too…
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How to Buy a Used Lens Without Getting Burned
Lenses are expensive. But used lenses are cheap. And thanks to their adaptability to today’s amazing mirror-less cameras, legacy lenses are becoming an ever more popular option for photo geeks…
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Olympus Trip 35 – Camera Review
As enthralling as photography can be, long days, months, and years spent shooting can wear you out. In the worst case, it can lead to a photographic malaise that can…
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Minolta XK – Camera Review
It was after climbing 2,000 feet above sea level, with several hundred more to hike, that I decided to hate Minolta’s XK. I stood hunched and panting over a tangle…
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Why Fujifilm Superia 400 Should be Every Shooters First Film
[Editor’s Note : One of the most common questions I’m asked is one that’s very difficult to answer. People who’ve never shot film want to know where to start. To find…
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