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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Featured Photophile No. 002 – Alex Denault, Canada
Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers, is back. Today we’re spotlighting a nice guy named Alex who’s managed to create some amazing photos in a surprisingly short period of…
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Featured Photophile No. 001 – Luca Ellena, Switzerland
Today is the beginning of a new Feature here on CP. It’s called Featured Photophile, and here we’ll showcase the photography of a talented amateur shooter, and give that person the opportunity to…
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Nikon FG – Camera Review
In my last article, I mentioned a shiny, little Nikon FG. The FG happened to be my very first 35mm film camera and remains one of my favorites today. Compact, light,…
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Five Tips for Building a Full Film Camera Kit for Under $100
We’ve all been there; spent too long staring at a famous photograph shot on film, handled a friend or relative’s classic camera a little too covetously, or suddenly recalled a…
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Nikon FE – Camera Review
My eyes flitted from one glittering storefront to the next, unsure of which to enter. For weeks I’d been craving a cannolo, a Sicilian pastry with a reputation only matched by…
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Pentax SV – Camera Review
Life has a way of giving you exactly what you need when you least expect it to. So when I came across a Pentax SV for the first time, I…
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Should You Buy a Mechanical or Electronic Camera?
Spend any amount of time on photography forums and you’ll learn pretty quickly that photographers will argue about anything. Analog versus digital, slides versus C-41, Nikon versus Canon, and Leica…
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Contax 139 Quartz – Camera Review
I recently found myself the reluctant owner of a Contax 139 Quartz 35mm SLR, a camera about which I knew little and for which I cared even less. After all,…
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Minolta XE-5 – Camera Review
I began my photographic journey with a Minolta DSLR, the rather fantastic-in-its-day Maxxum 5D, so when I felt the urge to try some film shooting more than a decade later,…
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Why Everyone Should Shoot a Wide Angle Lens
One of the simplest ways to increase the dynamism and visual interest of our images is by using a wide-angle lens. By widening our angle of view, we’re able to capture…
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Pentax ME – Camera Review
Well, it’s finally happening. We’re reviewing a Pentax. It’s the Pentax ME, an entry-level 35mm film SLR that entices with its promises of creative photographic controls, exceptional optics, and adequate…
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What’s a Prime Lens and Why You Need One
Prime lenses are lenses that use a single fixed focal length, as opposed to zoom lenses which offer a range of variable focal lengths. It’s simple, really; zooms can zoom…
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Minolta’s MD 50mm F/1.4 Might Be The Ultimate Standard Legacy Lens
Along with the runaway success of today’s mirrorless digital cameras, another segment of the photo gear market has seen a big rise. And while the products in question are neither…
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