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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Minolta M Rokkor 28mm F/2.8 – Lens Review
The end of a tiresome week found me weary, disheartened, and worn out. It also found me stuffed into a small, German sedan with my wife, our one-year-old daughter, and…
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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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Olympus OM-1 Camera Review
James reviews the Olympus OM1, one of the smallest and greatest all-mechanical meter-assisted 35mm SLR film cameras ever made.
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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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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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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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The Best First Film Camera for Any Shooter
It’s one of the questions we’re asked most often here at CP, across our social media accounts, and through our online shop. Every day, new shooters and experienced digital photographers ask…
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Jay Tsujimura Soft Release Buttons – Product Spotlight
Today’s product spotlight is firmly fixed on the exquisitely crafted hot shoe covers and shutter release buttons made by Jay Tsujimura. Based in Japan, Jay meticulously carves, shapes, and polishes tiny camera accessories…
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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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We field a lot of questions here at CP. Whether they come by way of post comments, our online shop, our social networks, or via direct message, there’s a never-ending…
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5 Best Point and Shoot Film Cameras – Part 2
A while back, we published a rather popular list of some of our favorite point-and-shoot film cameras. We made it pretty clear that our list was just a small sampling of the…
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Exploded Views – Olympus OM2
We’re back with another Exploded View, and this time we’ve dissected a fan-favorite SLR. It’s Olympus’ OM-2, one of the smallest and most technologically advanced cameras of the film era. When we reviewed…
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Kodak Portra 400 – Film Profile
There’s no such thing as a “perfect” film. Let’s just get that out of the way. Every shooter has different tastes regarding tone, color, grain, etc., but if ever a…
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