SLR cameras Archives

July 16, 2024

Celebrating Simplicity with a Dead Cheap Film Camera – Minolta Maxxum 5000i Review

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One of the cheapest 35mm film SLRs you can buy today gets the review treatment.

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October 8, 2021

Nikon FE2 – (Almost) My Favorite Nikon SLR

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James reviews the Nikon FE2, one of the best manual focus 35mm film cameras with aperture priority semi-auto mode.

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January 11, 2021

The Ten Best Mechanical 35mm Film SLRs Ever Made

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After seven years of shooting classic cameras, we’ve compiled our list of the ten best mechanical SLRs (plus three honorable mentions).

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October 5, 2020

Pentax 67 Review – It’s a Big Camera

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James shot the Pentax 67 in 2016 and 2018, and was less than impressed. In 2020 he tries again. Here’s the review.

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