In this video you can see the Leica Summicron-C 40mm f2 Leica M-mount lens compared to the Carl Zeiss Tessar 45mm f2.8 for Contax/Yashica mount…
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In this video you can see the Leica Summicron-C 40mm f2 Leica M-mount lens compared to the Carl Zeiss Tessar 45mm f2.8 for Contax/Yashica mount…
Read MoreAlmost daily I get a message on my Instagram from someone interested in buying their first film camera, and asking me what is the best film camera for a beginner? I decided to scrub the analog forums and gather some actual data about the best film camera for beginners so you don’t have to…
Read MoreThe Nikon EM is an Aperture Priority, 1980's film camera, with a very small form factor and highly affordable price. It offered nothing groundbreaking upon its release, and is often passed up by…
Read MoreMy first experience with Cinestill 800T ("T" for Tungsten) film was shooting a music video in a barber shop, the music video would be composed wholly of one roll of film images. I've shuffled the pictures…
Read MoreOn my last trip to Yosemite National Park I packed a bit heavy, bringing along 4 film cameras including my all-time-favorite the Pentax LX with a wast finder attachment. The other three film cameras were…
Read MoreAbout a month before Photokina 2018 I got invited to attend with the team from Camerarescue which I work with throughout the year. It was as it always is, in Cologne Germany. There is a wonderful film…
Read MoreThis was one of my first rolls with the Nikon FM2n shot on the slide film Fuji Velvia 50. The idea was to go to the beach and be able to shoot a lot of images at f1.4. At the time I was really into f1.4. This…
Read MorePeople often suggest one the film cameras from the Olympus OM lineup as a good film camera for a first-time-user. I cannot disagree with that and I have done the same. It's small, attractive (maybe even…
Read MoreThe 1980s Nikon EM is an aperture priority only camera, meaning you can choose the aperture and the camera will choose the shutter speed with its built-in meter and internal electronics. Semi or fully…
Read MoreA week before my trip to Amsterdam I was in Belgrade, Serbia for a camera show. It’s was a typical…
Read MoreOf the hundred cameras or so I’ve owned, used, and sold, letting go of my Pentax LX may the biggest…
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