Rediscovering the Kodak Retinette 1A
Whilst in the loft trying to dig out suitcases I had one of those “I wonder what’s in this box?” moments. Without fail, when you move house there always seems to be a box or two that end up on…
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A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Ravioli, Ravioli, Ravioli
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Category Photography
Everything photography – 35mm, digital, developing, old cameras and more
Ihagee Exa 1a – Older is not always better.
According to a leaflet that came with my Exa 1a, this camera is “the rapid-action all-purpose camera that’s within everyone’s means!” One part of that statement is true today, this is an Ihagee camera that is cheap enough that anyone…
An expensive transformation – is it worth turning a Canon EOS 1N-HS into just a 1N?
Some time ago I bought a Canon EOS 1N, their second one series flagship 35mm camera. If you’re not familiar with the intricacies of the 1 series, they were aimed at professionals and especially those who worked in sports photography…
Minolta’s Dynax 7000i – The Beginning of the Future
There is an argument that Apple have never invented a single product. Innovate – yes, but the inventions have all been the product of other companies. Not convinced? The GUI central to the Macintosh was the invention of the geniuses…
Canon A-1 : All the Canon you’ll ever need.
In 1969, Apollo 11 and its lunar lander successfully placed humans on the moon for the first time. In the background was an incredible feat of digital engineering called the AGC or Apollo Guidance Computer which navigated both shuttle and…
Hosting the Analogue Wonderland Big Film Photowalk, 29th June 2024 – Birmingham
l have a habit of accidentally getting myself into things and this was definitely the case with the Big Film Photowalk. I saw the advert on an Instagram story and thought “that’d be a nice excuse to shoot a roll…
£28 Canon 400D – A budget bargain in 2024?
There’s no doubt that Canon set fire to the digital SLR market back in 2003 with the release of the 300D and then continued to pour fuel on the flames with their successors the 350D and 400D. With the 300D…
Money is definitely an object! Which 35mm Canon EOS Film SLR should you buy in 2024? A budget and value friendly guide.
Let’s be clear right from the start – this isn’t a “What’s the best camera” discussion. If you want the best of the best, and you have the bottomless pockets to fund it, then you need to buy an EOS…
1989 Second Generation Auto Focus Fight – Canon EOS 600 V Nikon F401S
In 1989 the autofocus wars were well and truly underway. All major manufacturers had either moved from manual focus entirely, were well on their way to doing so or, like Pentax, reserved manual focus cameras only for their super low…
Pictures for a Pound – The Fujifilm S3500
A reoccurring theme over at Canny Cameras is the “camera for a quid.” Short of being gifted a camera, which is cheating, a single pound is about the most rock bottom price you could expect to pick up a camera…
