It turns out my Epson V600 is garbage…
Many years back I was happily scanning film using a Canon 4400F flatbed and, in all fairness, I thought it was pretty good and used it well past its sell by date. When Windows 10 decided it didn’t like the…
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Ravioli, Ravioli, Ravioli
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Category Film Photography
Minolta Maxxum / Dynax 7xi – The AI Camera From 1991
Two years after the launch of the groundbreaking Dynax/Maxxum 7000i, Minolta launched a totally redesigned and upgraded range of single digit “xi” cameras. The Dynax/Maxxum 7xi was the “prosumer” or “enthusiast” model in the lineup and came second only to…
Half Frame, No Gain? The Olympus PEN EE
A few years back I jumped on the half frame bandwagon and bought a Canon Demi EE-17. That camera is beautiful, well made and expensive and I enjoyed using it, but for one reason or another I didn’t use it…
The alternative to the disposable – Vivitar Eco 35
Kodak sold their first disposable 35mm camera in 1988 with the slogan “It’s the film that’s a camera!” This concept of a pick up and shoot camera that came ready to use was truly unique and their popularity exploded. These…
Value, Value, Value – The Canon EOS 300, Rebel 2000, Kiss III
If I had £1 for every time I’d written the word value in the title of this post, I’d have enough to buy an EOS 300. We are talking about some seriously bargainous film photography goodness here. Some time ago…
The camera that witnessed a war – the Kodak Vest Pocket
The Kodak Vest Pocket is not a rare or unknown camera by any means, they sold in their thousands and have been relatively well collected, documented and preserved ever since and, whilst certainly innovative, the technology used in the Vest…
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…