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…
Ravioli, Ravioli, Ravioli
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Ravioli, Ravioli, Ravioli
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Category Old Cameras
Buying, using and retrospectively reviewing old cameras both film and digital.
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…
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…
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…
Good enough for the RAF – The last of the massive floppy disk Mavica’s – The Sony Mavica FD200
Sony are synonymous with innovation and have overseen the development of some monumentally successful product releases that have changed the markets in which they have entered. Walkman, Betamax and Playstation will instantly spring to mind for anyone who grew up…
1994 Minolta Dynax 500si – “A camera so simple a child could use it!” Best give it to a child, then…
I’ve recently been looking into cameras which hold some form of historical or technological significance. It turns out that there are other camera manufacturers out there that aren’t Canon? I know, I’m as shocked as you are by this revelation…
More abandoned memories saved by a Canon EOS 1000F / Rebel S
It’s 1990 and the Canon EOS lineup is iteratively starting to take shape. The first few models were slight outliers in their design language and even their model numbers were odd, starting at 630 and working their way down to…
Canon EOS 5 – A wholly underwhelming experience
In 1992, Canon released the EOS 5 to great critical reception. Without doubt, the EOS 5 came packed with features that consumers wanted from a high end SLR and it sold in vast quantities. Professionals who had invested in the…
They’re all dead, Dave – One of the last surviving Canon Digital Ixus 400’s – A retrospective review
The Canon Digital Ixus 400 (Ixy 400 in Japan and Powershot S400 in America) was an utterly iconic digital compact camera, released in March of 2003 into an intensely competitive marketplace. Digital compacts were all the rage in the very…
Completing a 25 year circle – revisiting and reviving one of the first consumer digital cameras – a 1995 Casio QV-10
A story of struggling against the passage of time, technology and endless rummaging in the garage for old computer parts… This one is special, for me personally at least. A great deal has already been written about the Casio QV-10…
