Category Archives: Reviews

Wide-angle Point-and-Shoot Showdown

Without planning to, I’ve accumulated a small collection of point-and-shoot zoom cameras with wide angle capabilities. There’s a good reason for that. These are the Swiss Army knife of the photographic world. And while the spoon or fork found on … Continue reading

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Favourite Cameras: Olympus Stylus Zoom 80 Wide DLX

I was all set to write a quick review after running a roll through the Olympus Stylus Zoom 80 Wide DLX. The review I wrote in my head was simply, I didn’t like using this camera. Everything that makes the … Continue reading

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Favourite Cameras: Kuribayashi Karoron

The Kuribayashi Karoron is a bit of a mystery camera. I first heard about the brand because of my dad. While serving in the Korean war, he spent a little time in Tokyo, where he purchased a Karoron. Much later, … Continue reading

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Favourite Cameras: Minolta 75w Riva Zoom

The very best compact point-and-shoot cameras are the ideal second choice for just about any kind of photography. They’re the minivan of the photography world. That’s a nice way of saying this family of cameras is compromised at nearly every … Continue reading

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Review: Lomo LC-A 120 Camera

This is an expensive camera. Let’s get that out of the way right at the start. Few people are going to feel great shelling out $470 CDN ($420 US) for a plastic bodied, zone-focus camera. But is it overpriced? That’s … Continue reading

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Favourite Cameras: Ricoh “35” S

When I found this camera in a thrift store, I wasn’t sure it would ever work well enough to see film again. It was in sorry shape. The lens assembly was loose, the shutter was gummed up to the point … Continue reading

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2016 Camera of the Year

And this year’s winner is . . .

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Favourite Cameras: Minolta Hi-Matic SD

One of the most popular reviews on this site is for the fairly obscure Yashica 35MF. Probably that’s because information about that camera is pretty hard to come by. As a result, I likely see most of the traffic generated … Continue reading

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2015 Camera of the Year

I have a lot of cameras to choose from. More often than not, when I finish off a roll of film, I pick a different camera for the next roll. I know that’s not how you’re supposed to do things, … Continue reading

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Favourite Cameras: Zeiss Ikon Continamatic III

Some cameras are enjoyable for reasons that have little to do with the quality of the images they produce. Sentimentality is a great randomizer. Chances are, no matter what specific model it was, you remember your first camera fondly. I’m … Continue reading

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