Favourite Cameras: Konica Big Mini BM-302


Some cameras become cult items. Others are much sought after for certain characteristics. But the more cameras I use, the more convinced I’ve become that much of this is simply random. Take the Konica Big Mini. Unless oxymorons have an unusually strong appeal to you, it’s hard to reckon this camera’s near-legendary status. It’s not that it’s not a good camera — it certainly is — but just that it’s no better than lots of others I’ve already reviewed and that have similar features. Continue reading

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Vágar Window

Near Vágar airport, Faroe Islands. (Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Kodak Portra 400)

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Silver Skógá River

From the viewing platform next to the lovely Skógáfoss, southern Iceland.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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House and Hill

On the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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The Hasselblad Travel Camera

My travel camera of choice: a Hasselblad 503cx equipped with waist-level finder, 80mm Zeiss Planar lens.

“I can’t think of a worse choice for a travel camera.” That’s a direct quote from an internet discussion about the Hasselblad. I won’t identify the poster since it’s not really relevant — the point is that what he/she is saying is, more or less, accepted as conventional wisdom. But having recently completed a trip to Iceland and another to Oregon with a Hasselblad 503cx as my main camera, I have to say that statement doesn’t reflect my experiences. Continue reading

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Icelandic Sun

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Iceland. (Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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Greenland Abstract

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Greenland from the air. (Camera: Yashica T4 Zoom; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

Click here for my review of the Yashica T4 Zoom.

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Gold, White, and Blue

On the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland. (Camera: Pentax Espio 120SW; Film: Fujicolor 200)

Click here for my review of the Pentax Espio 120SW.

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Future Erratic

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Sólheimajökull glacier, part of the Mýrdalsjökull ice field, southern Iceland.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503 cx; Lens: Distagon 50mm f/4; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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Basalt Blocks

Basalt columns, Reynisfjara beach, southern Iceland.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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