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Olympus XA

1979 Japanese 35mm Rangefinder

Mini-Review

My well-used Olympus XA rangefinder had an iffy light meter needle and a loose door that kept on getting in the way. But it’s the red shutter button that pushed me to sell the little gem. It comes with a fast 35mm F. Zuiko 𝑓2. 8-22 lens that can focus between 0.

Chinon Bellami

1980 Japanese 35mm Viewfinder

A Tiny 35mm “Barn Door” Point-and-Shoot

Chinon was a Japanese camera manufacturer, bought by Kodak in 2004 during its “painful shift toward digital products. ” Though not nearly as famous as Kodak, Chinon has been in business since 1948, building discount K-Mount cameras. This particular camera, Chinon Bellami, can also be found as Revue 35CC with a slightly-altered design and precisely the same construction.

Polaroid 600

1981 American Instant Film Autofocus Viewfinder

A ‘90s Instant Classic

Back in the ‘90s, you either had a flip Polaroid, or you wanted one. At least that’s how it felt in Russia. The imports just began flowing in, satisfying the forbidden cravings for foreign goods. My parents were lucky enough to afford and care about creative tools like Polaroid’s newest instant camera system.

Polaroid Sun 660

Pentax PC35AF

1982 Japanese 35mm Autofocus Viewfinder

‘80s Retrofuturism

The gadget packs quality optics, and a reasonably-powerful flash into a pocketable, pleasing to hold and operate black plastic chassis. PC35AF is a well-documented “premium” compact point-and-shoot camera. There are dozens of reviews for it online, though, of course, this camera isn’t as famous as something like Yashica’s Electro 35.

Dimas Wahyu Yudhistira

Practica MTL5

1983 East German 35mm SLR

A Brief Visual Diary of My Analogue Learning Experience With Practica MTL5

Earlier this year, I went looking for my first manual-focus film camera. A confusing experience at first — never have I used a full-frame SLR, nor have I known what to look for. Still, I took my time and learned about exposing film properly and estimating light without a light meter to take better shots.

My First Film SLR

Revue 35XE/Blada CA35/Voigtländer Vito C

1983 German 35mm Viewfinder

A Tiny Plastic Wonder

Weighing a mere 175g with film + batteries and measuring 4x2½x1”, Revue 35XE is about the smallest and lightest 35mm film camera on the planet. It has a sharp wide-ish 𝒇2. 8 38mm lens and a beautiful viewfinder with bright lines. The Revue is a zone-focus camera, meaning that you’d have to guestimate the distance to your subject and dial that in — both feet and metres are marked on the lens barrel.

Lee Webb

Olympus Supertrip

1986 Japanese 35mm Viewfinder

A New Old Camera in a New Old City

The Olympus Supertrip is the second of two film cameras I picked up from a charity shop in Nottingham. The other was a Canon Sure Shot AF-7. If you’ve not read it yet, I’d recommend the article I wrote about them both here. While the test run of the Canon Sure Shot AF-7 was mainly done in Chongqing, I tested the Olympus Supertrip once I’d got back to Shanghai.

Testing the Olympus Supertrip in Shanghai

Olympus Infinity Zoom 80

1990 Japanese 35mm Autofocus Zoom Viewfinder

A Review of a Pocketable, Zoomable, and Affordable Point-and-Shoot Camera

Olympus Infinity Zoom 80 is a light, pocketable point-and-shoot camera with motorized film transport, auto exposure, and autofocus. The camera’s banal design doesn’t fetch much value in the aftermarket, though it can still be bought brand new for over $200.

Vivitar IC 101 Panorama

1990s American 35mm Viewfinder

A 35mm Fake Panoramic “Garbage Cam” for a Toonie (Canadian $2)

A true 35mm panoramic camera requires a medium format lens on a 35mm housing body. A motorized setup can use a smaller lens with added mechanical complexity. Both types of bodies can be pricey and awkward to operate; the negatives they produce are tricky to scan, project, and print as they don’t fit standard holders.

Lomography Diana Mini

2007 Austrian 35mm Viewfinder

A Tribute to the Tiny Plastic Wonder

Diana Mini is a fixed-shutter-speed, dual-aperture viewfinder camera with plastic body and lens. It can shoot at 1/60th of a second, with a choice of 𝑓8 and 𝑓11 at 24mm focal length. The camera has a bulb setting, zone focusing switch, and allows toggling between half-frame and square format on 35mm film at any point.

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