Buying a film camera can be very confusing. After all, you can't really ask questions about the megapixels. Further, the autofocus doesn't have things like face and eye detection. But instead, film cameras let you do things much differently from digital.
Though the Contax N is really and truly the lil' Contax 645, the Contax NX isn't all that much different sans the build quality and a few other things. Photographers will adore this camera if they're the type to shoot portraits in a studio.
Everyone complaining about Leica prices probably hasn’t used the Leica R6, and they know nothing about R mount glass. If I were to track the popularity of the R series vs the M series, then I’d say the R6 is probably the most popular in the R lineup, but it’s nowhere near as popular as
After 16 years in production, Nikon has reportedly discontinued the much-beloved Nikon F6: the last flagship film SLR it ever made before transitioning to digital. The company also reportedly discontinued the Nikon D5 DSLR, the SB-300 flash, and a couple of older lenses.
Architecture student David Hensel loves both photography and LEGOs, and he recently brought these dual passions together to create a LEGO version of the classic Olympus OM-1 that’s been gaining a lot of traction on the LEGO Ideas website.
Where to start with the Pentax 6x7? How about if we start with the fact that I love this camera; so this way you know exactly where I am coming from as you read this. I have been using this camera for over a decade now, and though I now carry other cameras with me more frequently, my Pentax has a special place in my camera lineup that no other camera can compete with.
The film renaissance continues. Ihagee has launched an ambitious new Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that’s aiming to create a fully analog 35mm camera based on the classic Ihagee ELBAFLEX SLR, except this time with a Nikon F lens mount.
Say hello to Reflex, a new 35mm SLR camera that just launched on Kickstarter. It’s the first newly designed manual SLR system camera in over 25 years. “Reflex is a modern update of the timeless manual SLR 35mm film camera,” the startup says.
It's time to get very, very excited in the world of film photography. For the first time in many years, we're getting a brand new film SLR camera. Reflex has teased their appearance for a while now and today on Kickstarter we're getting a brand new camera with an M42 mount and a whole lot more.
We told you all about Reflex, the project to develop and produce the first all manual film SLR in almost two decades, a little over a month ago. Since that time information about the project has been thin, but a new report is now pegging a Kickstarter launch in the very near future.
Has this been the month of analog photography comebacks or has it? So far in September, we have seen Kodak Ektachrome, Polaroid, Yashica, and now – possibly the first all manual analog film SLR announcement in 22 years. Let us introduce you to Reflex.
It's been a while since the Peak Design Leash and Cuff were released, and besides putting out a number of camera bags, the company has been focusing on trying to revamp these two straps. Peak Design, who first got famous off of the idea that you don't really need a camera strap if you use their Capture Clip, created the Peak Design Leash and Peak Design Cuff in response to their customers asking for straps.
here are a number of photographers out there who consider the 6x7 format of medium format film to be the only really medium format type. Part of this has to do with the fact that it's right in between small format (35mm) and large format (4x5.
Have you caught the Film photography bug? Maybe you are seeing all of these digital photographers trying to emulate the look of film or you have seen the work of some modern day film photographers and it has inspired you to pick up some Ilford or Kodak?
Next month, in March 2022, Canon will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the launch of the company’s EOS System, which includes popular SLR, DSLR, and mirrorless cameras as well as a diverse range of accessories such as EF and RF lenses. [Read More]
Announced at a press conference in June 1989 in Bar Harbor, Maine, the Canon EOS-1 was a 35mm SLR meant to be a turning point in professional cameras. Canon did away with traditional controls in favor of a push-button system, utilized ultrasonic motored lenses, and added an LCD display to a fiber-reinforced polycarbonate body. Meant […]
The ‘I’m Back’ is … well … back. The digital converter that lets you add a sensor to old 35mm SLRs (and, later, medium format cameras) is back on Kickstarter with a new-and-improved model that expands compatibility to more old cameras, adds a manual shooting mode, and more. The ‘I’m Back,’ made by a Swiss […]
A Hong Kong-based company called “NONS” has created a M42-mount ILC that can be used to shoot Fujifilm Instax Mini film. They’re calling it the world’s first M42 mount SLR instant camera, and it allows shooters to pair easy-to-find Fuji Instax film with much-beloved (and often very cheap) classic M42 lenses. The NONS SL42 camera […]
Lomography is making some major waves in the photo world today by unveiling the first brand new color negative emulsion to be released in half a decade. They’re calling it LomoChrome Metropolis, and ironically enough, the “color” it emphasizes the most is… black.
Despite the ubiquity of the iPhone camera sound, with trillions of photos shot on iPhone every year, many people don't know the fascinating analog origins of the camera app's digital shutter sound. [Read More]
While moving to a new warehouse last month, Mint Camera discovered an unopened, worn box that contained a small number of Polaroid SLR 680 cameras in perfect condition. [Read More]
Hong Kong-based camera manufacturer NONS has announced the SL660, an interchangeable lens camera that accepts Canon EF lenses and shoots to Fujifilm Instax square instant film. [Read More]
Canon just officially discontinued the EOS-1V, the company’s last remaining film camera. The move brings an official end to Canon’s film camera business after an 80-year run. Canon entered the camera industry back in 1937 as Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, creating a Leica clone called “The Kwanon” that was Japan’s first 35mm focal-plane-shutter camera. The […]