May 14, 2026
Classic film cameras the Pentacon FM was built like a tank
John Wade finds an East German SLR that proves West is not always best, with the built like a tank Pentacon FM film camera.
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May 14, 2026
John Wade finds an East German SLR that proves West is not always best, with the built like a tank Pentacon FM film camera.
May 11, 2026
John Wade examines the first 35mm SLR system camera and its accessories
May 1, 2026
John Wade examines a camera with a different approach to 35mm, the German made Bilora Radix
April 22, 2026
John Wade looks at a smaller-than-usual twin lens reflex Yashica 44LM Twin Lens Reflex Camera - a lovely looking film camera.
April 11, 2026
The name is familiar on films, but what do you know about their cameras? John Wade investigates
April 3, 2026
What was once a prolific camera maker is now a cult. John Wade investigates Ricoh cameras from early film to the digital equivalents
March 3, 2026
John Wade looks at cameras from the country that invented photography
February 23, 2026
John Wade examines the ingenious ways mechanical film cameras tackled automatic exposure.
February 17, 2026
Here’s an unusual camera that was aimed at children to take pictures indoors or outdoors and then develop them on the spot.
February 15, 2026
John Wade examines one of Japan’s most versatile and prolific camera makers
February 7, 2026
John Wade discovers an unusually automated snapshot camera, the Bell & Howell Electric Eye 127, which was also known as the Infallible