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Olympus XA2 and Olympus mju II pocket 35mm film cameras compared
Olympus XA2 vs mju II: Which Pocket Film Camera Is Right for You?
Olympus XA2 vs mju II: zone focus vs autofocus, lens speed, low light, flash, reliability and price compared, with a clear recommendation. Read more...
Canon AE-1 Program and Canon A-1 35mm film SLRs compared
Canon AE-1 Program vs Canon A-1: Which Classic Canon Should You Buy?
Canon AE-1 Program vs A-1: exposure modes, viewfinder, handling, shared faults and UK prices compared, with a clear recommendation for beginners and enthusiasts. Read more...
Olympus OM-1 and Pentax K1000 manual 35mm film SLRs compared
Olympus OM-1 vs Pentax K1000: Which Manual Film SLR Should You Buy?
Olympus OM-1 vs Pentax K1000: size, viewfinder, metering and batteries, lenses, reliability and price compared, with a clear recommendation for each type of buyer. Read more...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P12 vintage CCD digital camera
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P Series Review: Classic CCD Compacts Compared
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P series review: P9, P12, P100, P200 and the AA-powered models compared, Memory Stick and battery tips, faults and UK prices. Read more...
Fujifilm FinePix 2800 Zoom vintage CCD digital camera
Fujifilm FinePix Review: Which Old FinePix Cameras Are Worth Buying?
Fujifilm FinePix review: the CCD look, the main FinePix ranges (A, S, J, Z and early Zoom models), memory cards, batteries, faults and UK prices. Read more...
Olympus XA3 DX 35mm compact film camera with Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 lens
Olympus XA3 Review: The XA2 With Automatic Film Speed
Olympus XA3 review: how it differs from the XA2, DX film coding, lens quality, faults to check and fair UK prices for this pocket film camera. Read more...
Olympus OM-2N MD 35mm SLR film camera with Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens
Olympus OM-2 Review: The OM-1 With Clever Automatic Exposure
Olympus OM-2 review: OTF metering explained, OM-2 vs OM-2N vs OM-2 Spot/Program, handling, faults to check and fair UK prices. Read more...
Olympus OM F.Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 manual focus lens
Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 Review: Small, Sharp and Affordable
Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 review: versions explained, sharpness and handling, using it on OM film cameras and mirrorless bodies, faults and UK prices. Read more...
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 S.C. manual focus lens
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 Review: The Best-Value Standard Lens?
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 review: FD vs New FD versions, sharpness and rendering, using it on film and mirrorless cameras, faults to check and UK prices. Read more...
Zenit E 35mm Soviet SLR film camera with Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens
Zenit E Review: The Cheapest Way Into Mechanical Film SLRs
Zenit E review: the Soviet mechanical SLR, its selenium meter, the Helios 44 lens, the shutter-speed rule you must follow, faults and UK prices. Read more...
Pentax K1000 35mm SLR film camera with SMC Pentax-M 50mm lens
Pentax K1000 Review: Is the Classic Student SLR Still the Best?
Pentax K1000 review: the fully mechanical student SLR, its meter, missing features, K-mount lens choices, faults to check and fair UK prices. Read more...
Canon AE-1 Program 35mm SLR film camera with Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 lens
Canon AE-1 Program Review: The Popular Starter SLR, Tested
Canon AE-1 Program review: program and shutter-priority modes, AE-1 vs AE-1 Program, handling, shutter squeal and other faults, plus fair UK prices. Read more...