Author: FatherJack

Is Film Photography Still Affordable? Part 2

Here is the second part of my article on whether using film on a budget still an option in 2024 continuing with some more camera types. Point and Shoot What I mean by point and shoot cameras are automatic cameras with electronics in. They do everything for you! Load the film, wind it on, set…

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Is Film Photography Still Affordable?

When I started this blog in 2017, the focus was on affordable film photography.  So in 2024, when everything else seems much more expensive, is using film on a budget still an option? Five years ago… I haven’t posted about film photography since 2019  – a combination of circumstance and other hobbies – but picking…

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Samsung ECX2

Samsung opt for a more traditional shape with their revised ECX2, but does it improve in other areas?

Samsung ECX1

This Porsche-designed camera has to be my ugliest, but can it take beautiful pictures?

Fuji FZ-3000

This unusual-looking camera looks like a sci-fi prop, but do you need a degree in Space to use it?

Canon Owl

This point and shoot camera was nicknamed the Owl.  Because it looks a bit like an owl.  But does its eyesight match up?

Nikon F-801

Sticking with the big boy cameras, here is the Nikon F-801 and some more tricky films.

Canon EOS500N

Time to look at a grown-up camera, the Canon EOS500N and some rather experimental films.

Konica C35 EF

This 1975 camera was the first 35mm with an integrated electronic flash, but is it all flash and no bang?

Minox 35 GT

This capable compact was the smallest full-frame 35mm camera.

Olympus XA2

This compact camera from 1980 still looks modern today!

Olympus 35RC

This unassuming, tiny camera really packs a punch!

Rollei Telepocketline 300

Rollei used to make beautiful, quality cameras, then this happened.  I don’t think they really had much to do with this basic snapper.

Cheap Digicam Showdown

I got a job lot of cheap digital cameras and thought I’d try them out against each other.  By cheap I mean 99p.  For seven cameras. 

Nikon Touch Zoom 70W

The Nikon Zoom 70W is another automatic camera, with a famous name and a shiny case, is it pure gold or plastic tat?

Minolta AF-DL

My first post about a fully-automatic, compact camera, the Minolta AF-DL, is it automatically good, or automatically rubbish?

Pentax Auto 110

It’s time to look at my cutest camera, an incredible tiny SLR – the Pentax 110.

Praktica VLC2

The Praktica VLC2, looks stunning with its waist-level viewfinder, but does it take nice pictures to match?

Voigtländer Vitoret 110

The super-compact, 110-cartridge-using Voigtländer Vitoret 110 is about as simple a camera as you can get.

Pentax P30

The Pentax P30 is my first post about a series of automatic cameras.  It has many automatic features but can still be overridden manually, is it the best of both worlds?

Zenit ET

The Zenit ET is an updated version of the Zenit E the camera with which I learned photography, but this post is also about the lens, the Helios 44.

Adox Golf

The Adox Golf is a folding camera from the 1950s whose bellows design makes it look like a much older camera.

LOMO Lubitel 166B

Here’s a look at the LOMO Lubitel 166B, evocative of older times. While Lubitel (любитель) means amateur in Russian, this camera makes you feel like a pro!

Zenit E

The first proper camera I owned was the Zenit E.  Here is how I learned about photography.

Holga 120 CFN

This post looks at my orangest camera, the striking, shaky, yet surprisingly solid Holga 120N.