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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
Overview The PanasonicPanasonic K. K. (was: Matsushita Electric Industrial) is a Japanese company that uses the brand name PanasonicPanasonic K. K. (was: Matsushita Electric Industrial) is a Japanese company that uses the brand name Panasonic for its electronic devices, including digital cameras and analogue cameras in the past. Panasonic also use the brand Lumix. More for its electronic […]
Voigtländer Brillant 2x Zoom
Overview The VoigtländerVoigtländer began in Vienna, Austria in 1756 by Johann Voigtländer as a manufacturer of scientific instruments. His son Johann expanded the business to include optics, and his son, Wilhelm Friedrich, helped design the first mathematically computed lens (an f3.7) in 1840, and then designed a camera to use it, an all-metal job with rack & pinion focusing at a time when most cameras were just wooden boxes. More Brillant 2x Zoom a simple mid-range 35mm film camera. There is little information about this camera, the same camera was also marketed […]
Canon Prima Mini (Sure Shot M, Autoboy F)
Overview The CanonThe origins of Canon date back to the founding of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory in Japan in 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida and Takeo Maeda. During its early years, the company did not have any facilities to produce its own optical glass, and its first cameras incorporated Nikkor lenses from Nippon Kogaku K.K. More Sure Shot M, Prima mini in Europe (Autoboy F in Japan) was a very successful and very compact camera, […]
Canon Prima Super 130 (Canon Sure Shot 130u)
Overview The CanonThe origins of Canon date back to the founding of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory in Japan in 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida and Takeo Maeda. During its early years, the company did not have any facilities to produce its own optical glass, and its first cameras incorporated Nikkor lenses from Nippon Kogaku K.K. More Prima Super 130 is a super compact autofocusAutofocus (AF) is an optical system that uses a sensor, a control […]
Bell and Howell Electric Eye
The Bell and HowellBell and Howell LLC is a U.S.-based services organization and a former manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and motion picture machinery, founded in 1907 by two projectionists, and originally headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois. More Electric Eye (introduced in 1959) has the distinction of being one of the first cameras to feature automatic […]
Kodak Brownie Starmatic
For a Brownie, the Starmatic is a remarkably sophisticated camera, though at the high cost of $34.50 (compared to $6 for a […]
Olympus AZ 330 Super Zoom
Overview The OlympusOlympus introduced its first camera in 1936, the Semi-Olympus I, fitted with the first Zuiko-branded lens. The first innovative camera […]
Werra 1 – The first Werra Camera
Overview The first WerraWerra cameras were made in Eastern Germany, GDR, from 1954 to 1968 by Carl Zeiss Jena, at the Eisfeld […]
Photo Walk Log Book Resource and LinkPage
Welcome to the Photo Walk Log Book resource and link page. We have created and published a number of Log Books and […]
Kodak Brownie Vecta is it a Modern Design Classic Camera?
Introduced in 1963, the Vecta was a bold modern replacement for the Brownie 127 model II. However it was short lived as […]
The Purma Camera Book: A Vintage Camera Guide – Using and Buying Purma Cameras
The PurmaTom Purvis, a renowned artist, and Alfred C. Mayo founded Purma Cameras Ltd. in 1935. David Brock of Brock Fireworks gave financial help to launch the company in London. Their office was at Brock House, Langham St, London W1. (Tom Purvis is perhaps better known as a commercial artist who was responsible for many of the great LNER Railway posters of the 1930s.) More Camera book – information on how to buy and use the PurmaTom Purvis, a renowned artist, and Alfred C. Mayo founded Purma Cameras Ltd. in 1935. David Brock of Brock Fireworks gave financial help to launch the company in London. Their office was at Brock House, Langham St, London W1. (Tom Purvis is perhaps better known as a commercial artist who was responsible for many of the great LNER Railway posters of the 1930s.) More Speed, Special and Plus cameras made by PurmaTom Purvis, a renowned artist, and Alfred C. Mayo founded Purma Cameras Ltd. in 1935. David Brock of Brock Fireworks gave financial help to launch the company in London. Their office was at Brock House, Langham St, London W1. (Tom Purvis is perhaps better known as a commercial artist who was responsible for many of the great LNER Railway posters of the 1930s.) More. Includes history of the company and in-depth user guides.
Improve your Film Analogue Photography With My Log Book
We are somewhat spoilt with digital cameras as the digital image not only records the image but also some of the important […]
Ricoh FF-9 35mm Compact Camera
Overview The RicohThe Ricoh Company is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company. It was founded by the now-defunct commercial division of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) known as the Riken Concern, on 6 February 1936 as Riken Sensitized Paper. Ricoh’s headquarters are located in Ricoh Building in Chūō, Tokyo. More FF-9 is a 35mm moderate wide-angle ultra-compact camera that was released in 1988. It was also released as FF-7. […]
Rolleiflex – 127 Baby Rolleiflex
By far the most famous 127 camera’s are the baby Rolleiflex’s. The original baby Rolleiflex was introduced in 1931 and discontinued in 39, […]
Fujifilm Zoom Date 145, 35mm Film Compact Camera – Results and Feelings about this Film Camera
The FujifilmFujifilm Corporation is a Japanese company, which originally appeared as a film manufacturer and later expanded into camera production. Before 2006, […]
Photography Log Book – LinkPage. Improve your analogue photography
Thank you for visiting our Photography Log Book link and help page. If you need further help then please do contact me. […]
Jupiter 11, 135mm f4.0
The Jupiter 11 135mm 4.0 is a copy of a Zeiss Sonnar 135mm 4.0 lens and maf=de in the USSR. The lens […]
Olympus AF10 Super, an Easy to use 35mm Compact Film Camera
The OlympusOlympus introduced its first camera in 1936, the Semi-Olympus I, fitted with the first Zuiko-branded lens. The first innovative camera series from Olympus was the Pen, launched in 1959. The half-frame format, allowing 72 pictures of 18 × 24 mm format on a standard 36-exposure roll of film, made Pen cameras compact and portable for their time. Pixel More AF10 Super (Infinity Junior in the US) was released in 1987, a fully automatic 35mm film camera. It inherited the sliding cover design from the XA. Small and lightweight, with an integrated flash, it’s smaller than the XA with flash attached.