30/11/202027/06/2026Books and Zines by RW Jemmett, Purma Camera Company

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.

23/11/202027/06/2026Books and Zines by RW Jemmett, Photography Techniques

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 […]

08/11/202027/06/2026Ricoh

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. […]

06/11/202027/06/2026Rollei

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, […]

13/10/202027/06/2026Fujifilm

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, […]

30/09/202027/06/2026Books and Zines by RW Jemmett, LinkPage

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. […]

13/09/202027/06/2026Jupiter

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 […]

09/09/202027/06/2026Olympus

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.

09/09/202027/06/2026FED, LinkPage

FED Cameras – LinkPage

Where to buy a Fed Camera FEDThe FED factory in Kharkov, Ukraine was founded as a children’s commune, for children orphaned or displaced by the combined upheavals of the First World War, the Revolution and the subsequent civil war. It was founded in 1926, immediately after the death of Felix E. Dzerzhinsky (founder of the Soviet secret police, the Cheka (ЧК, for чрезвыча́йная коми́ссия or ’emergency commission’) and named in his honour. Dzerzhinsky had used the power of the secret police to bring about government action to help children. More Cameras and more for sale on Etsy FEDThe FED factory in Kharkov, Ukraine was founded as a children’s commune, for children orphaned or displaced by the combined upheavals of the First World War, the Revolution and the subsequent civil war. It was founded in 1926, immediately after the death of Felix E. Dzerzhinsky (founder of the Soviet secret police, the Cheka (ЧК, for чрезвыча́йная коми́ссия or ’emergency commission’) and named in his honour. Dzerzhinsky had used the power of the secret police to bring about government action to help children. More Cameras for sale on eBay Directory of […]

16/08/202027/06/2026LinkPage, Purma Camera Company

Purma Cameras – Resources and Links for The Purma Camera Book

The Purma Camera Book The PurmaTom Purvis, a renowned artist, and Alfred C. Mayo founded 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 Cameras Ltd. in 1935. David Brock […]

15/08/202027/06/2026LinkPage, Olympus

Olympus Pen EE – LinkPage. Information and help about this wonderful 35mm camera

My New 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 Pen EE, 1964 – What’s in the Box? (Blog Post) 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 Pen EE – Results and Feelings about this […]

01/08/202027/06/2026Minolta

Minolta 110 SLR Mk II Results – a successful photoshoot

Bracknell photo walk with Minolta 110 SLR

I enjoyed using the robust simple to use MinoltaMinolta has been known as a worldwide manufacturer of digital and film cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers, industrial radiometric instruments, planetarium projection equipment, some of the industry’s first 3D scanners, and other optical instruments and devices. More 110 SLRA single-lens reflex camera (SLRA single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system (hence "reflex" from the mirror's reflection) that permits the photographer to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured. With twin lens reflex and rangefinder cameras, the viewed image could be significantly different from the final image. When the shutter button is pressed on most SLRs, the mirror flips out of the light path, allowing light to pass through to the film. Other camera typoes include DSLR, Rangefinder and Compact. [rdp-wiki-embed url="http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/SLR" toc_show='0′ edit_show='0′ infobox_show='1′] More) is a camera that typically uses a […]

31/07/202027/06/2026Robot Camera Company

Robot Star, a Square Format 35mm Camera, how Strange

The Robots are a world apart. They are ultra-small, spring-wound 35mm film cameras with interchangeable lenses. To keep the cameras small, they […]

30/07/202027/06/2026Voigtländer

Voigtländer Vito C / Balda CA35 a Lightweight Automatic Camera to Look out for

If you look at 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 Vito C, you are certainly reminded of the Minox 35 series. There is a very similar […]

29/07/202027/06/2026Bell and Howell, Canon

Canon Dial 35 (Bell & Howell Dial 35)

Overview The Canon Dial 35 was first released in 1963. It already has a CDS meter and film is advanced via a […]

29/07/202027/06/2026Rollei

Rollei 35 S an Easy to Handle Compact 35mm Camera

Overview When the RolleiRollei was a German manufacturer of optical instruments founded in 1920 by Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Lower […]

23/07/202027/06/2026Books and Zines by RW Jemmett

INTO THE FOREST Zine, Forest Adventure with Pen EE Camera and Poodle

I have enjoyed creating a zine and publishing a limited printed edition of the document. It is now available on my Etsy […]

27/06/202027/06/2026Minolta

Minolta 110 SLR MkII, Check out this Small and Easy to Use Film Classic

What is a MinoltaMinolta has been known as a worldwide manufacturer of digital and film cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers, industrial radiometric instruments, planetarium projection equipment, some of the industry’s first 3D scanners, and other optical instruments and devices. More 110 SLR Mk II? An extract from the original manual reads: Your MinoltaMinolta has been known as a worldwide manufacturer of digital and film cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers, industrial radiometric instruments, planetarium projection equipment, some of the industry’s first 3D scanners, and other optical instruments and devices. More 110 Zoom Mark II combines […]

21/06/202027/06/2026Olympus

Olympus Pen EE – Results and Feelings about this Film Camera

You may have looked at my first post about my 1964 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 Pen EE – What’s in the box. This post is […]

06/06/202027/06/2026Yashica

Yashica AW mini a Fully Automatic and Weatherproof 35mm film Camera

Overview The YashicaYashica was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, originally active from 1949 until 2005 when its then-owner, Kyocera, ceased production. More […]

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