Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Panasonic Lumix TZ3

Overview The PanasonicPanasonic K. K. (was: Matsushita Electric Industrial) is a Japanese company that uses the brand name Panasonic for its electronic […]

Voigtländer Brillant 2x Zoom

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Overview The Voigtländer 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)

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Overview The Canon Sure Shot M, Prima mini in Europe (Autoboy F in Japan) was a very successful and very compact camera, […]

Bell and Howell Electric Eye 

Bell and Howell Electric Eye 

The Bell and Howell Electric Eye (introduced in 1959) has the distinction of being one of the first cameras to feature automatic […]

Kodak Brownie Starmatic

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

Front view Olympus AZ 330

Overview The OlympusOlympus introduced its first camera in 1936, the Semi-Olympus I, fitted with the first Zuiko-branded lens. The first innovative camera […]

The Purma Camera Book: A Vintage Camera Guide – Using and Buying Purma Cameras

Purma Book Front Cover

The Purma Camera book – information on how to buy and use the Purma Speed, Special and Plus cameras made by Purma. Includes history of the company and in-depth user guides.

Ricoh FF-9 35mm Compact Camera

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Overview The Ricoh FF-9 is a 35mm moderate wide-angle ultra-compact camera that was released in 1988. It was also released as FF-7. […]

FED Cameras – LinkPage

FED Logo

Where to buy a FedThe FED factory in Kharkov, Ukraine was founded as a children’s commune, for children orphaned or displaced by […]

Purma Cameras – Resources and Links for The Purma Camera Book

Purma Logo

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

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

Olympus Pen EE

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

Minolta 110 SLR Mk II Results – a successful photoshoot

Bracknell photo walk with Minolta 110 SLR

I enjoyed using the robust simple to use Minolta 110 SLRA single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is a camera that typically uses a […]