Film Camera Reviews

Reviews of 35mm Film Cameras, SLRs, Half-Frames, and 120 Medium Format Cameras

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Canon

• Canon EOS 700QD 35mm AF SLR Film Camera - The reversible mode dial system, unique to the EOS 700QD, allows the camera to be used with a range of AE programmed modes as the first option, and on the ...

• Canon EF 35mm SLR Film Camera, The Black Beauty - For its gorgeous design out of pure metal with strong and proportional lines, the Canon EF is also known as the 'black beauty'. The EF was also ...
• Canon FTb QL 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The Canon FTb QL is a unique version of Canon's camera lineup that came with SMS (Shockless Mirror System)...

• Canon A-Series 35mm SLR Film Cameras - Development timeline of Canon A series AE (Automatic Exposure Control) 35mm manual focus SLR film cameras.
• Canon A-1 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Significant among these SLR film cameras was the advanced-level Canon A-1, the first camera to have a Programmed AE mode, which enables the camera to select both ...
• Canon AE-1 Program 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The Canon AE-1 Program is a Programmed AE and Shutter-Priority AE 35mm film camera with a horizontal travel cloth-curtain focal plane ...
• Canon AE-1 35mm MF SLR Film Film Camera - The Canon AE-1, introduced in 1976, the first of a completely new line of SLRs from Canon, was the first battery-powered microprocessor-equipped SLR that supports both ...
• Canon AT-1 35mm Manual Exposure SLR Film Camera - A quick look review at one of the most unassuming models of the Canon A-series SLR film cameras, a fully manual SLR camera ...
• Canon AV-1 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Built to the same exacting standards of the A-series platform, the AV-1's main consumer sector were photo enthusiasts who want a simple and easy-to-operate SLR camera ...

• Canon Autoboy 3 35mm AF Film Camera - An award-winning 35mm autofocus film camera with an excellent 38mm F2.8 lens.
• Canon Autoboy Tele 6 35mm AF Film Camera - A twin 35/60mm lens 35mm autofocus film camera with full and half-frame modes.
• Canon Autoboy Prisma Date 35mm AF Film Camera - A quick look at the Canon Autoboy Prisma Date, with its ensemble of a built-in waist-level finder and remote control shutter.

Contax

• Contax RTS 35mm MF SLR Film Cameras - Development timeline of the Contax RTS 35mm manual focus SLR film camera system, a high point on the most-wished-for list.
• Contax RTS II 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - A very well-built and robust 35mm SLR film camera with excellent and exceptional functionalities.
• Contax 167 MT 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Without MM lenses, the 167 MT can only be used in aperture-priority (Av) and manual (M) modes, and will automatically switch to Av mode if improper ...
• Contax 137 MA 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - An enhanced version of the Contax 137 MD, with full manual shutter speed control and a 3 frames-per-second power drive.
• Contax 137 MD 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The smallest auto-exposure 35mm SLR film camera with an integrated motor-drive and electromagnetic shutter release.

Fuji

• Fuji Cardia Travel Mini Dual-P 35mm AF Film Camera - An easy and fun autofocus camera with a twin 28/45mm lens and panorama feature.
• Fuji Work Record OP 35mm AF All-Weather Camera - An all-weather 35mm autofocus film camera with panorama and quartz-date feature.
• Fuji K-28 35mm MF All-Weather Film Camera - A shock impact-resistant manual focus 35mm film camera for the construction industry.

Holga

• Holga-120Pan Medium Format 120 Panoramic Camera- The Holga 120-Pan captures 60x120mm images, which is twice the width of the standard 6x6 format images ...

Konica

• Konica Autoreflex TC 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Highly recommended as a good starter SLR, the Auto reflex TC is often seen in the company of a 6-element in 5-group Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 lens, ...

• Konica C35 Automatic 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera - A compact, handy, and favorite 35mm rangefinder film camera among film photography enthusiasts.
• Konica C35 AF 35mm AF Film Camera - The 'Jasupin' Konica C35 AF, the world's first production 35mm autofocus camera.
• Konica C35 EF 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - The zone focus 'Pikkari', the first 35mm compact film camera manufactured with a built-in flash.
• Konica C35 EF3 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - A zone focus auto-exposure film camera, the final iteration of the Konica C35 series of 35mm compact film cameras.

• Konica Big Mini Jr. BM-20 35mm AF Film Camera - A fun and easy-to-use 35mm autofocus film camera with a 34mm F3.5 lens.
• Konica Z-up 28W AF Zoom 35mm Film Camera - An excellent and robust, though not really a compact 35mm autofocus film camera with a 28-56mm zoom lens.
• Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB 35mm AF All-Weather Camera - An all-weather impact-resistant autofocus 35mm film camera built for the construction industry.

Lomo Smena

• LOMO Smena Symbol 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera -A full-frame fully manual Russian LOMO film camera with a sharp Triplet-43 40mm F4 lens.
• LOMO Smena 35 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - Chic, fun, and easy-to-use zone-focus Russian LOMO camera with a Triplet-43 40mm F4 lens.
• LOMO Smena 8M 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - Fun to use zone-focus old-school Russian LOMO 35mm film camera with a multi-coated glass lens.

Minolta

• Minolta Alpha Sweet 35mm AF SLR Film Camera - The camera is also fitted with a built-in flash unit, a sophisticated 14-segment honeycomb-metering pattern, a three-point Crosscut AF sensor for accuracy...
• Minolta Maxxum 70 35mm AF SLR Film Camera - A gem of a camera, the Minolta Maxxum 70 (Alpha 70, Dynax 60), produced in 1964, is one of the last film cameras produced by Minolta ...

• Minolta X-700 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - One of the most highly regarded 35mm Programmed AE SLR film cameras, the Minolta X-700 was the last manual focus camera body before the introduction of the ...
• Minolta X-500 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The Minolta X-500 (X-570 in the US) is an Aperture-Priority AE 35mm SLR film camera with a quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal plane shutter capable of ...
• Minolta X-300 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The Minolta X-300 is an Aperture-Priority AE and match-LED full metered manual 35mm SLR film camera with a quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal-plane shutter ...

• Minolta XG-M 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The Minolta XG-M, introduced in 1981, was the top-of-the-line consumer model of XG-series 35mm SLR film cameras which Minolta produced between 1977 to 1982 ...
• Minolta XG-9 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The XG-9 is fitted with an electronically controlled horizontal-transverse focal plane shutter with a speed range from 1 to 1/1000th second, stepless in auto mode, and ...
• Minolta XG-1 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Functionally, the XG-1 has a shutter speed range from 1 to 1/1000th second, plus B, film ISO speed range is from 25 to 1600, exposure compensation feature of +/- 2 ...

• Minolta SRT-303 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - What sets the SRT series apart from the rest of other SLR camera manufacturers was the introduction of the open aperture TTL (Through the Lens) metering. With the system, ...
• Minolta SRT-101b 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The SRT series cameras, well known for their solid construction, is fitted with a double-hinged reflex mirror and have extremely bright viewfinders...

Minox

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Nikomat/Nikkormat

• Nikkormat FT3 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The FT3 was also the first Nikomat/Nikkormat camera to be fitted to use the newly introduced Nikkor AI (Auto Indexing) lenses. The system does away with the ...
• Nikomat FT2 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The FT2 now comes with a built-in hot-shoe, a single screw-threaded 3 mm (PC) flash contact, a new Type K focusing screen, and power sourced from 1.5-volt ...
• Nikomat FTN 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The 'center-the-needle' exposure control system, as seen first on the FT, is now center-weighted (60/40%) open aperture TTL (Through The Lens) metering system ...

Nikon

• Nikon F, F2, and F3 35mm MF SLR Cameras - The early development of manual focus Nikon's professional F series 35mm SLR film camera series.
• Nikon F2 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The manual focus Nikon F2 Photomic 35mm SLR film cameras, often acknowledged as the world's best production cameras.

• Nikon F4 35mm Autofocus SLR Film Camera - Released in 1988, the F4 was the choice for professional photographers as Nikon’s first fully supported autofocus camera and comes with focus tracking capability ...
• Nikon F-801s 35mm Autofocus SLR Film Camera - The F-801 series cameras, despite being designated as an amateur model by Nikon's 3-digit nomenclature, is actually an advanced semi-professional model. When ...
• Nikon F80 35mm Autofocus SLR Film Camera - The F80's, one of the most advanced of Nikon's SLR cameras, were launched as a high-end enthusiast model in January 2000, to succeed the F-801s (N8008s)...
• Nikon F90X (N90S) 35mm AF SLR Film Camera - The F90X / N90s was then the newest, best, and most expensive amateur 35mm SLRs of all time. Build quality is exceptional, and the F90X comes with a tough metallic ...
• Nikon F-601 35mm Autofocus SLR Film Camera - The camera features three metering systems; matrix metering, center-weighted, and spot metering. The meter has a range of 0 to 19 EV at (ASA 100, f/1.4)...
• Nikon U2 (N75 / F75) 35mm AF SLR Film Camera - The Nikon U2 (N75 in the US and F75 in Europe), the last consumer-level autofocus 35mm SLR film camera manufactured by the Nikon, is a compact and ...

• Nikon F-301 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The camera has a shutter speed range from 1 to 1/2000 second, a manual film speed range from ISO 12 to 3200 for non-DX coded film or set automatically by ...

• Nikon FM 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - Built on a compact, yet tough copper-aluminum alloy chassis, the FM heralds the start of a robust and long-lived series of small, and compact semi-professional ...
• Nikon FE 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The camera also provides for full manual shooting mode via matching needle viewfinder readout, +2EV exposure compensation in 1/2 stops, film ISO range from ...
• Nikon FG 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - The FG also comes with a self-timer, backlit compensation buttons that automatically overexpose the scene by two stops, +2EV exposure compensation ...
• Nikon EM 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - A very simple to use aperture-priority model with a center-weighted metering system, built mostly of copper and aluminum alloy, while the top and bottom ...

• Nikon Zoom 310 QD Panorama 35mm AF Film Camera - The most compact 35mm AF zoom film camera with a 35-70mm Macro lens when it was introduced.

Olympus OM Cameras

• Olympus OM 1/2/3/4 35mm MF SLR Film Cameras - Development timeline (1972-1984) of the single-digit manual focus Olympus OM SLR film camera system, lenses and professional accessories.
• Olympus OM 10/20/30/40 35mm MF SLR Film Cameras - Development timeline of the double-digit manual focus Olympus OM SLR film camera system, lenses and professional accessories.

• Olympus OM-2S/2SP 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The Olympus OM-2S / OM-2 Spot Program is an aperture-priority AE (Automatic Exposure) 35mm film SLR camera fitted with an electronically controlled ...
• Olympus OM-2n 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The OM-2 also laid claim as the first (and still the only one) system camera with a super accurate center-weighted TTL (Through-the-Lens) Direct (Off-the-Film) Light ...
• Olympus OM-1n 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - One of the 'iconic' greats of the 35mm SLR film camera era, the Olympus OM-1n, a manually operated 35mm single-lens reflex camera, has remained a favorite with ...

• Olympus OM2000 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The camera is fitted with a switch-selectable center-weighted average and a spot metering system, which is measured off the rangefinder circle of the split image...
• Olympus OM40 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Besides having advanced features of the OM-2S (Program AE, Aperture-Priority AE, and Manual Exposure), the OM40 also came with a choice of two metering modes  ...
• Olympus OM10 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - This aperture-priority 35mm film SLR is also equipped with the OTF Direct Metering System, a highly regarded and unique light metering feature, as seen ...

Olympus AF Cameras

• Olympus AF-1 35mm Autofocus Film Camera - An autofocus 35mm film camera with a very sharp Zuiko 35mm F2.8 lens, can this camera be a substitute for the Mju II?
• Olympus IZM 220 Panorama Zoom 35mm AF Camera - An easy and fun to use 35mm compact autofocus film camera with a 28~56mm zoom lens.
• Olympus LT Zoom 105 35mm AF Film Camera - A weatherproof and compact retro-style 35mm autofocus film camera with a 38-105mm zoom lens.

Olympus XA Cameras

• Olympus XA 35mm Capsule Cameras, 1979 - 1985 - Olympus XA capsule camera series of ultra-compact fixed focus, zone focus, and rangefinder 35mm film cameras.
• Olympus XA 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera -The original iteration of the XA series capsule cameras from Olympus, a full-frame 35mm rangefinder camera.
• Olympus XA4 Macro 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - A sharp and sweet 35mm capsule camera with a Zuiko 28mm F3.5 macro lens.
• Olympus XA2 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - A 3-zone focus 35mm film camera sharpshooter with a 35mm F3.5 lens of the Olympus XA camera series.
• Olympus XA1 35mm Fixed Focus Film Camera - A fixed-focus point-and-shoot 35mm film camera, the simplest of the Olympus XA capsule camera series.

Olympus 35mm Cameras

• Olympus 35mm Viewfinder Film Cameras, 1948 - 1958 - Olympus 35mm viewfinder film cameras as produced by Olympus between the years from 1948 to 1958.
• Olympus Trip 35 35mm Zone Focus Film Camera - The most iconic and endearing 35mm full-frame fixed lens film camera produced by Olympus.

Olympus 120 Cameras

• Olympus 120 Medium Format Cameras, 1936 - 1952 - Olympus 120 medium format cameras as manufactured by Olympus between the years from 1936 to 1962.

Olympus Half-Frame Cameras

• Olympus Pen 35mm Half-Frame Cameras, 1959-1981 - Iterations of manual focus 35mm Olympus Pen half-frame film cameras produced by Olympus between the years from 1958 to 1981.

• Olympus Pen FT 35mm Half-Frame SLR Film Camera - The only 35mm half-frame SLR film camera ever produced, an icon of the half-frame camera genre.
• Olympus Pen EF 35mm Half-Frame Film Camera - The last iteration of the fixed-focus autoexposure 35mm half-frame Pen EE series film cameras from Olympus.
• Olympus Pen EE-3 35mm Half-Frame Film Camera - A delightful fixed-focus auto-exposure 35mm half-frame film camera for fun on the run.
• Olympus Pen EE-2, EES-2 35mm Half-Frame Cameras - Olympus Pen EE-2, and Pen EES-2, updates to the original Pen EE half-frame cameras from Olympus.
• Olympus Pen EE-S 35mm Half-Frame Film Camera - The Olympus Pen EE-S and EE-S (EL), a variant of the Pen EE with a faster lens and zone focusing.
• Olympus Pen EE 35mm Half-Frame Film Cameras - Olympus Pen EE and Pen EE (EL), the first 35mm half-frame cameras produced for the mass market.

Pentax

• Pentax Super Program 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - A quick look review of the Pentax Super Program (Pentax Super A), a 35mm SLR film camera with advanced multi-mode AE features.
• Pentax Program Plus 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - A quick look review of the Pentax Program Plus (Program A) SLR film camera, an advanced user grade camera with Programmed AE mode.

• Pentax LX 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - Film camera review of the Pentax LX, the most advanced professional 35mm SLR film camera system manufactured by Pentax.
• Pentax MX 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera- Film camera review of the manual focus Pentax MX 35mm SLR film camera, a highly popular camera for film photography enthusiasts.

• Pentax ME Super 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Film camera preview of the Pentax ME Super, a highly successful 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Pentax.
• Pentax MV1 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Film camera review of the manual focus Pentax MV1, a very well-built and easy-to-use aperture-priority 35mm SLR film beginner camera.

• Pentax K2 35mm Manual Focus SLR Film Camera - A quick look review of the manual focus Pentax K2 35mm SLR film camera, the flagship of the K-series cameras ...

• Pentax Spotmatic F 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - The first version of the classic and iconic Pentax Spotmatic 35mm SLR with open-aperture metering.
• Pentax Spotmatic SP 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Film camera review of the manual focus Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP, the first 35mm SLR film camera with TTL light metering.

• Pentax Espio AF Zoom 35mm Film Camera- A chic and compact autofocus 35mm film camera with a 35~70mm zoom lens.

Praktica

• Praktica MTL 5B 35mm MF SLR Film Camera - Film camera review of the Praktica MTL 5B, an excellent M42 lens mount learner camera with stop-down metering.

Yashica

• Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 35mm MF SLR Film Camera -.Film camera review of the manual focus Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, a highly popular 35mm ...

• Yashica Electro 35 GTN 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera- One of the most popular 35mm rangefinder film cameras of the 1960s and 1970s.

• Yashica Minitec AF 35mm Autofocus Film Camera- A simple, easy-to-use, and fun fixed lens autofocus 35mm point-and-shoot compact camera.

Voigtländer

• Voigtländer Vito B 35mm Viewfinder Film Camera - A classic 1954 vintage, very well designed, elegant, compact, and handy 35mm viewfinder film camera.

Zorki

• Zorki-4K 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera - A very desirable and worth-the-keep fully manual 35mm rangefinder film camera produced by the KMZ factory in Russia.

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