Early 2000s digital point-and-shoot cameras are in high demand. Photographers are rediscovering this era of digicams from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Fuji, and more. We've got some thoughts on what's driving this trend and some tips on what to look for when shopping for an early era digital point- and- shoot camera.
Bay Area Camera Repair offers expert film camera servicing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Working out of Seawood Photo in Marin County, Karl has decades of experience repairing Leica, Nikon, Canon, Hasselblad, Rolleiflex, Pentax, and other classic film cameras.
The Contax AX is an innovative 35mm film camera, combining professional SLR performance with a truly unique autofocus system that moves the film plane instead of the lens. In this review, we put the AX to the test to see how its unique autofocus system performs in real-world use as well as highlighting camera specs and a quick guide to using this innovative autofocus method.
Ready to shoot your first roll of film? This beginner's guide to choosing film covers everything new photographers need to get started, from understanding formats like 35mm, 120, and sheet film to choosing between color negative, slide, and black-and-white film. You'll also learn how ISO (or ASA) affects your photos, how to store film properly, and see our suggestions for popular film stocks from Kodak, Ilford, CineStill, and Kentmere.
The Horseman SW617 Professional is a modular panoramic film camera that produces 6×17 cm negatives on 120 roll film. Often compared to the Linhoff Technorama 617 and Fuji GX617, the system supports a selection of Schneider and Rodenstock optics ranging from approximately 65mm to 180mm. We had the opportunity to run a few test rolls through a SW617 with a Rodenstock Grandagon-N 90mm f/6.8.
