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Decade Camera Manufactured : 1980 to 1989

A Picture of the Ricoh AF-5 point and shoot camera
The Ricoh AF-5 is a sturdy, compact, point and shoot 35mm camera made by Ricoh in about 1983
Konica Pop snapshot camera - Front of Konica Pop
A look at a very popular snapshot camera of the 1980s the Konica Pop.
Minolta Dynax 5000i auto focus camera - side view showing af switch and lens release
The Minolta Dynax 5000i SLR camera was produced by Minolta in Japan in the late 1980s as part of their second generation of auto focus, 35mm cameras.
Praktica TL3 35mm camera front view with Sigma XQ lens
A review of the Praktica TL3, a typical solid, heavy and dependable praktica camera.
Pentax Program A sample pictures - Seat outside Chesterfield church
A post showing some sample photos taken with the Pentax Program A SLR camera
Ricoh Mirai 105 35mm slr camera - Camera with lens cap removed
The Ricoh Mirai 105 is a point and shoot, auto exposure camera camera with quite simple controls for everyday use, and some more difficult to operate buttons on the back panel for setting things like exposure compensation and drive mode.
The OM-40 is a manual focus, 35mm slr with various exposure modes, pattern or 'off the film' metering, DX coded automatic film speed selection and an improved viewfinder display.
Praktica MTL 5B 35mm slr camera - front view with chinon lens
A review of one of the seemingly endless number of Praktica cameras made in the 1980s, this on the MTL 5B
Minolta X-700 sample pictures - Emma with a different furry friend in Loughborough centre
Some sample photos from the Minolta X-700 35mm SLR camera which was an excellent camera at the time it was made.
This is a short review of the Pentax Program A 35mm camera which mainly covers the differences between this camera and the Pentax Super Program which I reviewed a few weeks ago.
Minolta XG-M repair - old capacitors showing corosion
How I fixed the shutter on my Minolta XG-M camera by replacing two capacitors in the shutter release circuit.
Konica TC-X DX 35mm manual focus vintage camera
This is a review of the Konica TC-X 35mm camera fitted with a Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.8 lens which was the last SLR camera which Konica made.
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