Chinon CE-4 35Â mm SLR camera
A look at the Chinon CE-4, a popular model 35mm SLR camera from the early 1980s which was sold in large numbers by the Dixons high street chain.
1980 to 1989
The improved Praktica BMS 35 mm electronic camera
A look at one of the Praktica cameras from the early 1980s which was fitted with the Praktica bayonet lens mount, the Praktica BMS
Pentax MG 35Â mm SLR
A short review of the Pentax MG, an entry level camera in the same basic design as the ME Super.
Pentax ME Super and SMC 50Â mm f/2.0
A short review of the Pentax ME super 35mm camera which was one of Pentax’s first ‘miniature’ cameras.
Mamiya ZM Quartz 35Â mm SLR camera
A review of a Mamiya ZM Quartz 35mm film camera from 1981, the latest addition to my vintage camera collection.
Minolta X-300 35Â mm SLR
A review of a classic 35mm film camera – the Minolta X-300 fitted with the Minolta 50mm f/1.7 lens.
Praktica B100 electronic 35Â mm SLR camera
A review of a classic vintage camera from East Germany – the Praktica B100 electronic fitted with a Praktica 28mm f/2.8 wide angle lens
Ricoh KR 10 super 35Â mm SLR camera
This is my pictorial review of the Ricoh KR 10 Super, a 35mm film camera which was manufactured for Ricoh in Japan in the early 1980’s.
Zenit 11 and Zenit EM 35Â mm SLRs
The Zenit 11 and Zenit EM are 35mm film SLRs of a fairly basic design. There is an in built light meter for measuring exposure, but it isn’t a through the lens recording of light
Vintage camera collection – Canon T70
This camera was the second in canon’s T series of manual focus, 35mm SLR’s following on from the T50.
Minolta 7000 sample pictures
Some picture samples taken on a Minolta 7000, which was the first 35mm SLR with internal autofocus
Minolta 7000 autofocus camera
The Minolta 7000, introduced by Minolta in about 1985. is a 35 mm film SLR and one of the first produced to feature auto focus.