Cameras and Equipment – Page 2

October 25, 2012

Canon Sureshot Sleek

Reading Time: 4 minutes This little compact was first produced in 1996, as part of Canon’s hugely successful Sureshot range. It is a wonderful pocket sized camera, which performs very well at metering, handling tricky exposures.

It has an in built flash, with a guide number of 7.5; with automatic, red eye reduction, and suppressed modes. One thing that is useful is that these are set by a dial, not a menu, so you can keep the flash suppressed when the camera is switched off.

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October 22, 2012

Canon Sureshot Ace

Reading Time: 3 minutes Another 75p Charity shop bargain, in very good optical, mechanical and cosmetic condition. I bought this for the top mounted viewfinder to see if that could be used in street work, but the camera is so noisy it doesn’t work brilliantly for that use. About …

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October 22, 2012

Agfa Agfamatic Sensor 200

Reading Time: 3 minutes This was another of my brilliant 75p finds in our local charity shop. My copy is in good mechanical, optical and cosmetic condition, though the case is a little battered. I am amazed at some of the interesting old things that crop up there. About …

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October 22, 2012

Agfa Optima Flash Sensor

Reading Time: 4 minutes I found this quirky little camera in Oxfam for £5.99 for a copy in very good mechanical, optical and cosmetic condition, with case. There is a reasonable amount of literature on the internet about the Agfa Optima Sensor series, though much of this is in …

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October 18, 2012

Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim Fisheye Mod

Reading Time: 5 minutes Fisheye photography is fun. There is no denying this. It might not be big, or clever (as the professionals put it), but it is a laugh. The world looks at you through a funky bubble. Peoples noses get bigger. You can nearly see behind your …

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October 25, 2011

Vivitar TW35

Reading Time: 2 minutes This rather odd twin lens camera came from a charity shop for £2.99 I think, with a case. It has a slightly damaged battery compartment and is somewhat temperamental. About The Vivitar TW35 dates from about 1986. It is a twin lens 35mm camera; the …

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August 3, 2011

Canon Sureshot AF-7

Reading Time: 3 minutes Another 75p bargain find, in good optical, mechanical and cosmetic condition. All the documentation I can find online describes this as either the ‘Sureshot Owl’ (American Market) or Prima AF-7 (European Market). But as you can see in the image, my copy definitely says ‘Sureshot …

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June 20, 2011

Standard Cameras Conway Popular Model

Reading Time: 2 minutes So it seems this new found addiction with buying cameras is going to become a thing. I found this in Poverty Aid recently. It’s nice to start adding some more vintage cameras to the collection. About This box camera was apparently produced by Standard Cameras …

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February 25, 2010

The World Through Plastic

Reading Time: 2 minutes I got out and a bout today to actually have a good outside test of the Plastic optic for my Lensbaby Composer, took it down to Woodhouse Moor to see what I could see. The weather is still vile, though as you can see a …

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November 15, 2009

Fish Eyes on Hyde Park

Reading Time: 3 minutes I have been playing a little more with the fish eye adapter. We got the chance to visit the old St Marks church in Woodhouse where I again had the same issues as in the London Underground, with lack of light. Some more interesting shots …

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