by Rick Miller | 25 May 2017
The venerable Nikon FM is a mechanical camera whose batteries serve only to power the built-in exposure meter. I usually remove the batteries and go completely mechanical. If I do need an exposure meter I use the Gossen Digisix, pictured below, otherwise I estimate...
by Rick Miller | 24 May 2017
The Leica MP represents distilled purity in the form of a photographic instrument. It sports no frills, no gimmicks, no illusions. The images it renders become a mirror into the very soul of the photographer. You cannot seek refuge in automatic exposure nor automatic...
by Rick Miller | 24 May 2017
Compact, discrete, reliable, precise, quiet, control. These are but a few of the words I have come to associate with the coveted Contax T. From its Porsche design to its Carl Zeiss lens, this camera is pure joy to both look at and to use. By far, the Contax T is my...
by Rick Miller | 22 May 2017
Ever faithful, virtually indestructible, I affectionately refer to this camera as “The Tank”. I purchased my first F3HP in the early 1980s and it served as my constant companion during deployments aboard the USS Norfolk (SSN-714), the USS America (CV-66), and the USS...
by Rick Miller | 22 May 2017
The Leica O is a modern reissue of Leica’s second prototype camera. It is a precisely machined instrument and you’d expect nothing less from Leica. It’s a nice little hunk of nostalgic metal and optics that take you back to a bygone era. This is absolutely one camera...
by Rick Miller | 22 May 2017
The Toyo 45AII is a 4 x 5 inch format field camera made by Toyo. http://www.toyoview.com It’s a nice, heavy duty, precision engineered camera. The first impression that strikes me when I pick up this camera is how robust it feels. When folded up it reminds me of a...
