This page used to just be for camera reviews until I decided to consolidate all of my various review pages into one to condense my website menu. Now my Camera, Lens, Gear, and Film Review main pages are all here. Links to any reviews will go to a separate page for that information. (page modified 22Sept2021)
Camera Reviews
In this section I will post my reviews of not just specific camera models, but perhaps also brand camera systems that I feel have certain characteristics that make them stand out. The models listed include the year in which production started, and are listed chronologically by brand. Click on the camera model to go to the review page which opens in a new tab. I will try my best to review these models: if you have any model-specific questions, please comment on the relevant page once the review is posted.
Canon: FT QL (1966) | TL QL (1968) | Canonet GIII QL17 (1972) | AE-1 (1976) | A-1 (1978) | AE-1 Program (1981) | EOS-1N (Nov 1994) | 50e/Elan II (1995) | Sure Shot 150u Date (2004)
Nikon: F (1959) | F2 (1971) | F3 (1980) | F4 (1988) | N80 (2000)
Olympus: OM-2 (1975) | OM-1n (1979) | OM-4 (1983)
Various other camera model reviews
Argus C3 (1944) | Petri Half (1960) | Mamiya M645 medium format (1975)
Lens Reviews
Gear Reviews
Film Reviews
Here I will post my personal opinions on different film stocks. Varieties with multiple film speeds will be listed under the same heading.
Small Format/135 Film:
Fujifilm: 200 | Superia Xtra 400 | Acros II (Orthopanchromatic) | Velvia 50/100 | Provia 100F |Pro 400H (discontinued 14Jan2021)
Kodak: Ektar 100| Ektachrome 100 | Portra 160/400/800 | ProImage 100 | ColorPlus 200 | Tmax 100/400/3200 | Tri-X 400 |
Ilford: PanF 50 | Ortho 80 | FP4 125 | SFX 200 IR | HP5 400 | XP2 400 | Delta 100/400/3200
Lomography Color: Lomochrome Metropolis XR ISO 100-400 | Lomochrome Purple XR ISO 100-400 | Color Negative 100/400/800 | Redscale XR ISO 50-200 | X-Pro Slide ISO 200 |
Lomography B&W: Fantome Kino ISO 8 | Babylon Kino ISO 13 | Berlin Kino ISO 400 | Potsdam Kino ISO 100 | Lady Grey ISO 400 | Earl Grey ISO 100
Medium Format/120 Film:
Kodak: Ektar 100 | Portra 160/400/800 | Tmax 100/400 | Tri-X 400
Ilford: PanF 50 | Ortho 80 | FP4 125 | SFX 200 IR | HP5 400 | XP2 400 | Delta 100/400/3200
Lomography Color: Lomochrome Metropolis XR ISO 100-400 | Lomochrome Purple XR ISO 100-400 | Color Negative ISO 100/400/800 | Redscale XR ISO 50-200 | X-Pro Slide ISO 200
Lomography B&W: Potsdam Kino ISO 100 | Berlin Kino ISO 400 | Earl Grey ISO 100 | Lady Grey ISO 400 |
Additional Film Formats
The following are additional film formats that I assumed obsolete but are actually either still currently manufactured or are cut down from larger stock. I do not currently have any cameras capable of using these formats nor any current interest in using these formats, but that could change. This information is current as of 22Sept2021.
110 film is currently made by Lomography. They offer Lomochrome Purple XR ISO 100-400 | Lomochrome Metropolis XR ISO 100-400 | Color Tiger ISO 200 | Lobster Redscale ISO 200 | Peacock X-Pro Slide ISO 200 | Orca B&W ISO 100
127 film is made by two companies: Rera Pan in Japan and Bluefire Murano in Canada. Bluefire has ISO 160 and ISO 400 color negative film. ReraPan makes ReraChrome color reversal ISO 100, B&W ISO 100 and ISO 400 films. Kodak, Ilford, and Arista varieties are available on BHPhotoVideo, but are pricier.
620 film is similar to 120 but on smaller spools. Film Photography Project has B&W ISO 100, Arista has B&W ISO 100 and 400 films. There are Kodak, Ilford, and Fujifilm options at BHPhotoVideo, but they are more expensive.
828 film is simply 135 film with the perforations removed. Kodak and Fujifilm versions are sold on BHPhotoVideo but are relatively pricey compared to their 135 counterparts.
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