A long time ago, in the 90s, my dad gave me a refracting telescope as a Christmas gift. It is a Bushnell 600 mm refracting scope that was supposedly capable of 150x magnification. From the problems it suffers, the most…
Author: Fabio Ardito
Used to design spectroscopy equipment, now is addicted to classic photography gear.
Olympus Shoot and Go R: an illustrated guide
The Olympus Shoot and Go R is a compact 35mm film camera made in the 90s. It is intended for amateurs and home users, and it has very basic functions. Since it is a user-friendly camera, it is focus and…
Ricoh Elnica 35 Electronic: an illustrated guide
The Elnica 35 Electronic is a 35mm mirrorless film camera made by Ricoh in the 70s. In some countries, it was sold under the Elnica brand while in others it was branded as Ricoh. The Ricoh Elnica 35 Electronic has…
How to use vintage lenses on Pentax DSLRs
The cheapest way to get good lenses for your DSLR is to find vintage cameras with premium glass, and this is especially true for Pentax. Since it was one of the most important manufacturers until the 90s, there are lots…
Pentax ME: a helpful guide with photos
Since I am a Pentax fanboy, I was looking for more 35mm SLR cameras with the K-mount standard. One day, I found this camera in a local listings site (like Craiglist. The most popular here in Brazil is called OLX)….
Sears KS500: a helpful guide (with photos)
In this article, I’m going to talk about one of my favorite 35mm SLR cameras, the Sears KS500. It is a very typical SLR, with all-manual controls and a very mechanical feel. It makes all the right pleasant clunks a…
How much does it cost to restore an old photo?
Everybody has old family photos at home, and sometimes they are almost one century old. However, as nothing lasts forever, old photographs also age and they usually get damaged over time.Since they are our family or community memories, most people…
Praktica B200 Electronic Instruction Manual
Praktica was the official film camera brand from Eastern Germany’s legendary Zeiss company through the Pentacon factory. Just for this fact alone, you can see we are talking about legendary stuff here. The Praktica B200 was a breed of technologically…
Minolta Maxxum 5000 instruction manual with photos
The Minolta Maxxum 5000 is a 35mm SLR film camera from the 90s intended for intermediary users. It has all the common features of SLRs of its time but has electronic switches instead of mechanical knobs and buttons. It also…
Yashica MF-3 Super Instruction Manual
The Yashica MF-3 Super is a 35mm cheap plastic camera with full manual operation, except focus. It work in a simple manner in which the exposure can be adjusted according to the climatic condition, as in the Sunny 16 rule….