Robot Star II Vollautomat is not a beginner friendly film camera. It is a small camera using 35 mm film and it shoots square format pictures (24 x 24 mm). The viewfinder is not coupled with the lens, this is not a rangefinder. Zone focusing can be difficult at larger apertures. The VF is for …
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Vikings! Hide your daughters! | Ancient Laukko Festival brought the middle ages to life
A group of vikings set ashore at Laukko manor around noon last Saturday. The vikings were fierce enough, but the people were spared of pillaging and slaughter. The pig was not as fortunate.
Minolta Prod-20’s Review – Pretty but basic
Minolta Prod-20’s (with a hyphen and an apostrophe!) is an autofocus retro designed compact camera from Minolta. It was released in 1990 and was targeted to people who wanted pretty looks and automatic function.
A stealthy Bauer Scout 35 and some colourful street
The Bauer Scout 35 is a rare little camera that owes a lot to Minox cameras. It looks like the popular Minox 35 ML but is actually somewhat different in design. It is more closely related to Balda CE35.
Way too many pictures of my dog Mosse
Mosse turns 10 in September. Mosse has been with us about 7 years now. He is a good boy.
Panoramas shot on film – Zenza Bronica ETRSi 135W
When you combine medium format camera with 135 film, you get panoramas. I recently shot my very first roll with this kind of panorama set up.
Olympus IZM-300 Review – Double exposure madness
Olympus IZM-300 or AZ-300 Superzoom is a compact camera from 1988 (30 year anniversary!).
Canon Epoca Review
Canon Epoca, known also as Canon Photura and Canon Autoboy Jet, is an odd film camera from the 90s. The camera resembles a video camcorder and is in no way a discreet camera. But even despite its ugliness, it has a solid build quality and I liked the experience and pictures I got with it.
Catching Ruska at the Hetta-Pallas Hiking Trail
Four days hiking in Lapland at Hetta-Pallas trail was truly a beautiful experience. Me and my friends traveled to Lapland in early September, hoping to catch the fleeting moment when the autumn colours are at their best. It turned out we were a week early and so the ground ruska (ruska is what we finns …
Helsinki street photography
Helsinki is the capital city of Finland and renowned for being a great place to live. Helsinki has a great atmosphere, the streets are filled with people and performers and there is a lot to see. In early August, me and my SO planned a tourist trip to this gem of Finland. During our trip, …