Cameras
Olympus XA Buying Guide: Small Wonder
The Olympus XA slips into a jacket pocket and shoots full-frame film, which explains why clean examples keep disappearing from the used market.
Cameras
Film camera coverage for people buying, fixing or living with one: shutter accuracy, meter drift, light seals, viewfinder brightness and realistic service costs. Ranges across 35mm compacts, rangefinders, SLRs and medium format bodies. Written to help a shooter pick a camera that survives regular use.
Cameras
Pentax K1000 Buying Guide: The Truth
The Pentax K1000 earned its classroom reputation for one reason: almost nothing on it can confuse a beginner, and almost everything can be fixed.
Cameras
Canon AE-1 Buying Guide: Worth It?
The Canon AE-1 sold in the millions, which means cheap bodies everywhere, and a few age-related faults you must catch before paying.
Cameras
Nikon FM2 Buying Guide: The Verdict
The Nikon FM2 is still the mechanical SLR other used buys get measured against, and most bodies remain genuinely usable.