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March 12, 2019

Olympus Pen F Family

Olympus Pen F Family I became aware of the Olympus Pen F and variants about five years ago. Excuse my ignorance. Once I read about that line, I wanted one, and I wanted it fast. There were some on eBay, costly, so I settled on one from a fellow Ontarian, which was cheap. The camera, not the fellow Ontarian. The...

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March 12, 2019

Kyocera Samurai X3.0

Kyocera Samurai X3.0 Some products make you wonder why they exist, or what did the designer have in mind while the product was conceived. The Olympus Samurai series cameras are well near to the top of the list. In the mid 80’s several Japanese camera manufacturers, namely Olympus, Ricoh, Chinon, Fuji, Yashica, and Nikon presented series of cross-breed ‘mule’ cameras,...

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September 22, 2018

Praktiflex family

Praktiflex family Buying cameras online, I prefer dealing with charity sellers. Other than supporting the cause, the product comes in cheaper as charities see the item as an object that becomes useful only once converted into cash. Ordinary sellers estimate an item by its (perceived) value and mark it accordingly. This is why so many items are being listed over...

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September 22, 2018

Konica AA-35

Konica AA-35 / Konica Recorder Konica AA-35 current value Konica Recorder current value My first encounter with the Konica AA-35 was incidental. I had records of it and its sister, the Konica Recorder, but never paid attention to them. They looked like another entrant to the Japanese endless point-and-shoot parade. I went to pick up a couple of Pen F...

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