by John Bradford | Apr 17, 2025 | 120 Film, Photography, Reviews
Pentax intended the 645 to be an affordable way to start professional, medium format photography. The Pentax 645 is still doing that today. There likely isn’t a better camera to start one’s journey into medium format film than the Pentax 645. It has a...
by John Bradford | Dec 8, 2024 | 35mm Film, Photography, Reviews
The Olympus XA is a camera that’s again become quite popular. Does popular mean good, though? Read on to find out! Lately, the demand for compact, fixed lens cameras has skyrocketed. While the Olympus XA may not be the first small, 35mm camera, it’s...
by John Bradford | Apr 19, 2023 | Digital, Photography, Reviews
Pentax makes some of the most magical lenses out there. Of those, the Pentax 20-40mm Limited stands at the pinnacle of coolness. The Pentax Limited line of lenses is one of the most interesting lens lineups in photography. These lenses started being produced in the...
by John Bradford | Feb 13, 2023 | Digital, Photography, Reviews
The Pentax K70 has been one of the best-value DSLRs on the market for a long time. How’s it holding up in 2023? To start with, yes, the Pentax K70 is still a great camera! Despite coming out in 2016, the K70 still holds up very well against other entry-level...
by John Bradford | Oct 30, 2022 | Digital, Photography, Reviews
The Nikon D780 is an interesting mash-up of their best DSLR tech and early mirrorless tech. However, does combining those make any sense? Nikon wasn’t an early adopter of mirrorless camera tech. After they unleashed the original Z6 and Z7 cameras, they released...