Blog — cameraville

December 17, 2018 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

I have a hard time paying good money for automatic cameras these days after the death of my Ricoh GR1, Nikon FE, and others, so 600 USD sounds a little steep for a premium compact film camera but…

Read More Tags: United States, Rollei AFM 35, Unknown, Premium Compact, Rollei November 13, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Reviews

Personally I find the Rollei 35 a beautiful looking camera which is an important part in my camera choice. Of the hundred plus film cameras that I have shot I continue to find my most loved images having…

Read More Tags: Rollei 35 SE, Agfa Vista 200, Ukraine, Zone Focus, Rollei October 31, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Reviews

I must say I am not a fan of my own work when I shoot in black and white. I shot about 15 rolls in over 10 years and every single one of them I felt a yearning for color. Yes 15 rolls is pretty close to zero and…

Read More October 30, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

After not using my Voigtländer Bessa R4M for about 8 months, I made the difficult decision to sell it. I didn’t need the money so much, I could have kept it, but as it’s hard to find I would rather someone…

Read More Tags: Rollei 35 SE, Agfa Vista 200, Hungary, Zone Focus, Rollei September 18, 2016 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

Unless you are an avid point and shoot film camera collector, it’s likely you have never heard of the Rollei AFM 35. First of all its a marvelous little camera, but the misconception that it lacks…

Read More Tags: Rollei AFM 35, Rollei, Premium Compact, United States September 10, 2016 in Film, Reviews

Fuji Superia 1600 is potentially the perfect film for most any casual situation, from sunlit outdoors to dim indoor interiors it provides a very fine grain structure for its class maintaining rich color saturation in low…

Read More Tags: Fuji Superia 1600, Rollei 35 S, Rollei