Digital and Film Cameras

Table of contents

1. Cosina
   1. CSL
   2. CSR
2. Kodak
   1. No. 1 Pocket Kodak Jr
   2. No. 2 Brownie Model F
3. Minolta
   1. XG-M
4. Nikon
   1. F-801
   2. D3100
   3. D7000
5. Praktica
   1. BMS
   2. BC-1
6. Zenith
   1. Zenit-E
7. Film
   1. Developing

Cosina

CSL

I wanted this to allow me to use M42 screw mount lenses from the Zenit-E without having to use an external light meter as the one on the Zenith is not that accurate.

CSR

I brought this as an upgrade to the Cosina CSL, the only difference is that this also has a spot-metering option.

Kodak

No. 1 Pocket Kodak Jr

I purchased this as I liked how it looked and did not know if it would actually work. I ran a roll of 120 film through it and to my surprise it actually took some decent pictures.

No. 2 Brownie Model F

This is in quite a poor state of repair therefore I have not tried it out as of yet.

Minolta

XG-M

This is the camera that got me hooked again on film photography. It was found in a charity shop in Penarth.

This photo was taken on my Nikon F-801

I purchased this lens as a broken item for £5 to have a play at stripping it down to clean and repair it. Although it is quite heavily scratched, it now works perfectly.

Nikon

F-801

I brought this film camera as it has a Nikon F-Mount, the same lens mount as my DSLR camera allowing me to re-use lenses.

This photo was taken on my Minolta XG-M

D3100

My first ever Digital SLR camera.

D7000

I traded in my Nikon D3100 to CEX to purchase this.

Praktica

BMS

I have owned 2 of these however both have broken, failing to wind on.

BC-1

My only working Praktica camera left

Zenith

Zenit-E

I have 2 Zenit-E cameras, one in Black and one in Silver. One has a Industar-50-20, the other with a HELIOS 44-2 lens.

Film

Developing

It takes quite a few chemicals to develop the film...

...and requires a fair bit of clean up when you've finished.

Now that I have mastered am capable of developing Black and White film, should I now try developing colour?