#compact zoom

Olympus OM-1n, OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.8, Kodak ColorPlus 200 Ever since I got the Pentax IQZoom 70XL/Espio AF Zoom a few weeks ago, I kept my eye out for another compact from this rather large series, especially something I hadn’t used before. While I still have the IQZoom/Espio 115G, one thing that has frustrated me about this handsome camera is the infinity/landscape mode. Most cameras from this…

The internet-as-we-know-it has been around for 30 years. And unlike books and magazines, the World Wide Web is not a static thing, websites are born and then cease to exist. Even a url that’s been around for awhile is bound to have a redesign or three, including my blog here. It’s hard to remember What The Web Used To Look Like in 2015, 2008, or heck 1996. Yes, things like the Internet Wayback…

After getting back into film over five years ago, it took a long time for me to be comfortable with my appreciation of point and shoot cameras from the End of the Film Era. At first I wanted “serious” cameras where I determined focus and exposure, because if I was going to learn something about photography that was the way to go. But there’s something about a point-and-shoot: Throw it in a bag,…

As I mentioned last week, I’ve been on a bit of a compact point-and-shoot tear, seeing if there’s any replacement for my borked Pentax IQZoom 150SL (Espio 150SL). Since I had been so focused on Pentax’s selection of millennium compacts, the auto-focus cameras released in the last couple years of the twentieth century and first few of the twenty-first, what did the other makers had to offer? I…

Ever since my latest Pentax IQZoom 150SL decided to stop working properly, I’ve been on a bit of a compact camera tear. It’s easy to go with tried and true, like the IQZoom 150SL/170SL or the chonky and feature-packed Pentax IQZoom 928. But I also want to see what else is out there. Will something become my new favorite point and shoot? It’s sometimes fun to test out a bunch of different cameras,…