When I first picked up this camera to take it out, I was met after a couple of shutter actuations, with a stuck film advance. Since this is a camera that requires batteries to operate there was only one thing to do, take the base plate off and have a look. Nothing obviously wrong here. … More The Rokky Road with a Minolta XG-M
This is only the second camera made by Cosina that I have tried so far and I have to say they are good little cameras. Although there is a lot of plastic on this Cosina CSM it does feel solid and well balanced in my hand. It is mechanical, only needing two small 1.5v batteries … More The Curious Case of the Cosina CSM
Almost all that I said here about the Nikkormat FT N applies to the FT 3. In fact the FT 3 could almost be viewed as a refined FT N. When looking through the sales manual for the FT 3 it mentions in it’s general introduction ‘performance features’ like “reinforced neck strap eyelets” and “plastic-tipped … More The Last of the Mechanical Nikkormats -FT3
