Centon DF300 35mm SLR camera

DF-300 is a 35mm film SLR . DF-300 was derived from Minolta X300, X370s and X-7A. It was also delivered as the Vivitar V50 and Seagull DF-300x. Centon the name is a brand name of British retailer Jessop.  The 50mm F1.8 lens take sharp and crispy pictures.

It is quite inexpensive to get one from ebay for around US$40 and up depending on the condition of the camera.

Centon DF-300 has the following features: 50mm F1.8 standard; Aperture priority; Manual; 1984 vintage; Minolta MD mount; Price=3 cup of Starbucks or one Big Mac combo or two Dim Sum plates.

Olympus OM2N

Olympus OM2N is an upgrade version of the innovative OM1 It is automatic exposure system with an aperture-preferred shutter. Fully manual shooting is incorporated. The size of the camera is much smaller than the conventional SLR from other manufacturers. The exposure range is between 1/1000 to 1s with bulb shutter.  Olympus incorporated a off-the-film (OTF) TTL exposure metering which claims to provide more accurate light measurement.

Olympus OM-10 Film Camera

Olympus OM-10 was announced in 1979 as the cheapest of OM SLR lines.  It is an aperture priority 35mm film camera.  An adapter was sold separately to allow change of shutter.  The camera came with a sharp and contrasty 50mm F1.8 lens.  Olympus was famous to cut down the size of the then SLR camera. The camera was much smaller and lighter than the competition.  The present Olympus EM-5 DSLR camera bears the similar styling of the OM-10.

Classic Olympus XA Rangefinder Film Camera

Olympus XA was announced in 1979.  It is a small camera about the the size of a small palm. It has a rangefinder with 35mm F2.8 Zuiko lens.  A small flash (A11) can be attached on the left side of the camera. The camera rangefinder is used for focusing. The camera is very capable to take good quality of photographs. The shutter speed can be adjusted between 10 seconds to 1/500 and is quiet.  The ISO range is between 25 to 800.  Dimension is 102x64.5x40 mm.

Old Camera - Kiev 4am

Kiev 4am is an classic 35mm rangefinder camera based on Contax design.  The viewfinder and rangefinder use the same window for focusing and aiming.  The lens mount is the Contax rangefinder mount which allow to use the prewar Contax rangefinders lenses made for this mount. The Kiev 4am were produced between 1980-87with the choice of Helios-103 53mm f/1.8 or Jupiter-8M 50mm f/2.

Kiev 4am Rangefinder Camera

Leica X Vario Digital Camera

The black X Vario Digital Camera from Leica is a point-and-shoot camera featuring a 16.1MP APS-C CMOS image sensor with Leica Vario-Elmar 18-46mm f/3.5-6.4 Lens (28-70mm, 35mm Equivalent).  The viewfinder is a 3.0" 920k-Dot Wide-Angle LCD Monitor.  Other features include,full HD 1080 video recording at 30 fps,11-Point AF system, manual focus and manual exposure control, ISO 12500, p to 5 fps shooting, aluminum and magnesium alloy body and come with free adobe photoshop lightroom download.