Keith Drysdale
Well-Known Member
So far this year I have shot a roll in a Canon A1, Minolta AL-F, Praktica MTL 50, Nikon Zoom 600AF, Olympus Superzoom AZ300, Pentax Espio 140, Pentax MV and Zenit TTL. I managed to get shots I'm very happy with from each of them but some are more pleasant than others to use. Some that I used to enjoy using are now a pain.
The Canon A1 is probably the best camera in this list, but the one I had the most fun with was the Pentax Espio 140. The little plastic zoom compact is a doddle to use (and very light) and the images are sharp enough for most of what I need. I got some great images from the Nikon Zoom too, but I have just scanned a film that my good lady shot in it and I am hugely impressed with the accuracy of the exposures and total lack of flare on the shots she took in the direction of the sun, with no bleeding of highlights into the shadows (maybe Delta 100 helped with this).
My shot from the Pentax Espio 140 on FP4+, developed in Ilfosol 3 (Hazy sun with light clouds)

My good lady's shot of me with the Nikon Zoom 600AF on Delta 100, developed in Ilfosol 3 (Bright sun with mist coming in off the sea)

The Canon A1 is probably the best camera in this list, but the one I had the most fun with was the Pentax Espio 140. The little plastic zoom compact is a doddle to use (and very light) and the images are sharp enough for most of what I need. I got some great images from the Nikon Zoom too, but I have just scanned a film that my good lady shot in it and I am hugely impressed with the accuracy of the exposures and total lack of flare on the shots she took in the direction of the sun, with no bleeding of highlights into the shadows (maybe Delta 100 helped with this).
My shot from the Pentax Espio 140 on FP4+, developed in Ilfosol 3 (Hazy sun with light clouds)

My good lady's shot of me with the Nikon Zoom 600AF on Delta 100, developed in Ilfosol 3 (Bright sun with mist coming in off the sea)
