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Lac d'Espingo-19880728
Amiens Cathedral gargoyles and city 1980
Digitised slide from 1980
Digitised slide from 1980
Ice fog on the Yukon River (11291925256)
Kodak Tri-X · Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7
Kodak Tri-X · Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7
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Pentax K1000
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Nikon F3
Olympus OM-10
Olympus OM-1
Olympus mju II
Olympus mju I
Minolta X-700
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Amiens Cathedral gargoyles and city 1980
Digitised slide from 1980
Digitised slide from 1980
Ice fog on the Yukon River (11291925256)
Kodak Tri-X · Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7
Kodak Tri-X · Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7
Sedona, Bell Rock
Fujicolor Pro 400H · 50mm f/1.2
Fujicolor Pro 400H · 50mm f/1.2
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Canon AE-1 vs Pentax K1000: which should you buy?
Choose between shutter-priority convenience and mechanical manual control, with real photos from both cameras and advice on FD and K-mount kits.
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Canon AE-1 vs AE-1 Program: which should you buy?
The AE-1 Program adds automatic selection of both exposure settings. Compare its controls, focusing screen and real sample photos with the original AE-1.
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Canon AE-1 vs Minolta X-700: which should you buy?
Shutter priority or aperture priority and Program? Compare the AE-1 and X-700 through their controls, lens systems and real film photographs.
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