The best gear and techniques you need to shoot astrophotographs successfully using an analog film camera. Astrophotography with a film camera is as fascinating and rewarding as photographing the ...

Arri 35II Mirror reflex viewfinder. The outstanding feature of the Arri 35II was its mirror reflex viewfinder system, superior to all other systems at the time. The mirror was on the spinning shutter ...

Choosing a camera for photography can be a really tricky proposition. It's not just a matter of "digital camera or film camera." For example, if you choose film, you also need to decide whether or ...

A mirror and prism reflect the image from the lens to the viewfinder, so what you see will be projected onto the film when exposed. With a rangefinder camera, there are two separate lenses used ...

film by Tullio Pellegrini. The film explains the workings of a variable shutter in motion picture cameras, detailing its design, functions, and advantages over a standard shutter. It describes how ...

The first new Pentax film camera in more than 20 years is a fascinating anachronism in 2024 ... just a range. There's also no manual control for shutter speed or aperture.

To understand the mirrorless moniker, we first have to understand how cameras with mirrors worked. SLRs (whether digital or film) place a tilted mirror behind the lens and in front of the shutter and ...