Allan Burgess, Author at Rangefinder-cameras.com

25/10/2016 by Allan Burgess 2 comments

A Quick Look at Wellington City through the Camera Lens

Caption: Wellington airport giant Gollum from Lord Of The Rings was installed in the restaurant area by Weta – Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson. A Quick Look at Wellington City through the Camera Lens Wellington City is one of the few places in New Zealand where you can live very comfortably without…

21/03/2016 by Allan Burgess 1 comment

Olympus Trip 35 – zone focus film camera that needs no battery

Olympus Trip 35 The Olympus Trip 35 was extremely popular back in the 1970s and 1980s. According to the Olympus camera website, the Olympus Trip first went on sale in 1968. Over the next two decades, Olympus produced and sold over 10 million of these little zone focus film cameras. Those made prior to 1978 had…

09/06/2015 by Allan Burgess 0 comments

Akaroa Harbour – Kayakers, Swimmers, Holiday Makers 2013

Akaroa Harbour

07/12/2014 by Allan Burgess 9 comments

Yashica Electro 35 (from 1966) big, old-fashioned, but takes great photographs

26/01/2016 by Allan Burgess 0 comments

Pentax P30 (1985) Light Weight Program and Manual Exposure

Pentax P30 I really like the Pentax P30. It is quite small being almost as compact as a Pentax MX. It also reminds me a bit of the old Pentax ME Super which immediately proceeded it. Some cameras I just like. The P30 is one of them. The Pentax P30 came out in 1985 making…

07/04/2015 by Allan Burgess 1 comment

Pentax MX (1976) pro quality 35mm film SLR

Pentax MX manual only If you have never handled a Pentax MX you are in for a real treat. This little compact camera is an absolute joy to handle. If you can find a good working black paint version you really have struck gold – the black paint models are highly prized by Pentax users and collectors. The…

19/02/2016 by Allan Burgess 6 comments

Ricoh XR-1s Review 35mm film SLR and XR Rikenon 50mm f2

Ricoh XR-1s manual exposure The Ricoh XR-1s is a manual-exposure-only 35mm film SLR. Though nothing fancy it has depth-of-field preview, self-timer, black paint, battery check, and a switch that turns the meter off, and locks the shutter, when the wind-on lever is returned to its normal position. Shutter flash x-sync is at 1/125 second flash sync…

07/02/2016 by Allan Burgess 0 comments

Pentax K1000 – Manual SLR Popular with Photography Students

Pentax K1000 – Basic and Reliable The Pentax K1000 single lens reflex camera is robust and simple to operate. It is a mechanically operated single lens reflex camera (SLR) with manual focus, and manual exposure control, only. Although there is a single 1.5-volt button cell battery (A76, or LR44, or AG13) housed in the bottom…

15/11/2015 by Allan Burgess 0 comments

Christchurch Cathedral prior to and after the Earthquakes

Christchurch Cathedral The cornerstone of the Anglican cathedral in the city of Christchurch was laid on the 16th of December 1864. The transepts, chancel and sanctuary were not finished until 1904. The cathedral spire stood 63 metres (207ft) tall. The building is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. The first…

11/11/2015 by Allan Burgess 2 comments

Christchurch Before and After the Earthquakes

Christchurch Before and After the Earthquakes I have lived in Christchurch City most of my life. I find it difficult to describe the sense of loss at the disappearance of so many of the city’s buildings following the series of devastating earthquakes starting with the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010. It is as…