Vintage Camera Guide
The Mercury Battery Problem: What to Put in an ...
The battery your old camera asks for hasn't been made in decades. Why voltage matters more than size, the four usual ways around it, and what to check before deciding...
The Mercury Battery Problem: What to Put in an ...
The battery your old camera asks for hasn't been made in decades. Why voltage matters more than size, the four usual ways around it, and what to check before deciding...
How to Identify Your Lens Mount
Screw thread or bayonet? How to identify the mount on the back of a vintage lens, why measuring a thread isn't proof on its own, and the rule that decides...
How to Identify Your Lens Mount
Screw thread or bayonet? How to identify the mount on the back of a vintage lens, why measuring a thread isn't proof on its own, and the rule that decides...
Do You Need a UV or Protective Filter?
A UV filter used to do a real optical job. Today the question is simply whether you want sacrificial glass in front of your lens — what that protects you...
Do You Need a UV or Protective Filter?
A UV filter used to do a real optical job. Today the question is simply whether you want sacrificial glass in front of your lens — what that protects you...
How to Choose the Right Lens Cap
"Lens cap size" means two different things depending on the cap. One is measured by your filter thread, the other by the outside of the barrel — and rear caps...
How to Choose the Right Lens Cap
"Lens cap size" means two different things depending on the cap. One is measured by your filter thread, the other by the outside of the barrel — and rear caps...
Why Used Cameras from Japan Are Usually in Bett...
A large domestic market, a habit of keeping the box, a repair culture, and decades of careful grading — plus one thing that works the other way. What "from Japan"...
Why Used Cameras from Japan Are Usually in Bett...
A large domestic market, a habit of keeping the box, a repair culture, and decades of careful grading — plus one thing that works the other way. What "from Japan"...
How to Tell Which Kind of Lens Hood Fits Your Lens
Vintage hoods attach three completely different ways — screw-in, bayonet and clamp-on — and each is sized differently. How to tell which one your lens takes, and why a hood...
How to Tell Which Kind of Lens Hood Fits Your Lens
Vintage hoods attach three completely different ways — screw-in, bayonet and clamp-on — and each is sized differently. How to tell which one your lens takes, and why a hood...