Cameras
Canon AE-1 Buying Guide: Worth It?
The Canon AE-1 sold in the millions, which means cheap bodies everywhere, and a few age-related faults you must catch before paying.
Cameras
Film camera coverage for people buying, fixing or living with one: shutter accuracy, meter drift, light seals, viewfinder brightness and realistic service costs. Ranges across 35mm compacts, rangefinders, SLRs and medium format bodies. Written to help a shooter pick a camera that survives regular use.
Film camera coverage for people buying, fixing or living with one: shutter accuracy, meter drift, light seals, viewfinder brightness and realistic service costs. Ranges across 35mm compacts, rangefinders, SLRs and medium format bodies. Written to help a shooter pick a camera that survives regular use.
Cameras
Nikon FM2 Buying Guide: The Verdict
The Nikon FM2 is still the mechanical SLR other used buys get measured against, and most bodies remain genuinely usable.