For clarity I’m not talking about recent history. I’m talking about SLR lenses from the 1980s, 1970s or earlier, where lenses had manual focus, aperture rings and the pinnacle of technological ...

I was scouring garage sales a few years ago when a glint of silver caught my eye. There, among a table of random household detritus, was a Pentax K1000, a retro film camera, SLR style, with a 50mm ...

It used to be that a serious photographer could be spotted by his Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. An adaptable marvel, the camera -- with the change of a lens -- could be modified for any ...

Anyone who likes to take a picture from time to time has likely accumulated a variety of cameras over the years. Those who approach photography with a more professional eye may have an entire cabinet ...

I have this Minolta SLR, the SRT 101. It's a great camera and I had some good fun with it a couple years ago. But one day, the light meter disappeared, and even after I replaced the mercury battery in ...

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Choices are sparse for camera buyers looking for some of the performance and control of an SLR but not its bulk. The options could improve soon. Photos: Compact digicams for the SLR set Stephen ...

After 60 years of producing some of the industry’s most respected single-lens reflex cameras, Nikon has finally decided to end its run. According to reports, the esteemed Japanese company is seeing ...