mkvrnn
Established
Does anybody know where I might find magazine tests of old film cameras, preferably online?
As a teenager in the 1960s in the UK I used to buy Amateur Photographer every week, and the first page I turned to was always the in-depth camera test, and the first section of the test I read was the lens test. This consisted of a series of standard shots from their London office window using standard film (Ilford FP3?), including shots at all apertures from minimum to maximum. It also included detailed enlargements showing the difference in resolution at the centre and the edge of the shot. These enabled direct comparisons between different cameras and lenses.
Unfortunately my collection of APs were thrown out years ago, but I'd love to read those tests again, or something similar. I'd love to see how a Leica M3 compares with an Olympus OM10, or how a Rolleiflex TLR compares with a Yashica TLR, or how a quality 35mm camera compares with a cheaper medium format.
As a teenager in the 1960s in the UK I used to buy Amateur Photographer every week, and the first page I turned to was always the in-depth camera test, and the first section of the test I read was the lens test. This consisted of a series of standard shots from their London office window using standard film (Ilford FP3?), including shots at all apertures from minimum to maximum. It also included detailed enlargements showing the difference in resolution at the centre and the edge of the shot. These enabled direct comparisons between different cameras and lenses.
Unfortunately my collection of APs were thrown out years ago, but I'd love to read those tests again, or something similar. I'd love to see how a Leica M3 compares with an Olympus OM10, or how a Rolleiflex TLR compares with a Yashica TLR, or how a quality 35mm camera compares with a cheaper medium format.
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
Google books has a number of old issues of Popular Photography online: https://books.google.com/books/serial/XVwzAQAAMAAJ?rview=1
mkvrnn
Established
Thanks Tunalegs. The are no actual camera tests on there but the magazines still make interesting reading.
Mike
Mike