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Buying classic equipment to use? Don't buy mint! This may sound a little counterintuitive but I’d never recommend buying classic equipment in like-new condition if you are planning to use ‘in anger’. You’ll always pay a premium for mint equipment. However careful you are, there’s always a chance you’ll scratch the base or the strap will rub the camera's corners. And that could...

It’s happened again. I’ve found myself in the unenviable position of telling a customer that his rare and valuable camera is almost worthless.Two or three times a year I’m offered gold Leicas. The sellers have inevitably bought at a car boot sale for a "bargain", usually paying £80 to £100. They assume they’re worth a small fortune. The problem is...

I’d recommend checking a lens thoroughly – even if you’re buying it brand-new. Over the last few years I have noticed many manufacturers' quality control has slipped and dusty optics are becoming more common straight out of the box.I've seen brand-new Leica, Nikon, Fuji, Canon and Hasselblad lenses with dust inside – so don't assume because it's expensive it’ll be...

If you yearn for the old days, and sometimes find your Canon, Nikon or Fuji a bit overwhelming, here's the camera for you.The 501CM is Hasselblad's last fully mechanical film camera. It produces beautiful 6x6cm images on 120 roll film. Its Zeiss lenses are second-to-none.You set the aperture and shutter speeds manually and focus through the folding waist-level viewfinder. After every...

Buying used Nikon, Canon, Leica, Olympus, Hasselblad, Bronica or other quality equipment? Check out our buying tips.

Despite Corona we're still buying. We can arrange collection from any UK address. We specialise in second hand and used cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, Leica, Sony, Olympus, Zeiss, Sigma, Voigtlander, Samsung, Fuji, Mamiya, Bronica, Hasselblad and other top brands. We're buying 35mm digital and film cameras. So Nikon F, F2, F3, FM2, F4, F5 and particulary F6! And...

The Leica 125mm Hektor ... an SLR lens predating the first SLR camera!

The Leica M3 set the standard for rangefinder camera design almost 70 years ago ... and nothing has surpassed it yet.

In 1925 Ernst Leitz, a German company based in Wetzlar, introduced the Leica I - a camera that was to transform the world of photography.