Black and white photo of a terrace above a garden. thewre are two statues of bears on the wall (the "bear with ragged staff" was the symbol of Robert Dudley, who owned this castle). There is a pergola at the end of the terrace.

@analog_cafe There's a #MamiyaU sat right here on my desk, bought from new. The red shutter button did disintegrate, but we managed to get it replaced, now green. I recently put some batteries in it and ran a film through, preparing to send to a charity shop […]

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The good thing about this particular #MamiyaU is it has the flexible cover over the shutter button. This was always a serious weakness. We've obviously had ours replaced; I remember it being red, but now it's green!

I rather like the #OlympusStylus (mju 1). The shape makes it easier to hold and […]

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The cameras that Mrs R found in a drawer were an #OlympusStylus (aka mju 1), and an even older #MamiyaU. The Stylus I got for her on 42nd St NYC. Got it home, didn't work. No warranty because "grey import". Also, cost me more than UK price of the later mju 2 model! £40 to get it going again […]