Are Consumer Report camera tests accurate?

This month, April 1962, Modern Photography takes a close looks at the camera tests done by Consumers Report.

 

 

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This is the real THTH column.

 

 

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Going Behind the Scenes we find a new super lens for the Bessamatic.

 

 

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Keppler travels out to the Monterey Peninsula for this month's Well Traveled Camera.

 

 

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Bennett Sherman, in his Techniques Tomorrow column, discusses the possibility of using lasers in photography.

 

 

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Eight Topcor lenses are tested in this month's Modern Tests.

 

 

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Modern takes a look at the 1932 Primarette.

 

 

Popular Photography look at Long Lenses at Low Prices.

 

 

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US Camera looks at the Minolta SR-1B camera.

 

 

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They also looked at the Nikkorex F camera.

 

 

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Here is a look at some new Ansco equipment.

 

 

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The Future Techniques column talks about the AIRES space laboratory.

 

 

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Very interesting to look back. Thanks for sharing.

For this April US Camera is debuting a new column. It is titled Too Hard to Handle. Let's take a look.

 

 

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Here are this month's camera equipment ads.

 

 

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Here are this month's dealer ads.

 

 

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A great look back, Marc. CU magazine certainly had a way to go to be even remotely as competent in camera testing as Modern or Popular Photography. Reminds me of the CU car tests during the early to mid 70's. If the testers had their way back then we'd all been driving Olive green six cylinder Plymouth Valiants regardless of whether or not it met our needs.

A great month for classics fans.. "Too Hard to Handle" looks like an April Fool's day piece, terrific.

 

Thanks for posting these, Marc! Keep these coming please..

Finally got around to browsing the post, and it's certainly a full and interesting edition. I'd never come across the Primarette before, but what an interesting camera! Many thanks, Marc.

Thanks!