35mm… Voigtländer Vitessa L (type 140) 8 Jul 202110 Jul 2021 This is the Vitessa type 140 (L). It is a “barn door” rangefinder produced by Voigtländer in the early 1950s. It is very well-built camera that is a joy to…
35mm… Konica Autorex P 8 May 2021 This is the Konica Autorex P, the Japanese market version of the Auto-Reflex P and is one of only two SLRs produced with the ability to switch between full and…
35mm… Leidolf Lordomat 15 Apr 20218 May 2021 This is the Leidolf Lordomat, a wonderful rangefinder made in circa 1953 in Wetzlar, Germany, home to Leitz. Though considerably lighter that other rangefinders such as the Canon P and…
35mm… Hanimex Amphibian 35 28 Mar 202128 Mar 2021 This is orange, bulky beast is the Hanimex Amphibian 35, an underwater camera circa 1983. Nine-year-old me would have absolutely loved having something like this. It would have been the…
35mm… Konica I (type e) 24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 This is the Konica I type E a rather typical compact early '50s rangefinder with quite a nice collapsable lens, the Hexanon f2.8 50mm. It was marketed between 1950 and…
35mm… Argus C-four 20 Mar 2021 The C4 is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera built by Argus from 1951 to 1958 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Less handsome than the C-3 and more advanced than the Argus A, the C4…
120 film… Fujica GW690 (The Good, the Bad, and the UGLY) 18 Mar 202118 Mar 2021 This beast of a camera, I mean it this time, is the Fujica GW690. Mechanically it is in great condition, but the looks are another matter. Just a few of…
35mm… Fujica ST605 15 Mar 202115 Mar 2021 This is the Fujica ST605, a bit of a sleeper SLR that comes close to but does not rival the likes of the Pentax ME Super or Olympus OM-1n. To…
120 film… Mamiya C3 Professional 26 Feb 202126 Feb 2021 This is the Mamiya C3 Professional, a hefty TLR (at just over 4 lbs.) manufactured by Mamiya Camera Company Ltd between 1962 and 1965. The build quality is excellent as…
35mm… Yashica J 24 Feb 2021 The Yashica J, manufactured in 1961 is a nice 35mm with styling cues similar to other Japanese rangefinder models. The lens is a relatively fast Yashinon f2.8 45mm and though…
