Argus Argoflex Seventy-Five
The Argus Argoflex Seventy-Five was produced by Michigan based Argus starting in 1949. Typically considered a pseudo TLR, the Seventy-Five does feature double exposure prevention …
Praktica MTL3
The Praktica MTL3, produced between 1978 and 1984 by East German manufacturer Pentacon, is an SLR with an interesting mix of features. Perhaps most notable …
Kodak Petite
The Kodak Petite, manufactured between 1929 and 1934 (originally marketed to women) is a fun, simple shooter that will bring much needed color to any …
Univex AF-2
The Univex AF-2 is an incredibly simple fixed-aperture camera introduced in 1935 for approximately $1. Though every effort was made to produce a camera that …
Okaya Optical Lord IV B
The Okaya Optical Lord IV B is a solidly built heavy rangefinder camera made circa 1955. Though there is nothing radical about the design, the …
Rollei 35
Production of German-made 35’s started in 1966 with Singapore following in 1971 with additional German models produced after the Singapore plant closed in 1981. The …
Kodak Bantam (4.5)
The Kodak Bantam 4.5 is one of the first cameras I have run film through in 25+ years. It is an amazingly compact and capable …
Montanus Montana
The ingeniously named Montanus Montana is a capable, if bulky 35mm viewfinder camera similar to the Tower 51. It’s most notable features are a rotary aperture …
Wirgin Edinex (II/v2)
This Wirgin Edinex, listed as v2 in some descriptions, just II in others was produced by Wirgin Weisbaden around 1951. It is a compact scale focus camera, …
Sears Tower 51 (1958a)
Manufactured for Sears by Kamerawerke Wilhelm Witt, this rangefinder was a great value (even compared to the Argus C-4) when it was introduced in 1958. …