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Corfield Periflex

This is the Corfield Periflex manufactured in 1955 by K.G. Corfield Ltd in England. This iteration of the Periflex is…

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Pathé Cinema Pathéorama

This is the Pathé Cinema Pathéorama from the 1920s, a 35mm film strip viewer. More than 350 film strips were…

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Argus SLR

This is the Argus SLR from 1962, manufactured by Mamiya and based on the Prismat NP. This camera was largely…

Yashica J

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…

Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Icarex 35s TM Pro

11 Jan 202111 Jan 2021

This is the Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Icarex 35S TM Pro, otherwise known as the longest-named camera in my collection. Introduced in 1967 the 35S TM Pro is an SLR that…

Mamiya Magazine 35

14 Dec 202014 Dec 2020

This is the Magazine 35, a short-lived interchangeable back rangefinder made by Mamiya Optical Co. Ltd of Japan in 1957. It is one of a short list of 35mm cameras…

Jessops Centon K100

13 Dec 202013 Dec 2020

This is the Jessops Centon K100, a Chinese-made SLR that uses the Pentax K-mount system of interchangeable lenses. The camera came with a Centon MC Zoom lens which met an…

Minolta 110 Zoom SLR MKII

This is the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR MkII. It is a well built advanced 110 camera not dissimilar to the Pentax Auto 110 in targeted market. Batteries (2x LR44) are…

Minolta SRT-MC

12 Oct 202012 Oct 2020

This is the Minolta SRT-MC, a well-built and capable SLR made between 1973 and 1975 by Minolta. History The precursor to Minolta, Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten, was established in 1928 by…

LaRose Rapitake

This is the La Rose Rapitake, a neat vertical oriented viewfinder camera that takes 35mm film in special "rapid" cassettes. The body is all-metal with an advance, shutter-cocking, and shutter…

A.C.Kemper Kombi

6 Oct 202022 Aug 2021

This is the Kemper Kombi Camera and Graphoscope, an interesting combination box camera and viewer from 1892 manufactured by Alfred C. Kemper in Chicago, Illinois. As a camera, one of…

Minolta Freedom Zoom Explorer

5 Oct 20205 Oct 2020

This is the Minolta Freedom Zoom Explorer, on loan from Adam Paul, a fun P&S with "panoramic" mode and date function. On power up the lens is exposed and the…

Toko Teleca

This is the Toko Teleca, not to be confused with the Ricoh Teleca 240 (on my to-get list as it is a half-frame camera), a subminiature camera incorporated into a…