MMZ(Belomo) Agat 18K
Having quite a few half-frame cameras (Olympus Pen-F being top of the pile), the Agat 18K has long been on my list of ones to …
Viewfinder
Hanimex Amphibian 35
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. …
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 …
Welta Welti I
The Welta Welti I is a neat, compact folding viewfinder camera. It produces great images, due in no small part to its Trioplan lens. Shooting …
Fujica Half
The Fujica Half is a handsome, pocketable half-frame 35mm camera. It was manufactured in response to the excellent Olympus Pen (here is a slightly later …
Argus A3
This is the Argus A3. I like it because it has more of an art deco aesthetic that its siblings, such as the Argus A, …
Foth Derby Type 3
I knew virtually nothing about the Foth-Derby except that a friend of mine had one and found the camera intriguing. When one became available at …
Kodak Retina I (Type 148)
The collection of Retinas continues to grow. This example was picked up at Central Camera in Chicago on my first trip to that photogenic city. …
Robot Junior
One of a long line of clockwork cameras, the Robot Junior is a solid, well-crafted viewfinder camera produced between 1954 and 1960 by Robot Foto …
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 …