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Kodak 35 Original & Rangefinder (1939 & 1948)

Kodak 35 Original & Rangefinder (1939 & 1948)

What is it? Both of these cameras are called the Kodak 35.  At first glance, they don’t look much alike, but in reality they are examples of the same model, one from early in it’s life, and the other from near the end.  The Kodak 35 was Kodak’s first US…

December 8, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 9.0 / Kodak / USA
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Canon T50 (1983)

Canon T50 (1983)

What is it? This is a Canon T50 35mm SLR film camera.  It was the first in Canon’s T-series lineup which would be the last Canon SLRs to use the aging manual focus FD mount.  The T50 was an entry level camera with full program mode auto exposure and almost no…

December 2, 2015 April 9, 2018 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Canon / Japan
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Kodak Medalist (1944)

Kodak Medalist (1944)

What is it? This is a Kodak Medalist rangefinder camera made in 1944 by the Eastman Kodak company out of Rochester, NY.  This camera is considered by many to be the pinnacle of American camera manufacturing.  Other highly regarded Kodak cameras were actually made in Germany, but not this one.…

December 2, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  14.0 / 620 / Kodak / USA
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Leidolf Lordomat (1953)

Leidolf Lordomat (1953)

What is it? This is a Leidolf Lordomat interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera made by the Leidolf company out of Wetzlar, Germany around 1953.  Wetzlar was home to Leitz who made the famous Leica camera.  Leidolf originally started as a subcontractor of Leitz making microscopes and binoculars.  Their foray into…

November 30, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  11.0 / 35mm / Germany / Leidolf
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Argus A2F (1939)

Argus A2F (1939)

This is an Argus A2F, a 35mm scale focus camera made by the Argus Corporation of Ann Arbor, MI.  It was part of the Argus A-series which were the very first American made cameras to use the new 135 format 35mm film.  The A2F was the top of the line…

November 30, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 8.0 / Argus / USA
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AGFA Karat 36 v1.5 (1950)

AGFA Karat 36 v1.5 (1950)

What is it? The AGFA Karat was a series of strut folding compact cameras made from the mid 1930s through the mid 50s.  The earlier models used a unique type of Rapid film made by AGFA for this camera.  It differed from Kodak’s 135 format 35mm in that the cassettes…

November 25, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  10.0 / 35mm / AGFA / Germany
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KMZ Zorki 4 v2 (1961)

KMZ Zorki 4 v2 (1961)

What is it? This is a Zorki 4 rangefinder made by Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ) in Moscow, Russia.  The first Zorkis were built by KMZ in 1947 after the FED factory in Ukraine was damaged in WWII.  These first Zorkis were near identical copies of the original FED rangefinder which itself was a…

November 24, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  11.0 / 35mm / KMZ / Soviet
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Nikon EM (1979)

Nikon EM (1979)

What is it? This is a Nikon EM 35mm SLR camera, which is the Rodney Dangerfield of Nikon SLRs.  It came out at a time when the amateur market was exploding and various companies were designing cameras catering to them.  Nikon was known for high end pro-level cameras, and when this…

October 27, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 8.0 / Japan / Nikon
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Argus Seventy-Five (1955)

Argus Seventy-Five (1955)

 What is it? This an Argus Seventy-Five (originally called the Argoflex Seventy-Five) which is an inexpensive plastic bodied box camera made by Argus out of Ann Arbor, MI.  Although it resembles a Twin Lens Reflex, it is still a box camera in that the camera has a fixed focus, and…

October 26, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  3.0 / 620 / Argus / USA
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Ciro-Flex Model D (1948)

Ciro-Flex Model D (1948)

What is it? This is a Ciro-Flex Model D TLR made by the Ciro Corporation in Delaware, Ohio in the late 1940s.  Originally based out of Detroit, MI, Ciro was a maker of low to mid level American made cameras that offered basic cameras at prices within reach of the average…

October 21, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  120 / 7.0 / Ciro / USA
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Kodak No.1 Autographic Special, Model A (1916)

Kodak No.1 Autographic Special, Model A (1916)

What is it? This is a No.1 Autographic Special made by the Eastman Kodak company between 1915 and 1920.  While Kodak was not known as a maker of high end cameras with top of the line specs, this camera was the exception to that rule.  Costing upwards of $50 (over $1300…

August 4, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  11.0 / 120 / Kodak / USA
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Welta Watson (1938)

Welta Watson (1938)

This is a Watson 35mm scale focus folding pocket camera made by Welta-Kamera-Werk based out of Freital, Germany.  The Watson was an export variant of the Welta Welti which is a very similar camera.  Although the Welti/Watson line of cameras were not high end, they were not low end either.…

July 24, 2015 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 7.0 / Germany / Welta
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