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Toa Koki Gelto DIII (1937)

Toa Koki Gelto DIII (1937)

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This is a Gelto DIII, a collapsible lens viewfinder camera made by Tōa Kōki Seisakusho starting in 1937 and produced until at least 1952.  The Gelto DIII shoots 3cm x 4cm images on 127 format roll film.  A large number of variations exist for the Gelto, some with leather covered…

December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 Photography / Reviews  127 / Gelto / Japan
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Royer Altessa Type IV (1952)

Royer Altessa Type IV (1952)

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This is a Royer Altessa Type IV, a very unique non-folding roll film camera produced by Société Industrielle de Technique Optique (SITO) between the years 1952 and 1954.  The Altessa has an interchangeable bayonet lens mount and shoots both 6cm x 9cm and with a baffle, 6cm x 6cm images…

December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 Photography / Reviews  120 / 620 / France / Royer
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Nikon F3 (1980)

Nikon F3 (1980)

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This is the Nikon F3, a 35mm single lens reflex camera produced by Nippon Kogaku of Tokyo, Japan between the years 1980 and 2001, making it the longest list Nikon camera ever made and one of the longest ever produced cameras in history.  The Nikon F3 was the third in…

November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Nikon
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Episode 37: Camerosity World Cup

Episode 37: Camerosity World Cup

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Whenever you think of the worlds greatest open source film photography podcast, of course everyone thinks of Camerosity, but when they think of Camerosity, the second thing everyone thinks of is the World Cup! While this exciting socc…I mean football championship is going on, what better time than for the…

November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022 Camerosity Podcast
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Teraoka Auto Terra Super (1959)

Teraoka Auto Terra Super (1959)

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This is an Auto Terra Super, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by K.K. Teraoka Seikōjo in Japan between the years 1959 and 1960.  The Auto Terra Super was one of the last and most advanced in a line of Auto Terra cameras made between 1954 and 1960.  The signature feature…

November 22, 2022 January 8, 2023 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Teraoka
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Keppler’s Vault 103: Kodak Disc Film

Keppler’s Vault 103: Kodak Disc Film

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In the history of photography, there have been a LOT of different film formats.  In a Wikipedia article about the history of film formats, a chart showing 71 different formats of film is listed, including a large number of roll film, film pack, sheet, and cassette formats. A majority of…

November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022 Keppler's Vault / Photography  Disc Film / Keppler's Vault / Kodak
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Ansco Anscoflex II (1954)

Ansco Anscoflex II (1954)

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This is an Anscoflex II, a twin lens box camera made by Ansco of Binghamton, New York between the years 1954 and 1958.  The Anscoflex II is a more advanced version of the original Anscoflex which was introduced a few months earlier.  The only difference is the addition of two…

November 15, 2022 November 15, 2022 Photography / Reviews  620 / ANSCO / USA
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Episode 36: Minolta Disco

Episode 36: Minolta Disco

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For the second episode in a row, we take a deep dive into a singular brand of cameras, and as you can pretty much already guess, Episode 36 is all about Minolta!  The guys and I visit the Minolta Disco with returning callers, Alex Luyckx, Bill Smith, Howard Sandler, Mark…

November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 Camerosity Podcast  Minolta
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5 Camera Books I Use the Most

5 Camera Books I Use the Most

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As the holiday season approaches, you might be on the look out for some “offline” reading material for yourself or your favorite camera collector.  There are many resources online for great information on what to buy the collector who has everything.  Rather than just make a list of a bunch…

November 9, 2022 December 11, 2022 Articles / Photography
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BeLOMO Chaika 3 (1971)

BeLOMO Chaika 3 (1971)

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This is a Chaika (ЧАЙКА) 3, a compact 35mm scale focus camera made between the years 1971 and 1973 in Minsk, Belarus during the reign of the Soviet Union by Вelаrusiаn Оpticаl and Mеchaniсаl Аssоciаtiоn or BeLOMO for short.  As the name implies, the Chaika 3 was the third model…

November 7, 2022 November 7, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / BeLOMO / Half / Soviet
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Zenobia 35 F2 (1957)

Zenobia 35 F2 (1957)

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This is a Zenobia 35 F2, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zenobia Optical Co.,LTD of Japan between 1957 and 1958.  This version of the camera has an upgraded f/2 lens compared to a second model, simply called the Zenobia 35 that has a 46mm f/2.8 Zenobia O-Hesper lens, but…

November 4, 2022 November 7, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Zenobia
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Eigenbau Kamera Zwei (unknown)

Eigenbau Kamera Zwei (unknown)

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This is an Eigenbau Kamera, which is German for “home made camera”.  This unique, one of a kind of camera shoots 24mm x 24mm square images on regular 35mm film.  It uses a Kodak branded Compur-Rapid shutter from a Kodak Retina IIa, and has an unknown focal length lens screwed…

November 2, 2022 November 2, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany
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