This is an Olympus OM-2, a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera made by the Olympus Corporation from 1975 – 1984. The MD in the name means it has the Motor Drive provision on the bottom plate. The OM-2 was the follow up to the extremely successful OM-1 from 1973. It…
What is it? This is a No.1A Pocket Kodak folding camera made by the Eastman Kodak Company between the years of 1926 and 1932. It used Autographic 116 film which allowed photographers to open a tiny door on the back of the camera and write notes about the exposure which would…
Nikon is the brand of camera I am most fond of, and the one I regularly shoot in my everyday life. So, it might seem peculiar to hear that Nikon cameras are my least favorite to write reviews for. There are a couple of reasons for this, one is that…
This is a Bolsey B2 35mm fixed lens rangefinder camera made by the Bolsey Corporation of America between the years of 1949 – 1956. The B2 is a very compact and lightweight die-cast aluminum bodied camera that features a lens and shutter both made by Wollensak, out of Rochester, NY.…
What is it? This is an Icarette 500/15 folding camera made by Zeiss-Ikon in Dresden, Germany around 1930. It takes 116 roll film and shoots negatives that are 6.5cm x 11cm in size making it one of the largest roll film cameras. This camera was most likely one of the…
What is it? This is a Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro digital camera which uses the body of a Nikon N60 film camera and a Fuji digital camera system grafted onto the back. This was an early digital camera aimed at the high-end consumer market and although primitive by today’s standards,…
What is it? This is a Leica M3 35mm rangefinder camera, built by Ernst Leitz GmbH from 1954 to 1966. It was the first Leica that used the Leica M lens mount, the first Leica with a coincident image rangefinder, and the first Leica with a wind lever. It is…
This past year has been one hell of a ride for heavy metal music. This year saw the release of new albums by 4 of the 5 “Big 5 Thrash Bands”, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Testament. Hell, even Metal Church put out a new album! Really the only classic 80s…
What is it? This is a Vivitar 35ES 35mm rangefinder camera made by Cosina of Japan around 1978. The Vivitar 35ES was one of many variants of this model all made by Cosina. There were versions sold by Minolta, Revue, Prinz, and possibly others, all made by Cosina. Unlike most…
What is it? This is an AGFA Optima I produced between the years 1960 – 64. It was the followup to the original Optima from 1959 which was one of the very first cameras with a fully automatic program auto exposure mode. It’s selenium meter would allow the camera to…
What is it? This is a Chinon CE II Memotron 35mm SLR camera from 1976. This model was one of the very last 35mm cameras released by any company to still use the aging M42 screw mount. It’s headline feature was that it was capable of open aperture auto exposure…
What is it? This is a Yashica-D twin lens reflex camera made by Yashica Co., Ltd. between the years of 1958 – 1972. This particular model is a later variant, likely made in 1970 with the company’s top of the line 4-element Yashinon lenses and f/2.8 viewing lens. The “D” represented…
