This review is part of the Cameras of the Dead series which I have been publishing every year on Halloween and “Halfway to” Halloween, featuring three cameras that I’ve wanted to review that either didn’t work, or was otherwise unable to shoot. I am republishing each of those individual reviews…
The year was 1953, the Eastman Kodak company was on a string of successful cameras produced for the US military, from the Kodak 35 (called PH-324), Kodak Ektra, and Kodak Medalist, and the time had come to create yet another quality compact camera up to military specifications. The Kodak Signet…
This is a Signet 40 rangefinder camera made by the Eastman Kodak Company between the years 1956 and 1959. It was the successor to the earlier Signet 35 retaining it’s excellent triangular coincident image rangefinder, and improving upon it with a redesigned Bakelite and stamped metal body, a more flexible…
What is it? This is a Kodak Signet 35 rangefinder camera made by the Eastman Kodak company out of Rochester, NY, USA. This was the first in a line of several Signet models that would be sold in the 1950s and 60s. It replaced the Kodak 35 rangefinder camera which was…
This is a Monte 35A, a 35mm scale focus camera produced by Shinsei Optical Works in Tokyo, Japan starting in 1953. The Monte 35A was a subtle update to an earlier Monte 35 in which the shutter release was relocated to the top plate, an accessory shoe was added, and…
At the end of Episode 80, we promised an entire show dedicated to Zeiss-Ikon. Unfortunately, things got in the way of us being able to dedicate the necessary time to prepare to cover such a complex and important company, so we decided to pivot and do another GAS episode. Anthony…
This is a Kodak Reflex II, a Twin Lens Reflex camera made by Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY between the years 1948 and 1949. It was an update to the original Kodak Reflex from 1946 offering several upgrades including a standard 4-element Anastar lens, brighter viewing lens, Fresnel focusing screen,…
Hot off our 50th episode, the Camerosity Podcast goes back to the roots of our name, exploring the rich history of Eastman Kodak, one of the most influential companies in the photographic world. You can’t talk about the history of Kodak without George Eastman and what better way to explore…
This is a Super Baldina, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Balda-Werk Bünde in Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, starting in 1954. This was the second camera released by Balda with the name Super Baldina, the first being a completely unrelated folding camera produced in prewar East Germany between 1938…
This is a Kodak Colorsnap 35 Model 2, a 35mm scale focus viewfinder camera made in London, England by Kodak Ltd. London between 1964 and 1967. It was a refreshed version of the original Kodak Colorsnap 35 which started production in 1959. Both Colorsnap cameras were created by the British…
This is a Super Kodak Six-20, a medium format folding camera made by Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY in 1938. The Super Kodak Six-20 is historically significant for a variety of reasons, most importantly, it was the first mass produced camera with automatic exposure. The camera was created by famed…
Another year is in the books! There have been 23 episodes of the Camerosity Podcast this year, and as we close out 2022, the guys and I thought it would be fun to play some trivia. The first ever Camerosity Trivia Challenge pits the hosts against our listeners in a…
