This is a Yashica 35 rangefinder camera made by Yashica Co. Ltd between the years of 1958 – 1959. It was Yashica’s first fixed lens rangefinder, and the first new model released after Yashima’s merger with Nicca which formed the new Yashica company in May 1958. It is a fixed lens…
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…
This is a Mamiya M645 semi-professional medium format Single Lens Reflex camera. This was one of the most popular cameras for professional and advanced amateur photographers of the late 70s and early 1980s. It was a popular choice of wedding photographers due to it’s rugged design, interchangeable lenses and viewfinders,…
This is a Canon AF35M 35mm auto focus camera made by Canon in 1979. This camera was also known as the Sure Shot in the US and the Autoboy in Japan. It was the world’s first active auto focus camera. The Canon AF35M proved to be a pretty reliable camera that could…
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…
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.…
