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Graflex Graphic 35 Electric (1959)

Graflex Graphic 35 Electric (1959)

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This is a Graflex Graphic 35 Electric, an electrically powered motor driven interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder made in Hamburg, West Germany by Iloca for Graflex, Inc of Rochester, NY in 1959.  The Graphic 35 Electric is a name variant of the Iloca Electric, which has all of the same features. …

June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany / Graflex / Iloca
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Argus V-100 (1958)

Argus V-100 (1958)

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This is an Argus V-100, a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Hamburg, West Germany by Iloca for the American company Argus between the years 1958 and 1959.  The V-100 was also sold as the Iloca Rapid IIL and the Sears Tower 52.  The Argus V-100 has a coupled rangefinder and…

June 28, 2022 June 28, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / Germany / Iloca
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King Regula RM (1956)

King Regula RM (1956)

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This is a King Regula RM, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Regula-Werk King KG in Bad Liebenzell, Germany between 1956 and 1959.  The Regula RM is part of the King Regula III-series of cameras which contained a total of nine separate models, all with slightly different features.  The distinct…

June 14, 2022 June 28, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany / King
Continue Reading"King Regula RM (1956)"
Leidolf Lordomat C35 (1956)

Leidolf Lordomat C35 (1956)

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This is a Lordomat C35, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Leidolf Wetzlar in Wetzlar, West Germany starting in 1956.  The Lordomat C35 is a variant of the original Lordomat from 1954, adding an uncoupled selenium exposure meter with exposure calculator and a separate auxiliary viewfinder for 35mm, 90mm, and…

April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany / Leidolf
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KW Reflex Box (1933)

KW Reflex Box (1933)

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This is a KW Reflex Box, a single lens reflex box camera made by Kamera-Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch in Dresden, Germany between the years 1933 and 1938.  The KW Reflex Box was an early form of a Spiegelreflexkamera which put a moving reflex mirror and waist level viewfinder inside of…

March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  120 / Germany / KW
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Klosterlechfeld Riwa (unknown)

Klosterlechfeld Riwa (unknown)

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This is a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera called the Riwa.  It is a one of a kind prototype that was likely produced sometime before 1945 in Klosterlichfeld, West Germany.  It features an interchangeable 39mm screw mount with a 5cm f/2 Rodenstock Heligon lens and a focal plane shutter with…

March 3, 2022 March 3, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany / Prototype
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Ihagee Night Exakta B (1934)

Ihagee Night Exakta B (1934)

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This is an Ihagee Night Exakta B, a single lens reflex camera made by Ihagee Kamerawerk Dresden starting in 1934.  The very first Exakta cameras shot 6.5cm x 4cm images on 127 “Vest Pocket” format roll film, sharing a similar shape body to the later 35mm “Kine” Exaktas that followed…

January 27, 2022 January 27, 2022 Photography / Reviews  127 / Germany / Ihagee
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Exakta RTL 1000 (1969)

Exakta RTL 1000 (1969)

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This is an Exakta RTL 1000, a 35mm SLR camera made by VEB Pentacon Dresden between the years 1969 to 1973.  Despite the Exakta name and sharing the original Exakta mount, this camera bears very little resemblance to earlier Exaktas, in fact, it was built alongside the Praktica L-series also…

January 24, 2022 January 24, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany / Pentacon
Continue Reading"Exakta RTL 1000 (1969)"
Wirgin Gewirette v.2 (1932)

Wirgin Gewirette v.2 (1932)

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This is a Wirgin Gewirette, a compact camera produced by Wirgin in Wiesbaden, Germany starting in 1932.  The Gewirette was one of the company’s earlier models and shot 3cm x 4cm images on 127 roll film.  Although lacking an interchangeable lens mount, the Gewirette was fitted with a large number…

December 7, 2021 December 7, 2021 Photography / Reviews  127 / Germany / Wirgin
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Ernemann Stereo Bob XV (1913)

Ernemann Stereo Bob XV (1913)

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This is a Stereo Bob XV, a stereoscopic folding camera made by H. Ernemann Werke AG in Dresden, Germany starting in 1913.  The Stereo Bob XV was part of Ernemann’s long running Bob family of cameras that were produced from about 1902 until the company’s merger with Zeiss-Ikon in 1926. …

November 18, 2021 February 16, 2022 Photography / Reviews  Ernemann / Germany / Stereo
Continue Reading"Ernemann Stereo Bob XV (1913)"
Pentacon Six TL (1966)

Pentacon Six TL (1966)

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This is a Pentacon Six TL, a single lens reflex medium format camera made by VEB Pentacon starting in 1966.  The Pentacon Six TL shoots 6cm x 6cm images on regular 120 roll film, and is an evolution of the earlier Praktisix made by VEB Kamera-und Kinowerke first produced in…

September 21, 2021 September 28, 2021 Photography / Reviews  120 / Germany / Pentacon
Continue Reading"Pentacon Six TL (1966)"
Carl Zeiss Werra (1954)

Carl Zeiss Werra (1954)

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This is the Werra, a 35mm scale focus camera produced in Jena, East Germany by VEB Carl Zeiss Jena starting in 1954.  This is the first version in a long line of Werra cameras that were produced in a variety of configurations until 1968.  Later versions of the Werra came…

August 17, 2021 August 17, 2021 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Germany / Zeiss
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