The Super Frankarette Rangefinder camera from the late 1950s
The Super Frankarette was a cheaply made 35 mm rangefinder camera with a surprisingly good specification
Rangefinder
The rangefinder camera type category is for cameras which use a split image rangefinder to set the focus. In these cameras, a dial is adjusted to bring two parts of an image into alignment at the point where the subject is situated.
In some cases the rangefinder is coupled to the focusing system of the camera, so as the rangefinder is adjusted the focus is set, and in some cases the rangefinder is used to set the focus distance on a scale, which is then applied to the camera’s focus adjustment.
The weird Kodak 35 Rangefinder camera
A look at one of the strangest 35 mm rangefinder cameras that Kodak produced, the 1940 Kodak 35 rangefinder.
The beautiful Arette 1C rangefinder from the 1950s
A Look at the Arette 1C rangefinder which was made in Germany in about 1958.
Kiev 4 rangefinder with jupiter 8
The Kiev 4 follows the pattern of many Russian made cameras of the 1950s and 60s in that it is a copy of a highly prized camera made in Germany – in this case the Contax
Gifted Olympus 35 ECR rangefinder camera
The Olympus 35 ECR is a fully automatic, 35mm film camera with a fixed 42mm f/2.8 lens and rangefinder focusing aid which was produced by Olympus in the early 1970s.
Stripping down a Beauty Beaumat rangefinder camera
The procedure I used to strip down a Beauty Beaumat rangefinder camera.
The Interesting Beauty Beaumat 35Â mm camera.
The Beauty Beaumat is a 35mm rangefinder camera with a few rather interesting features which set it aside from some of the more ‘run of the mill’ rangefinder cameras
FED 3 35Â mm rangefinder camera
The Fed 3 is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in the Ukraine in the mid 1960s and designed to be similar in style to a Leica but with a price tag which made it much more affordable to the average person.
Agfa Karat IV repairs and cleanup
The procedure I used to get my Agfa Karat IV back into fully working condition.
Impressive Agfa Karat IV 35mm rangefinder camera
The Agfa Karat IV was the final iteration of the Karat design and probably the most impressive of the line up.
Agfa Karat 12 re-assembly
The last part of the series of posts dealing with the refurbishment of an Agfa Karat 12 rangefinder camera
Agfa Karat 12 Compur shutter clean up
This second post in the series covering refurbishment of a vintage Agfa Karat 12 rangefinder camera covers the Compur shutter.