Pentacon Six Project. Step one – removing top plate and examining the shutter.
In this the first part on a series dealing with a Pentacon Six medium format camera I remove the top plate.
Single lens Reflex
The Single Lens Reflex category covers camera which have a reflex mirror and can be focused optically by looking through the same lens that the camera will use to take the picture. This gives advantages for not only focus; the composition is also made easier by seeing the photo exactly as the picture will be taken.
My Pentacon Six project
This is the introductory post in a series of articles on my project to rebuild a Pentacon Six medium format camera.
Chinon CE-4 35Â mm SLR camera
A look at the Chinon CE-4, a popular model 35mm SLR camera from the early 1980s which was sold in large numbers by the Dixons high street chain.
Edixa Reflex D strip down
A pictorial post describing how I stripped down an Edixa Reflex D 35mm SLR camera.
Edixa Reflex D 35Â mm SLR camera
This is another Edixa 35mm slr camera, the Edixa Reflex D, which is very similar in appearance to the other Edixa models in my collection.
The rather flimsy Edixa-Mat Reflex B SLR camera
This is a review of the Edixa-Mat Reflex B, an early 35mm single lens reflex camera manufactured by the Wirgin company in Germany in about 1960.
Edixa flex 35Â mm SLR camera
This is a review of the Edixa Flex, a nice and quite old 35mm slr camera which I acquired a few days ago from eBay uk.
The uninspiring Chinon CS 35Â mm SLR camera
This is a Chinon CS 35mm film slr fitted with a Chinon 50mm f/1.7 lens which was made in Japan sometime in the 1970’s.
Topcon Unirex EE 35mm slr camera
This post covers the Topcon Unirex EE which was a 35mm film camera introduced in about 1972 as a lower cost variant of the popular Topcon Unirex camera
Miranda Sensomat RE-II 35Â mm SLR camera
My look at the Sensomat RE-II 35mm SLR camera which was quite a late model in the original, pre Dixons Miranda line up.
The improved Praktica BMS 35 mm electronic camera
A look at one of the Praktica cameras from the early 1980s which was fitted with the Praktica bayonet lens mount, the Praktica BMS
Pentax MZ-7 35Â mm autofocus SLR
A Review of the mid range Pentax MZ-7, one of the better models in the Pentax MX range