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Camera Type: 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.

Pentax Spotmatic SP-500 35mm slr - Front of camera with Takumar 55mm f/2
The Pentax Spotmatic SP-500 is one of the cut-down versions of the Spotmatic series which Pentax launched after the original Spotmatic.
Yashica J-3 35mm slr camera - The Yashica J-3
The Yashica J-3 is a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera which was made in the early 1960s and features a useful range of shutter speeds, a built in light meter, a self timer and a universal M42 lens mount.
Minolta Dynax 5000i auto focus camera - side view showing af switch and lens release
The Minolta Dynax 5000i SLR camera was produced by Minolta in Japan in the late 1980s as part of their second generation of auto focus, 35mm cameras.
Praktica TL3 35mm camera front view with Sigma XQ lens
A review of the Praktica TL3, a typical solid, heavy and dependable praktica camera.
Exakta Exa version 4 - front view
This post is about version 4 of the Exakta Exa 35mm camera which was made by the Ihagee company in Dresden (which at the time was in East Germany) sometime between 1956 and 1959.
Minolta SRT101b 35mm slr camera - side view with 50mm f/1.7 lens
The Minolta SRT101b was a later version of the original SRT 101, which was introduced by Minolta in the mid 1960s.
Ihagee Exakta IIa 35mm camera - front view
The Ihagee Exakta Exa IIa was a development of the Exa II camera and produced by Ihagee in the early 1960s.
Exakta Varex IIb shutter repair and clean - marking the tape position
A pictorial post showing how I repaired and cleaned the shutter in my Exakta Varex IIB camera
Exakta Varex IIb Strip Down - shutter extracted from case
A descriptive and pictorial post on removing the shutter from an Exakta Varex IIB camera.
I have several Exakta Exa cameras in my collection but this Exakta Varex IIa is the first of the 'top flight' Exakta models I've acquired.
Exakta Exa 500 shutter removed from body
This post looks at the process I needed to carry out when I fixed the slow speeds on my Exa 500 camera.
Pentax Program A sample pictures - Seat outside Chesterfield church
A post showing some sample photos taken with the Pentax Program A SLR camera

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