Yashica J-P 35mm slr camera
The Yashica J-P is a basic 35mm slr camera of typical design for the time it was made in the early 1960s. It’s a fully mechanical, fully manual camera with no exposure meter, auto aperture, split level focusing aid etc.
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Praktica MTL 5B 35Â mm SLR
A review of one of the seemingly endless number of Praktica cameras made in the 1980s, this on the MTL 5B
Contaflex III sample film
Some sample photos from a Zeiss Ikon Contaflex III which shows that I have a light leak in my camera.
Tokina RMC 75 – 260 f/4.5 zoom lens
A post showing the pictures that can be obtained whten a vintage Tokina RMC 75 – 260 f/4.5 zoom lens is used with a Pentax K5 DSLR
Ricoh Singlex TLS 35Â mm SLR camera
The Ricoh Singlex TLS is a 35mm single lens reflex camera made by Ricoh in about 1967 and also re-badged for a number of other manufacturers.
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Alpha
The Contaflex series was made by Zeiss for a long time and encompassed many model variations.
Franka Super Frankarette slow shutter speed regulator repair
A short post showing how to remove the slow speed escapement from the Franka Super Franarette camera for cleaning.
Kodak Retina IIa 35Â mm rangefinder folding camera
A look at the Kodak Retina IIa folding rangefinder camera from the 1950s
Petri Penta V6 35Â mm SLR
A Review of the Petri Penta V6 35mm SLR camera from 1965.
Kodak Brownie reflex samples and shooting experiences
My experiences of using the Kodak Brownie reflex camera and some of the exposures I found on the film inside it.
Stripping down and cleaning a Petri Flex V
This repair article shows how I stripped down a Petri Flex V camera in order to learn the technique.
Petri 55mm f/2.0 CC lens aperture repair
In this post I explain how I repaired the aperture blades in a vintage Petri 55mm f/2 CC lens.