A Site dedicated Vintage technology

Decade Camera Manufactured : 1950 to 1959

Picture showing an Exakta shutter having the shutter curtains replaced
This article explains the technique I used to replace the shutter curtains in one of my aged Exakta cameras.
Exakta Varex IIb shutter repair and clean - shutter back in case for now
In this post I'm going to take a detailed look at the shutter used in the Exakta Varex series of cameras.
A picture of the Franka Super Frankarette camera from 1957
The Super Frankarette was a cheaply made 35 mm rangefinder camera with a surprisingly good specification
Prontor S shutter blades from a Reflekta II TLR cleaned after a service
A post covering the servicing of my Reflekta II TLR with Prontor S Shutter
A Picture of the Reflekta II TLR camera
A look at the Reflekta II twin lens reflex camera which was made by Welta in Germany in about 1950.
A Picture of the Braun Paxina 35 Medium Format snapshot camera
The Braun Paxina 35 was a simple, medium format snapshot camera aimed at people who wanted a simple camera to capture family events.
An image of the Arette 1c rangefinder camera
A Look at the Arette 1C rangefinder which was made in Germany in about 1958.
Waltax Junior Camera - Side view showing struts
The Waltax Junior is a 120 format, folding camera which was produced by Waltax in the early 1950s.
Braun Paxette viewfinder camera - Camera with lens hood and filter
This is a look at the Braun Paxette interchangeable lens, viewfinder camera which was made by Braun of Nuremberg in the early 1950s.
Kodak Retinette Type 22 35mm camera - Side view showing flash sync
This is a short pictorial post describing the Kodak Retinette type 22, 35mm, viewfinder camera which was made by Kodak between the years 1954 and 1958.
Eumig Electric 8 Cine Camera - Camera with add on lens fitted
This is a descriptive post on the Eumig Electric 8 cine camera which was produced by Eumig in Austria in the late 1950s.
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.
1 2 3 6

Newsletter



    Area of interest

    Cameras & Lenses
    Photos & Films
    Projectors
    Radios & Tape Recorders

    I accept the privacy statement

    You can edit your preferences and unsubscribe at any time after subscribing. Privacy Statement

    Newsletter



      Area of interest

      Cameras & Lenses
      Photos & Films
      Projectors
      Radios & Tape Recorders

      I accept the privacy statement

      You can edit your preferences and unsubscribe at any time after subscribing. Privacy Statement

      All content @SimonHawketts 2024
      linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram
      ×