A pair of Kodak Retina Reflex S cameras
This is a post about a pair of Retina Reflex S cameras I bought from eBay with the aim of making one good one from the pair.
1950 to 1959
Balda Baldessa 1B rangefinder camera
The Balda Baldessa 1B is a 35mm coupled rangefinder camera with built in light meter and a rather unusual focus control and film advance placement. It was made in about 1958 (as I was oddly enough) and has a rather nice, curvy feel.
Finetta 88 35Â mm interchangeable lens viewfinder camera
The Finetta 88 is an attractive and interesting 35mm viewfinder camera with an interchangeable lens, 4 shutter speeds and a lightweight, aluminum construction.
Weltaflex TLR shooting experience
Some sample pictures taken on Ilford Delta 400 black and white film with a Weltaflex TLR camera
Zeiss Ikon Contina I 35Â mm folding camera.
The Zeiss Ikon Contina I is a 35mm camera with a set of bellows which allows the lens to be collapsed into the body of the camera making a slimmer, more compact camera.
Weltaflex medium format twin lens reflex
The Weltaflex is a medium format camera taking 12 negatives of 6cm square on a roll of 120 film.
Iloca Rapid 35Â mm viewfinder camera
The Iloca Rapid camera is a viewfinder camera made in Hamburg in the mid 1950’s which, although not a fantastically well engineered or very highly spec’d camera, still has some interesting and possibly unique features.
A lesson learned – and a guide for others
A warning about how easy it is to strip the cocking rack on a Kodak Retina IIc rangefinder camera
Cleaning the focus mechanism on a Kodak Retina IIc rangefinder
This post describes the antics I went through when I cleaned the focus mechanism in my Kodak Retina IIc rangefinder.
Cleaning the Compur Synchro shutter from a Kodak Retina IIc rangefinder camera
In this post I’m going to describe how I stripped down and cleaned the slow speed regulator and self timer on the compur synchro shutter.
Removing the shutter from a Retina IIc 35mm rangefinder
In this post I’m going to describe how I removed the lens rear element and shutter of the Kodak Retina IIc for cleaning
Kodak Retina IIc top cover removal
How to correctly remove the top cover from a Kodak Retina IIc rangefinder camera
