A Classic & Fun camera, the Zenit 3M 35Â mm SLR
This post looks at a classic 35 mm slr camera that started the career of many photographers, the Zenit 3M.
1960 to 1969
The Unique Agfa Flexilette 35Â mm TLR camera
A descriptive post of a fairly unique camera the Agfa Flexilette 35mm Twin Lens Reflex which was made in the early 1960s
Kodak Retina III S rangefinder repair
A Short post looking at the repair of a Kodak Retina III S rangefinder camera.
Voigtlander Bessamatic SLR camera from 1962
The Voigtlander Bessamatic belongs to that family of 35mm SLR cameras which have a leaf shutter fitted between the lens and the mirror rather than a focal plane shutter fitted between the mirror and the film
Kodak Instamatic M2 cine camera
A look at the Kodak Instamatic M2 cine camera which was introduced by Kodak in 1965 with the start of Super 8 film
Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL 35Â mm camera
This is a quick pictorial review of the Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL 35mm SLR camera which was introduced by Mamiya in the late 1960s.
The Pentax Spotmatic SP-500 35Â mm SLR, a cut-down camera?
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 35Â mm SLR camera
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.
Stripping down a Beauty Beaumat rangefinder camera
The procedure I used to strip down a Beauty Beaumat rangefinder camera.
The Interesting Beauty Beaumat 35Â mm camera.
The Beauty Beaumat is a 35mm rangefinder camera with a few rather interesting features which set it aside from some of the more ‘run of the mill’ rangefinder cameras
FED 3 35Â mm rangefinder camera
The Fed 3 is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in the Ukraine in the mid 1960s and designed to be similar in style to a Leica but with a price tag which made it much more affordable to the average person.
Ihagee Exakta Exa IIa 35mm slr camera
The Ihagee Exakta Exa IIa was a development of the Exa II camera and produced by Ihagee in the early 1960s.