Kodak Retinette 1B – type 045
The Kodak Retinette 1B was a viewfinder camera made by Kodak to be a simpler, cheaper alternative to their Retina series of rangefinder and slr cameras.
1960 to 1969
Minolta 16 Ps sub miniature camera
The Minolta 16 Ps is one of a series of cameras made by Minolta which took 16mm film cartridges and were small, lightweight but well made and able to produce good results.
Retina Reflex S exposure meter restringing
A Post showing how I restrung the exposure system on a Kodak Retina Reflex S 35mm slr camera
Kodak Retina Reflex S shutter repair
Cleaning and servicing the shutter on a Retina Reflex S 35mm SLR camera
Rebuilding the Kodak Retina Reflex S film advance
A couple of days ago, I stripped down one of my Retina Reflex S cameras with the aim of making one good camera from the…
Stripping down a Kodak Retina Reflex S
Stripping down a Retina Reflex S camera for cleaning and repair
A trio of Agfa Rapid cameras
A short post which describes a trio of Agfa Rapid cameras and the film cartridge system they used.
Kodak Retina Reflex III 35mm slr camera
The Kodak Retina Reflex III is a 35mm, single lens reflex camera made by Kodak AG in Stuttgart, Germany between the years of 1960 and 1964.
Pentona II 35mm, a simple viewfinder camera
The Pentona II is a very simple viewfinder camera made in Germany in the early 1960’s by a company called KW, which was one of the companies which later became part of the Pentacon brand.
Carl Zeiss Werra Mat reassembly after strip down and refurbishment – part 3
Cleaning and re-assembling the Carl Zeiss Werra Mat camera after it’s strip down and repair.
Carl Zeiss Werra Mat strip down and refurbishment – part 2
In this post I’m going to show how I cleaned the shutter of the Carl Zeiss Werra Mat and re-assembled it
Carl Zeiss Werra Mat strip down and refurbishment – part 1
The first part of a series describing how I stripped down and cleaned a Carl Zeiss Werra Mat 35mm camera.