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Petri MF-1 35 mm SLR from 1975
A look at the Petri MF-1 35mm SLR fitted with a 45mm f/2.8 lens which was made in the mid 1970s
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A look at the Petri MF-1 35mm SLR fitted with a 45mm f/2.8 lens which was made in the mid 1970s
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The Zorki 4 is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Russia between the late 1940's and the late 1970's which was a copy of the Leica rangefinder cameras
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Another of my eBay purchases turned up, a Yashica MG-1 rangefinder.
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A review of the fully automatic, point and shoot Olympus trip 35 which was a very popular model of the early 1970s
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A descriptive post about my Petri 7s II rangefinder camera which I bought recently
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This post describes the Praktica PLC 3 35mm film camera which was made by Pentacon in Germany in 1976.
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This is a post about the latest addition to my vintage camera collection - a Pentax Spotmatic SP1000.
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A review of a classic vintage camera the Topcon Unirex. Featuring auto exposure, a leaf shutter and two metering modes this was a far from typical 35mm film SLR.
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A review of the cosina CT-1 which formed the basis of many entry level manual cameras in the mid 1970's.
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A review of the Praktica LB 35mm SLR from 1971 fitted with an M42 mount Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Domiplan
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A review of the Topcon IC-1 35mm camera which had some interesting, if quirky features.
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A review of a great classic 35mm camera and the latest addition to my camera collection - the Miranda Sensomat RE
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A review of another classic 35mm film camera and another Miranda - this time a Miranda Sensorex EE2 from about 1972.
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My quest for Miranda cameras continues and this week I've found another classic - the Sensorex. Replaceable viewfinders, TTL averaged metering and elegant design - everything you need in a 35mm film camera!
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My review of my Miranda Sensorex EE 35mm camera which was produced by the orignal, pre Dixons Miranda company in 1974
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A review of the Topcon Uni 35mm film slr which was also sold as the Hanimex Topcon RE Auto.
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A review of an entry level 35mm slr from the 1970's - the fujica stx-1.
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This post is a review of the Mamiya 135 EE, a small 35mm rangefinder camera made by Mamiya in about 1977.
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The Minolta Hi-Matic F is one of a whole host of small rangefinder cameras which were very popular in the 1960's and 70's.
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A short descriptive post about the Chinon 35EE, a compact rangefinder camera from about 1976.
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My look at the Sensomat RE-II 35mm SLR camera which was quite a late model in the original, pre Dixons Miranda line up.
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This post covers the Topcon Unirex EE which was a 35mm film camera introduced in about 1972 as a lower cost variant of the popular Topcon Unirex camera
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This is a Chinon CS 35mm film slr fitted with a Chinon 50mm f/1.7 lens which was made in Japan sometime in the 1970's.
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My review of my Miranda Sensorex II 35 mm SLR from 1972.
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This is a relatively short post about the Soligor TM 35mm slr camera which is virtually identical to the Miranda Sensomat.
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The Miranda Sensoret is a small, compact 35mm camera and was the only rangefinder model that Miranda made.
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This is a review of a Praktica LTL 35mm single lens reflex camera which was made by Pentacon in East Germany sometime between 1970 and 1975.
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This is my review of the Chinon CX, a 35mm SLR made by Chinon in Japan in about 1974.
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This is a review of one of the later Pentax Spotmatic models and one of the first cameras to offer aperture priority auto exposure - the Pentax Spotmatic ES.
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This is a review of the Pentax Spotmatic SPII, 35mm, manual focus slr camera which I recently obtained in Superb mechanical condition.
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This is my review/description of the Praktica Super TL3 35mm single lens reflex camera from about 1978.
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A short pictorial review of the black version of the Pentax Spotmatic SP II
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A look at the Praktica B200 which were rather a radical departure from the traditional Praktica range which preceded it.
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A look at the Pentax K1000 probably Pentax's most well known camera after the spotmatic.
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This is a review of the Konica Autoreflex TC 35mm camera which was one of the last in the Autoreflex series of cameras that Konica made.
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This is my review and impressions of a camera I first wanted to buy about 40 years ago when I started work and wanted to get myself a 'good' camera.
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This is my review of the Konica Autoreflex T2 35mm slr which was a model in the middle of what became a long line of cameras made by Konica.
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The Minolta 16 QT was the last model 16mm still camera that Minolta made in their Minolta 16 series.
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A Look at the Ricoh TLS 401 35mm slr camera which was introduced in 1970.
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My review of my very clean, almost new looking Miranda DX-3 camera from 1975.
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The Minolta SRT101b was a later version of the original SRT 101, which was introduced by Minolta in the mid 1960s.
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The Boots Pacemaker CM camera is a version of the Regula Sprintic model C made for the Boots company at a time when Boots were a major supplier to amateur photographers.
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This is a descriptive review of the Eumig Sound 31 XL Super 8mm sound cine camera, which is a battery powered camera which takes super 8 mm cartridge film and is equipped with a 8.5 to 24mm zoom lens.
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The Ricoh Singlex II manual focus SLR camera was introduced by Ricoh in the mid 1970s as an improved version of their original Singlex TLS came
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The Olympus 35 ECR is a fully automatic, 35mm film camera with a fixed 42mm f/2.8 lens and rangefinder focusing aid which was produced by Olympus in the early 1970s.
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The Kiev 4 follows the pattern of many Russian made cameras of the 1950s and 60s in that it is a copy of a highly prized camera made in Germany - in this case the Contax
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My post about the Konica FS-1, which is often said to be the first SLR with internal motor drive, but is that true?
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This short post shows how I fixed the film transport on my Pentax ME that had stopped advancing the flim.
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How to get the top plate off a Pentax K-1000 35mm SLR camera.
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This is a review/description of the Petri FTII 35mm camera which was made in about 1971 by Petri in Japan.
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This post describes the procedure I used to strip down and repair an Olympus OM-1n 35mm SLR camera.
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This post follows on from the last in the series and covers reassembly of the OM-1n camera.
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A short post explaining how I fixed an Olympus OM2 35mm SLR camera that had a jammed shutter
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Another attempt to develop black & white film with caffenol
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Some sample images from a vintage Olympus Trip 35 camera.
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Some sample photos from an iconic camera from the 1970s, the Olympus OM-2
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The Chinon C-300 is a budget, fairly basic 8mm projector, capable of showing both standard 8 and super 8 films which was made in about 1976.
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The Chinon Universal 8 cine projector was introduced in 1967 as a machine capable of showing both the standard 8mm home movieand the new Super 8 format film
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This post is about the Bolex 102 MTC desktop film projector which was made towards the end of the 8mm home movie era.
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The Fujicascope SH6 is a super 8 cine projector made by Fuji in the mid 1970s, that features the ability to play a magnetic soundtrack on the film during playback.
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A film taken in the Brittany region of France in 1970, some of which was taken on Mont St Michel.
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A vintage home movie shot in the town of Newport during a Carnival in 1971.
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A vintage home movie or a re-enactment of a historical event at Southsea Castle in the 1970s.
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Two vintage home movies taken in Venice but separated by 16 years.
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This 8mm home movie was taken during a holiday in Italy during the 1970s and seems to show footage of the ruins at Pompeii as well as a holiday resort in Italy.
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A short super 8 home movie of a couple of chaps at the beach with a surf board in the 1970s.
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Can you recognise this Conference in Malta from 1971 filmed on a rather blotchy and marked standard 8 film ?
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A short film from 1972 which packs quite a lot of excitement into its 2 1/2 minutes showing Go Karting, Tug of Way and a strange game with a huge ball.
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This home movie is a film which has taken a quite exciting subject of an airshow and unfortunately rather spoilt it because is has been badly underexposed.
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This post features the first part of a three reel series called Norwegian Costal Voyage which was shot on standard 8 film in April 1971.
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A vintage home movie taken at Stevenage on Christmas morning in 1973 and also at Knebworth park.
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A fascinating view of East Berlin and Germany from a vintage home movie filmed in Oct 1973
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This rather short vintage home movie shows a Hovercraft trip to France which the photographer took in 1973.
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This post features the second part of a standard 8mm home movie of a trip taken along the coast of Norway in the months of April and May 1971.
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A short post which includes a vintage home movie taken at a Bull Fight in a Spanish city in about 1970.
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This vintage home movie from about 1970 seems to have been filmed at a school fete or open day, or possibly a garden party.
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A rather well photographed super 8 vintage home movie of a happy family wedding in All Saints Church, Fawley in October 1973
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An exciting Super 8 film of an Air Display or Airshow which took place sometime in the 1970s in the UK.
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A super 8 vintage home movie of a coach trip to the river Rhine and the city of Cologne in Germany in the 1970s.
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A vintage home movie featuring a series of different subjects and events recorded as part of standard family life in the 1970s.
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A Short vintage home movie shot on standard 8 Kodachrome in a village in Yorkshire in about 1970
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This super 8 film seems to feature a parade through the city of Marina in the USA and was probably taken in about 1975.
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A Standard 8 Vintage Home Movie of a Trip to Australia which I estimate to have been shot in about 1970.
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An interesting Super 8 film of a family holiday on a Narrow Boat in 1978
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A Super 8 vintage home movie which was taken in the countryside around Great Yarmouth in the summer of 1978.
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This vintage home movie features a film which has two main subjects. First is a visit to Longleat safari park then a film taken at cub scout games event.
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A Film of a family holiday taken in Portugal and Spain in the mid 1970s
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The embedded vintage home movie, "Buses in Brighton," showcases old buses at a Brighton event, possibly a 60s' coach rally. Digitized using a custom-built telecine machine and editing software, some film parts remain poorly exposed despite recovery attempts.
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This vintage home movie, likely from 1970, showcases airport scenes, in-flight footage, and a rare glimpse of the flight deck, all restored using new editing techniques.
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The article showcases a 1970s Mini Car racing event video, scanned and edited from film found in a Noris 8 Projector purchased on eBay. Enhanced using Davinci Resolve, the trimmed and adjusted video features mixed car models racing on public roads, with an invitation for viewer insights.
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This short clip from a longer 8mm film taken in Piccadilly in London in the early 1970s shows a very busy day in Piccadilly circus.
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A vintage home movie which shows some sort of military display or tattoo which took place in Aldershot in the 1970s
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A Series of wedding films which were all shot on standard 8 cine film in the 1970s by the same photographer.
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This very short 8mm film clip shows a family trip to the Tower of London which was probably taken in about 1970 or shortly after.
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A super 8 vintage home movie shot during a cruise on the Rhine in Germany in about 1975.
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An 8mm vintage home movie of Tring Carnival which was taken sometime in the 1970s and also at a collection of vintage cars.
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A Super 8 film taken in 1973 during a trip to the Madurodam miniature park in Holland.
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Jersey Zoo was opened in 1959 and was therefore well established when this Super 8 vintage home movie was taken sometime in the 1970s
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The red arrows have been thrilling audiences since their formation in the mid 1960s, and this post features a display they performed sometime in the 1970s
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A Super 8 home movie of the Crosville Vintage transport museum in Weston-super-Mare which was shot in the mid 1970s
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A Super 8 home movie taken in the West Country during a holiday in the year of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977
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A short 8mm film which was taken in the North Yorkshire town of Whitby in the year 1973.
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This vintage home movie was taken in the 1970s during a trip to a Zoo. I don't know exactly which zoo it was, but there was a narrow gauge railway as part of the attractions.
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