Replacing the shutter curtains on an Exakta Varex camera
This article explains the technique I used to replace the shutter curtains in one of my aged Exakta cameras.
Vintage Cameras
A Post type for Vintage Cameras
A detailed look at the Exakta Varex shutter from the 1950s
In this post I’m going to take a detailed look at the shutter used in the Exakta Varex series of cameras.
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.
The Super Frankarette Rangefinder camera from the late 1950s
The Super Frankarette was a cheaply made 35 mm rangefinder camera with a surprisingly good specification
The Pentax Z-50P autofocus SLR camera – a great beginners film SLR
The Pentax Z-50P provided a good mix of features for a reasonable price when released in 1994 and is even better value today.
The dependable Konica FS-1, the first SLR with internal power drive
My post about the Konica FS-1, which is often said to be the first SLR with internal motor drive, but is that true?
The compact & sturdy Ricoh AF-5 point and shoot 35Â mm camera
The Ricoh AF-5 is a sturdy, compact, point and shoot 35mm camera made by Ricoh in about 1983
Successful but tricky servicing of the Reflekta II TLR camera
A post covering the servicing of my Reflekta II TLR with Prontor S Shutter
The solid and sturdy Reflekta II Twin Lens Reflex camera
A look at the Reflekta II twin lens reflex camera which was made by Welta in Germany in about 1950.
The stylish and simple Kodak Art Deco Bantam
A look at a very stylish camera from 1935, the Kodak Art Deco Bantam
The weird Kodak 35 Rangefinder camera
A look at one of the strangest 35 mm rangefinder cameras that Kodak produced, the 1940 Kodak 35 rangefinder.
The Beautiful Kodak Flash Bantam miniature camera
A look at a miniature camera from the 1940s, the Kodak Flash Bantam which, together with a roll of 828 film, must have captured many happy memories.