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September 13, 2020

Nikon EM

To build a new tech product it takes several factors. First, to define a need or use, thereafter technical capabilities, then cost constraints and design limitation. Need or use are defined by how the maker sees the market today and in the future. Technical capabilities are both external – what current technology is available and internal – what the...

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September 3, 2020

Taron Chic

At the heels of the WZFO Alfa comes another odd, vertical camera, the Taron Chic. At the heels is not entirely correct as it refers to the order it is being presented on this site, where the Taron Chic was introduced a year earlier than the WZFO Alfa. The difference is that the Chic is a nicely balanced looking camera,...

35mm half frame/Japan/Taron/Viewfinder Comments: 0

August 31, 2020

And now for something completely different

I hear a lot about artificial intelligence applications, including such that write real-looking articles. Decided to try it for myself. Found online such an engine, fed the term ‘vintage film cameras’, waited three minutes and voila – article is ready. It does look real, I must admit. It is good enough for a search spider to bite, but nothing more...

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July 8, 2020

Buying collector’s cameras

Buying collector’s cameras To become a camera collector is simple, It takes two things, to like cameras and to collect them. The liking part is easy, as cameras made between the late 1800’s and about 1970 are a state of the art objects in any which way you’ll look at them; mechanics, optics, and design. It is easy to fall...

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July 1, 2020

KMZ Zenit C / S

KMZ Zenit C / S It is said that the Inuit have many words for snow, though it is a myth spread for a reason unbeknown. The English language, however, has plenty of words for stealing: Pilfer, swipe, thieve, purloin, plunder, ransack, pillage, loot, and many more. All well describe how the Soviet Union established its sorry optical and camera...

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June 19, 2020

Yashica 35

Online research is much like panning for gold. There is information like sand, but only a few and far between nuggets of any value. Moreover, most of the useful information is copied over and over, just to create a critical mass for the search engine to bite. About five years ago I looked for information about Linhof. Texts I found...

Japan/Rangefinder/Yashica Comments: 0

February 13, 2020

Light, camera, Jews!

The Jewish communities in Europe were socially and culturally isolated from the communities in the host countries. It was fueled by the inherited resentment of the populace and leadership towards the Jews; as well as the self-isolation the Jews imposed upon themselves, wishing to remain intact as a religious and ethnic group. The Jews were spread in Europe, where the...

AGFA/Jewish camera/Miscellaneous Comments: 2

November 28, 2019

Topcon R

Topcon R Some two years ago I had my evening stroll at the avenue of online classifieds Kijiji for the enlighted, where I stumbled upon an ad for several old cameras. There was only a phone number to contact, so I texted a request for more information. The day after there was no response so I took it as sold....

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November 27, 2019

Ricoh Singlex TLS

Ricoh Singlex TLS Ricoh Singlex TLS current value Ricoh Singlex TLS user Manual List number 4770 Brand Ricoh Format 35mm Model Singlex TLS Introduced 1967 AKA SEARS TLS; Focal 1000 TLX, Cavalier Country Japan Type SLR Body material Metal Mode Manual Weight 760 gr, Body only Class average weight 580 gr, Body only ASA range 10-800 Kit lens 1.4/55 Lens...

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November 20, 2019

Ricoh 35 Flex

Ricoh 35 Flex Another honourable entrant to the same-name-not-same-camera list is the Ricoh 35 Flex. Born in 1963, the first SLR from Ricoh, it was equipped with an uncoupled selenium meter. A year later it saw a change to a CdS meter, under the same name. Rest features and appearance unchanged. The CdS bulbous meter housing was carried over to...

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