October 11, 2022

Petri Fotochrome

Petri Fotochrome User manual Current value Describing a product as a ‘class of its own’ means exalting it, not in this case. The Fotochrome camera is in a class of its own; in the worst possible way. I am looking at this camera in search of anything positive, minor as could be, in vain. It exemplifies a miserable idea, bad...

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October 5, 2022

Petri Color 35 E

Petri Color 35 E Fully Automatic Petry Color 35 E user manual Current values Petri Color 35 E Ihagee Exa 35 E Brown Phokina Compact 35 S Cosina Compact 35 S Petri Micro Compact   In the 1960s, photography became accessible to all walks of life. The rigid contact print formats gave way to the Kodak 135 format, so old-style...

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September 28, 2022

SEM Kim / Baby SEM

SEM Kim / Baby SEM SEM Kim current value SEM Baby current value Sometimes I feel I have to find another hobby. Looking for camera information online yields either an avalanche of primarily copy-and-paste information or hardly anything of value. Some years ago, I searched for Taron cameras, which coincided with the release of a movie starring a certain Taron...

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September 21, 2022

Pentax Auto 110 Super

Pentax Auto 110 Super User manual  Current value, the camera only Current value, full outfit Three years after the Pentax Auto 110 launch, Pentax presented the ‘Super’ version, adding a few features to the early model. Physical size and appearance stayed the same; the differences are: A self-timer with a LED indicator marked S on the selector. A shutter lock,...

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September 19, 2022

Canon rangefinders family

Canon Rangefinders family model list After the war, the Japanese camera makers embarked on making Leica clones, selling them like a fire in the bushes. The local GI contingent was the early target market and thereafter exported same to the US. Most makers are just a memory, such as Tanaka and Nicca, Reise and Leotax, Meguro and Zenobia, and more. Canon...

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September 14, 2022

Becnini Comet 3

Becnini Comet 3 Comet 3 / III current value More about Bencini The Italian camera industry, which is no more, had a few high-end camera makers and some that made cameras for all, to meet the up-and-coming hobby. The flag bearers were Ferrania and Bencini. I may favor Ferrania as my first camera, back in 1962 or about that was...

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September 8, 2022

Goerz Minicord III

Goerz Minicord III The list of countries that made cameras is pretty short. The first country that comes to mind is Germany as a single entity that later split into East and West, both sides making cameras. After a slow start before the war, Japan now leads the world in precision instrument manufacturing. Another country that made cameras is the...

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September 3, 2022

Sugaya Minimax 110 EE

Sugaya Minimax 110 EE Sugaya Minimax 110 EE current value   Haste makes waste. I was working on the Pentax 110 SLR cameras when I noted a remark about an obscure (to me) camera, the Sugaya Minimax 110 EE, being the forerunner of the Pentax 110 cameras. Before long, I had one on my desk. Besides physical size and format,...

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August 30, 2022

Hasselblad 500 C/M

Hasselblad 500 C/M Current values: 500 C/M 500 C/M 25th anniversary 500 C/M 30th anniversary 500 C/M 50th anniversary 500 C/M Black / Gold Exclusive 500 C/M Colours 500 C/M SE Victor Hasselblad   List number 6271 Brand Hasselblad Format Medium Model 500 C/M Introduced 1970 AKA Country Sweden Qty made Initial price Currency Type Medium format SLR Body material...

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August 28, 2022

KMZ Zenit Photosniper FS-12

KMZ Zenit Photosniper FS-12 Zenit 12 XP User manual Photosniper FS12 user manual Current value – Photosniper FS-12 Current value Zenit 12XP KMZ Zenit models list The Photosniper (anglicized from Fotosniper) is a line of camera kits made of a telephoto lens hooked to an SLR camera with a gun-like stock. There are several  models: Model Year Stock Camera  Qty...

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