Cameras – Page 30 – Facts, notes and thoughts about vintage cameras and other trifle matters

August 5, 2019

Olympus 35 RC

Olympus 35 RC There are petty cameras, there are not so. It would be an endless discussion about which is which. Within the scale of the pretty camera, the Olympus 35RC has a seat at the very top. Be it within the entire camera universe, for sure amongst the rangefinders. Toy companies have the ability to simplify the design of...

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August 2, 2019

Ricoh KR-10

Ricoh KR-10 Another well-built, no-nonsense, and under-estimated camera. Solid and heavy body, good speeds selection: B to 1000 to auto, metal curtain, and K-mount, ready for a power winder. Nothing more to ask for an entry-level camera. It seems to share the body with the KR-5. Similar to the KR-5 it takes to pull the winding handle past the red...

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August 2, 2019

Cosina CT-1

Cosina CT-1 Cosina CT-1 current value Cosina CT-1 User manual Cosina is the Forest Gamp of cameras. cameras made under their own brand were never at the popularity forefront, but their cameras are found under most other brands. Foto Quelle and Porst who sold clouds full of East German junk also sold Cosina products under their own banner. Cosina made...

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August 1, 2019

Ricoh KR-5 Super

Ricoh KR-5 Super Ricoh KR-5 Super user manual Some cameras do not get the respect they deserve. The Ricoh KR-5 Super is an example of that. As a beginner’s camera, it is a perfect tool. It does not offer many specs, but the same as a fresh golfer could do with half a set, this camera offers enough to any...

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July 31, 2019

Chinon CE-4

Chinon CE-4 Chinon CE-4 manual Chinon C-4 current value Got the camera in a thrift store for $15. Looks all black and impressive, ready for a haka. Regrettably, it would not get anywhere close to Championship. After the first look, I liked it less and less. Not sure why, but it looks and feels sloppy. To begin with, the leatherette...

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July 28, 2019

Pentax Super Program / Super A

Pentax Super Program / Super A Not to be left behind in the electronic cameras race, in 1983 Pentax introduced the Super Program, also sold as Super A. A neat camera, but one needs to speak Pentaxian or read the manual which is rarely done. It carried over the ME Super control panel, rather than using civilized selector dials. New...

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July 26, 2019

Pentax ME / ME Super

Pentax ME / ME Super In 1976, alongside the quintessential K1000, Pentax had lined itself with the electronic era by presenting the ME and thereafter the ME Super. Petite SLR cameras, with a futuristic-looking control panel on top. Not sure what was the rationale behind it, as it made a simple shooting complex. The Pentax ME camera is a tiny...

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July 25, 2019

Pentax Spotmatic / SP

Pentax Spotmatic / SP / SP 500 / SP 1000 The three Pentax cameras on my desk are Spotmatic SP, SP 1000, and SP 500. All look the same save for top speed variations on the SP 1000 and SP 500, being the top speeds, respectively, and the self-timer on the Spotmatic. The Spotmatic, introduced in the ’60s, and the...

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July 16, 2019

Pentax K1000

Pentax K1000 They say that if you see one mouse in the house there are many more ready to come out. Same with the Pentax K1000. It is in the good company of the AE1 and the Olympus Trip, not to mention the Polaroids that pop out of any nook and cranny. It seems that by law each family had...

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June 25, 2019

Nasco Galaxy

Nasco Galaxy Nasco Galaxy current value This little camera caught my attention at an online auction. Always looking for odd cameras, I looked it up and found little information about it, where writers relate its pedigree to different dynasties, None seem to have any basis. McKeown relates it to Taron PR, a camera as obscure, admittingly a look alike. It...

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