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April 28, 2023

Exakta HS-2

Ihagee Exakta HS-2 Ihagee, an old-world camera maker established in 1912 as Industrie und Handelsgesellschaft (industrial and trading company), promptly changed its name to the initials IHG, pronounced ee-ha-ge in German. Based in Dresden, the camera capital of pre-war Germany, it was some fifty years later amalgamated into the omnipresent East German Pentacon. The last true Exakta cameras were produced...

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August 9, 2019

Argus / Cosina STL 1000

Argus / Cosina STL 1000 If you ever plan to brave the wilderness and take a camera with you, the best bet is the Argus / Cosina STL 1000. Same as the hyphenated Brits were destined to become army officers, this long-named monster has been created to become a warrior. Ever threatened by a black bear or irate hippo –...

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August 9, 2019

Cosina CT-10

Cosina CT-10 Perhaps envious of the 1976 ME and 1979 Nikon EM, in 1980 Cosina presented the CT-10. A stripped-down of this camera type. Shutter priority automatic, with a traffic light, mounted in the viewer left. You may select from Auto, X flash synch or B, Not much to consider. Body identical to the CT-1 save for speed selector. Vertical...

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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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Exakta HS-2

Argus / Cosina STL 1000

Cosina CT-10

Cosina CT-1