Category: Viewfinder

March 10, 2021

Zeiss Ikon Contina family

Zeiss Ikon Contina family model list Zeiss Ikon of Germany was the equivalent of the American Kodak, where both companies had amalgamated several manufacturers under one roof. Zeiss Ikon was born out of the merger of  Carl Zeiss, ICA, Contessa-Nettel, Ernemann and Goerz. The combined company kept using the original models’ names under the combined brand, which may confuse today’s...

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October 30, 2020

Canon Dial 35

Canon Dial 35 Preamble On a bright summer day sometime in the early 1980s, I was negotiating the narrow streets of Salzburg, Austria. Being a medieval city and spread around a hill, streets are winding to boot. As a navigation instrument, I used a large sheet of paper printed in many colours, which, for the benefit of the younger readers,...

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October 8, 2020

Yashica Rapide

Yashica Rapide Preamble Yashica Rapide current value Yashica Rapide user manual The days are both early autumn and mid-Corona. Being of the at-risk population, I stay mostly at home. As the weather changes it is time to switch from summer shorts to track pants which are my winter at-home staple. However, my girth has shrunk from extra-large to a mere...

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September 3, 2020

Taron Chic

Taron Chic Taron chic current value Taron Chic user manual 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...

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August 29, 2019

WZFO Alfa

WZFO Alfa WZFO Alfa current value WZFO Alfa user manual To its given luck, the Polish nation is located in between western and eastern Europe. On the face of it, it couldn’t be better, being a commercial and cultural gateway between the two. Regrettably, it was not so as each invading power marching either east or west had passed through...

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August 5, 2019

Olympus Trip 35

Olympus Trip 35 Lovely little camera, cute to Olympus design tradition. fits well into small and large hands, is lightweight, and simple to use. Little wonder that they are plenty of them out there. Almost a point-and-shoot camera. Settings are scant, the distance by estimate, ASA setup, and recommended aperture. By the light meter, the camera decides what shutter speed...

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March 31, 2019

Olympus Pen Family

Olympus Pen family Olympus pen current value Model Year Meter Distance Shoe Flash sync Timer Flash Lens  Qty made Pen 1959 Selenium             3.5          27,000 Pen S 1960 Selenium X X X             2.8       645,000 Pen D 1962 Selenium X             1.9       265,000 Pen D2 1964 CdS X             3.5       140,000 Pen D3 1965 CdS X...

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March 29, 2019

Leica Minilux Zoom

Leica Minilux Zoom This camera, together with a Yashica T4 I have does not really belong here. I picked up an old Soviet camera, where the owner suggested she has another one. It did not fit within my interest range, but the price was right so I took it. Think it is made by Minolta, so the only halo it...

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