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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...

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

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...

35mm half frame/Poland/Viewfinder Comments: 0

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...

Compact/Japan/Olympus/Viewfinder Comments: 0

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...

35mm half frame/Japan/Mini camera/Olympus/Point and shoot/Viewfinder Comments: 2

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...

Leitz/Mini camera/Point and shoot/Viewfinder Comments: 0

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Taron Chic

WZFO Alfa

Olympus Trip 35

Olympus Pen Family

Leica Minilux Zoom