Author: wlungov

A simplified version of the Exakta. It has an interesting shutter that uses the mirror mechanism itself, thus eliminating the need for curtains.

A 6×9 cm folding camera with a rangefinder in the viewfinder and attached to the focus. Very well built and with a complicated focusing system triggered at the top of the camera.

Another experimental design in this 35mm rangefinder with a rangefinder in the viewfinder and coupled to the focus: instead of focusing on the lens barrel itself, it is adjusted on a ring on the top of the camera

The same as the IIIc but now incorporating flash synchronization. 184,000 Leicas IIIf were produced between 1950 and 1957

This camera is well-built and very nice, but it was a late release of a concept that was already quite obsolete at the time.

The first Zorki was a direct copy of the Leica II. Keeping the basic concept, several modifications were made that allowed many photographers, at a fraction of the price of the Leica, to try out a 35mm rangefinder and standard lens mount on the M42.

A series of cameras, copies of the Contax, built with machinery, drawings and even parts taken from Dresden to Kiev. It remained in production for decades without any major changes

After a decline in interest in 3-D photos, which had been so popular until the beginning of the 20th century. This camera made a glorious comeback. Taking advantage of the introduction of color positive film, the Stereo Realist made stereo photography shine again.

First Leica with low speeds, from 1 to 1/30s. Another great convenience was the incorporation of a diopter corrector in the rangefinder window.

Miniaturization of the famous 1912 Speed Graphic which was offered in 4×5″ and 5×7″. The “miniature” accepts 2¼ x 3¼” plates and also 120 film with Graflex’s own original adapters.

Known as The Brick, manufactured in the United States where it sold many thousands. Solid, durable and very ugly.

The Retina series evolved and continued for many years, gaining accessories, until it reached a Retina Reflex in the 1950s.