Rio, brief inventory | Joao Paulo dos Reis Neto
Feb/2026 – Records of Rio de Janeiro, produced with classic cameras, articulating landscape, architecture and everyday life.
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Bergheil | Voigtlander
Excellent build quality and usually comes with the wonderful Heliar lens. In the 6.5×9 cm format, it’s a harmonious camera in its dimensions and very versatile in use.
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Praktica | VEB Pentacon
The Praktica name came from 1949 as a robust SLR for the amateur market. In 1970 it introduced the metal curtain, through-the-lens photometry and the design that was to stay until the end. It was a huge success worldwide and shared the title of “student’s camera” with the Pentax K1000.
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Pentax Spotmatic | Asahi Pentax
Extremely popular among SLRs, the Spotmatic is a camera famous for its simplicity, robustness and ergonomics. With the M42 thread standard, it also allowed the use of optics from many manufacturers other than the brand itself.
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Perigraphe Serie VIa | Berthiot
A French super wide-angle lens much appreciated in its time. Initially Rapid Rectilinear, recalculated as an anastigmat, it is a symmetrical lens with a small aperture between f/14, but enormous qualities.
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Hasselblad | Victor Hasselblad
Medium format 6×6 cm on 120 film, it was extremely innovative, precise and long-lasting. The example in the collection is a 501CM, still completely mechanical, manufactured in 2000.
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Leica photography
Leica photography Right from the start, it was clear that Leica meant a new way of photographing. Not only because of the camera itself, but also because film, developing and enlarging photos formed a system unlike anything photographers were used to dealing with. Aware of this fact, Leitz immediately made this system available with reels…
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Leica I model A | Ernst Leitz
A microscope manufacturer ventured into the camera market with an idea unlike anything else – a camera using cine film. It was a huge success and changed the history of photography.
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Photography in the 1920s
Now the topic is the photographic scene at the beginning of the 20th century in terms of photographers: how they understood themselves in relation to their activity, whether amateur or professional?
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Kodak Retina Automatic | Eastman Kodak
A camera in the long line of Brownies, which began way back in 1901. It has made a name for itself in the amateur market by putting ease of use – just press the button – above the quality of the final image. It’s fun to use, and with a flash, it’s ideal for snapshots at birthday parties.
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Viewmaster | Sawyer
Viewmaster | Sawyer This page is still in preparation. Sorry for the inconvenience.To follow the updates, click on the “receive updates” link at the top of the page. Every month, I send out an email listing the new content I’ve added.My goal is to complete the entire collection before July 2026.
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Gruppen Antiplanet | Steinheil
This lens, designed in 1881, was one of the pinnacles in the development of photographic optics before the introduction of barium crown glass, which made anastigmatic lenses possible.
