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A 35mm folding drop bed. Excellent build quality, very solid, very compact and a rangefinder attached to the viewfinder.

Totally different from the Retinas of 1934, the IIa is a much more sophisticated camera with a rangefinder in the viewfinder and coupled to the focus. But still with the leaf-shutter concept in the lens body.

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.