A bit like Leitz showed with its Leica in 1925, Olympus argued with its Pen F that a good camera could generate quality images even with a small format. The Pen F makes half a picture, but it’s a very sophisticated camera in terms of features and engineering.
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.
This camera was launched for the amateur market with a focus on the “super slide” made with 127 film in 4×4 format. They were 85% larger than 35mm and slide projections were very fashionable.
A 35mm that is very much the miniature of one of the old Ikontas for 120 film. Fully manual and with good flexibility of speeds, apertures and focus distances.
With its minimalist design, the Werra is a very original camera. The film is advanced using a ring around the lens. Like almost everything from post-war Eastern Europe, it was in production for many years.
A compact 35mm, very well made and all manual. A camera that was popular and usually came with excellent optics, the Color-Skopar 50mm
After almost 30 years of the excellent Leica Barnack, comes the giant Leica M3. Considered by many to be the best camera ever built. Extremely versatile, precise and durable.
The first Zenit, manufactured in the USSR, was the Zorki rangefinder, a copy of the Leica, transformed into an SLR. It was designed to be affordable and durable. The model in the collection is more recent
A 35mm folding drop bed. Excellent build quality, very solid, very compact and a rangefinder attached to the viewfinder.
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