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Camera for action scenes. It has a two-curtain focal plane shutter and speeds of up to 1/1200 s for the 13x18cm format.

A Rodenstock bestseller. In 5 years it has sold 50,000 units. It’s a general-purpose anastigmatic with 4 elements in two groups.

Very sophisticated and well-built camera. Allows lens changes and various movements. It uses its own chassis in 10x15cm format for making Cabinet Cards by contact printing.

Very practical for laboratories, with or without electric bulbs, this lamp patented by Charles Pigeon in 1884 accepts the sleeve made of beautiful red glass in the Junius brand.

It’s worth remembering that photography existed long before and in many places where there was no electricity. This enlarger uses daylight to print 9×12 and 6.5×9 cm negatives.

Manufactured by the traditional Darlot Opticien house in Paris, this lens uses uncorrected chromatic aberration to give the image a soft-focus effect, which was to the taste of many at the time.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to call this a “pocket” camera, but it’s a beautiful wooden camera with red bellows and chrome-plated metal. It makes 2¼ x 4¼ negatives on 116 film. But with (unofficial) adapters you can also shoot on 120 film.

An interesting camera, it has a compartment at the back that can hold up to 3 double chassis, giving the photographer the autonomy of 6 plates.

For snapshots on 4.5×6 cm glass plates. Few speed options, two apertures and no focus adjustment. This camera is a delight to use.

At the time, it was a camera for beginners. Today it’s an extremely light and versatile camera with very generous movements. Originally for 3¼ x 4¼” plates, but this copy has been adapted to 4×5″.

A travel camera suitable for taking landscape photos. You can move the lens plate and this is very convenient for photos of monuments and architecture in general.

10x30cm negatives on roll film covering an angle of 120º. The rotating lens system allows for very convincing panoramic shots, even with a simple lens, just a meniscus.