This is a small Zeiss Ikon camera for 127 film. Intended for the amateur market and in times of hardship, it was manufactured from 1931 to 1934. It has the basic controls of speed, aperture and focus by estimation. Its highlight is the very elegant design and exquisite finish. A good companion.
The Nikon F was the right camera at the right time. It went from Japan to the world. A combination of specifications, functionality and aesthetics that made it a symbol of a time of great transformation such as the 1960s.
Early 20th century English camera, highly sophisticated and well finished field camera. Extendable bellows up to 70 cm, 18×24 cm format, very easy to assemble and it fits folded into a leather case.
Perhaps the most familiar of all family cameras, the Olympus Trip 35 was for 35mm film what the Brownies were for 120 and later 127 film. Very robust, impeccable finish and strictly what is needed for good photos of travel, moments with friends and family and also street snapshots.
With the Kodak Bullet Camera, designer Walter Dorwin Teague used the characteristics of bakelite to create one of the nicest cameras in the Art Deco style of the 1930s. It is a camera for the amateur, for photos that are unpretentious in terms of technique but full of affectionate memories.
Among the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of camera models released by Kodak throughout its history, the Beau Brownie is part of a select group. This is the group of the first models in which aesthetics went hand in hand with functionality. It is a box camera from the 1930s, Art Deco style, very nice and perfectly usable even today.
Monoreflex camera in 9x12cm or 4×5″ format, member of a series of several similar models. A series that was the first great success of Graflex when it was still called Folmer and Schwing Manufacturing Company. It is an excellent option for those who want to take portraits or action photos in larger format nowadays.
Extremely compact and feature-rich, this folding camera was designed in 1920 and manufactured until 1938 in 6.5 x 9 and 9 x 12 cm formats. Very pleasant to use and a great option for those who make dry plates.
Camera in 13 x 18 cm or 5 x 7″ format, this Linhof Technika follows the basic design of a drop bed but has a very large number of features. All metal, it is built with a precision that allows for smooth and precise movements even after many decades of use.
Wooden and ground glass camera from the first half of the 20th century. A very simple type of construction with few movements but still rigid and well finished. Certainly a camera for the amateur photographer when the 13×18 cm format still didn’t scare anyone.
Sort of ontological type of camera, this is a typical field camera camera with most of the controls this of construction used to offer. It is a 13×18 cm format and offers the possibility to use many different lenses. Probable date is the 1930s
Contaflex was a very popular 35mm monoreflex camera among the most dedicated amateurs in the 1950s/60s. Between hits and misses, it helped to pave the way for the explosion of Japanese brands that followed.