home of Matt's world famous vintage camera collection
Produced ~1932-52 Canadian Kodak (that’s right, Canada!) Film type 620 Picture size 6×9 Weight Lens single element meniscus with protective window, 2 apertures Focal range approximately 8′ to infinity Shutter sliding mechanism Shutter speeds B, 1/30 (?) Viewfinder convex glass & mirror viewfinders Exposure meter Read More …
This is a gallery of sample pictures from the TLR & box cameras I’ve actually exposed a roll of film with. Many of these are from the first (and occasionally only) roll of film I exposed with the camera, which may or may not have Read More …
Produced 1961 Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY USA Film type 127 rollfilm Picture size 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 Weight Lens Kodar 72mm 1:8 Focal range 5′ to infinity Shutter Kodak Shutter speeds 1/80 and 1/40, sync at 1/40 Viewfinder galilean viewfinder Exposure meter Read More …
Produced 1950-61 (1955) Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY USA Film type 620 rollfilm Picture size 6×6 Weight 15.5oz (439.4g) Lens single element meniscus Focal range assume 2m to infinity for most box cameras Shutter simple spring w/sliding aperture disc Shutter speeds one speed, about Read More …
Produced 1903- c 1920 Ansco Corp, Binghamton, NY USA Film type 4A rollfilm (will take 120) Picture size 6×9 Weight 15.4oz (436.6g) Lens single element meniscus, 3 aperture settings via pull-out tab Focal range assume 2m to infinity for most box cameras Shutter simple Read More …
Produced 1954-65 Agfa-Werk AG, Munich, Germany Film type 120 Picture size 6×9 Weight 11.4oz (323.2g) Lens single element meniscus (about 95mm?) Focal range 1m to 3m with close-up setting, otherwise 3m – infinity Filter size built-in yellow filter (early models), accepts 30mm slip-on filters Read More …
Produced 1949-58 Agfa-Werk AG, Munich, Germany Film type B2 (120) rollfilm Picture size 6×9 Weight 14.4oz (408.2g) Lens single-element meniscus Focal range 6′ to infinity Shutter simple spring w/sliding aperture disc Aperture two plus yellow filter Shutter speeds one speed, about 1/50, plus ‘time’ Read More …
Produced 1932-? Agfa Ansco Corp, Binghamton, NY USA Film type D6 (116) rollfilm Picture size 6.5×11 or 6.5×6.5 Weight 21.8oz (618g) Lens single-element meniscus Focal range assume 2m to infinity for most box cameras Shutter simple spring w/sliding aperture disc Shutter speeds one speed, Read More …
Twin lens reflex or TLR cameras have separate lenses for viewing the scene (viewing lens) and exposing the film (taking lens), usually of differing quality but generally designed to give you as close a sense of the final image as possible. The image from the Read More …
