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Produced Novoflex, braunschweig (?) Germany Mount varies (here Nikon) Focal length 240mm Aperture range f4.5-22 Focal range about 9′ (3m) to infinity Filter thread 58mm plus bayonet Elements Weight Aperture blades 20 (!) coated Overview Funny story – I was up in Santa Rosa Read More …
Produced 1954-57 Zeiss Ikon AG, Stuttgart, Germany Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 25.4oz (720.1g) Lens Zeiss Tessar 45mm 1:2.8-22 Filter size 27mm threaded only (**see tips) Shutter Synchro-Compur Shutter speeds B, 1/2-1/500 Viewfinder SLR, geared mirror Exposure meter uncoupled Read More …
Produced around 1968-1975 VEB Pentacon AG Dresden, Germany Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Lens M42 screw-mount Meyer-Optik Oreston 50mm 1:1.8-16 Filter size 49mm threaded Shutter cloth focal plane Shutter speeds B, 1-1/500 Viewfinder SLR Exposure meter TTL CdS Battery originally Read More …
Produced 1978-1984 VEB Pentacon AG Dresden, Germany Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 19.8oz (561.3g) body only; with auto Pentacon normal lens 26.6oz (754.1g) Lens M42 screw-mount auto Pentacon 50mm 1.8-16 Filter size 49mm threaded Shutter metal focal plane Shutter Read More …
Produced 1972-? VEB Pentacon AG Dresden, Germany Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 1lb 10.4oz (748.4g) with Zebra Tessar Lens varied; here with M42 screw-mount ‘Zebra’ Jena Tessar 50mm 2.8-22 Filter size 49mm threaded Shutter metal focal plane Shutter speeds Read More …
Produced 1969-75 VEB Pentacon AG Dresden, Germany Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight Lens varied; here with M42 screw-mount ‘electric’ Pancolar 50mm 1.8-22 Filter size 49mm threaded Shutter metal focal plane Shutter speeds B, 1-1/1000, sync at 1/125 Viewfinder SLR Read More …
Produced c 1954 Voigtlander braunshweig, Germany Film type 135 Picture size 35mm Weight Lens coated Color-Skopar 50mm f3.5 Filter size Focal range 3′ to infinity Shutter Pronto (Prontor-SVS) Shutter speeds B, 25, 50, 100, 200 (B, 1-300 or 1-500) Viewfinder simple Exposure meter none Read More …
Produced late 1950s by Kamerawerke Wilhelm Witt, Hamburg, Germany Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight Lens Steinheil Munchen Cassar 50mm 1:2.8 Filter Size accepts Kodak Series VI adapter no. 26 Focal range 3′ to infinity Shutter Prontor-SVS Shutter speeds B, Read More …
Produced c 1945-50? Welta Kamera Werke for Peerless Camera Film type 120 Picture size: 6cm x 6cm Weight 1lb, 14.2oz (856.2g) Lens (taking) ROW Pololyt 75mm f3.5 Filter Size Focal range 3.6′ to infinity Shutter Cludor Shutter speeds B, 1/10 – 1/200 Viewfinder TLR Read More …
Produced 1930s Voigtlander Braunshweig, Germany Film type 120 Picture size 6cm x 6cm Weight 20.2oz (572.7g) Lens uncoated 3-element Voigtlander Skopar 75mm f4.5 (stops to f16) Filter size 27mm push-on Focal range 3′ to infinity Shutter Compur Shutter speeds T, B, 1, 2, 5, Read More …