Rangefinders & Compacts Sample Image Gallery

This is a gallery of sample pictures from all the rangefinders and compact 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 Read More …

Mir

  Produced 1959-61 (1960) KMZ, Krasnogorsk (Moscow), Russia Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight Lens LTM Jupiter-8 (KMZ copy of Zeiss Sonnar) 50mm 1:2-22 Filter size 40.5mm threaded, 42mm slip-on Focal range 1m to infinity Viewfinder coupled rangefinder Exposure meter none Read More …

Zorki 6

  Produced 1959-66 (1961) KMZ, Krasnogorsk (Moscow), Russia Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 1 lb, 6.9 oz (649.2g) with I-50 Lens LTM Industar-50 (Tessar formula) 50mm 1:3.5-16 Filter size Focal range 1m to infinity Viewfinder coupled rangefinder Exposure meter none Read More …

Zorki 4

  Produced 1956-73 (1962) KMZ, Krasnogorsk (Moscow), Russia Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 25.6oz (725.8g) with Jupiter-8 (white) Lens LTM Jupiter-8 (KMZ copy of Zeiss Sonnar) 50mm 1:2-22 Filter size 40.5mm threaded, 42mm slip-on Focal range 1m to infinity Viewfinder Read More …

Zorki S

  Produced 1955-1958 (1956) KMZ, Krasnogorsk (Moscow), Russia Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 1lb, 3.3oz (547.2g) with I-22 Lens LTM collapsing Industar-22 (copy of Leitz Elmar) 50mm 1:3.5-16 Filter size will accept Kodak Series VI Adapter 36.5mm (1 7/16in.) Focal Read More …

Yashica Lynx 5000

  Produced 1962 Yashica Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight Lens Yashinon 45mm 1:1.8-22 (6 elements in 4 groups) Focal range .8m to infinity Filter size 52mm Shutter Copal-SV Shutter speeds B, 1-1/1000 Viewfinder parallax-corrected rangefinder Exposure meter Read More …

Yashica Electro 35 GSN

  Produced 1973 Yashica Camera Co., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 24.6oz (697.4g) sans battery Lens Color Yashinon DX 45mm 1:1.7-16 (yow!) Filter size 55mm threaded, 57mm slip-on Focal range 2.6′ to infinity Shutter Copal Elec Shutter speeds B, Read More …

Vivitar 35ES

  Produced 197-? Vivitar Corp., USA (*Camera made in Japan) Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 22oz (623.7g) Lens Vivitar 40mm 1:1.7 Filter size 49mm Focal range .9m to infinity Shutter Copal Shutter speeds B, 1/8 – 500 (manually set) Viewfinder Read More …

Tower 51 (Iloca Rapid B)

  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 …

Ricoh Super Shot

  Produced 1965 Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 820g Lens Ricoh Rikenon 43mm 1:1.7-16 (6 elements in 4 groups) Filter size 58mm Focal range 1m to infinity Shutter Seiko ES Shutter speeds 1/15-1/500 automatic ASA Read More …