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Produced circa 1971-5, Cosina Co. Ltd., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 26.2oz (742.8g) body only; with 1.8 Cosinon lens 2lbs, 1.8oz (958.2g) Lens M42 screw-mount Cosinon 1.8/50mm (6 elements, 4 groups) Filter size 49mm screw-in, 52mm slip-on Shutter Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Produced 1971-3? Konishiroku Co., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 13.4oz (379.9g) Lens Hexanon 38mm 1:2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups) Filter size 46mm Focal range 3.3′ to infinity Shutter Copal B Mat Shutter speeds 1/30-1/650 automatic Viewfinder coupled Read More …
Produced 1940-48 Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY USA Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 23.6oz (669.1g) Lens Kodak Anastigmat Special (uncoated) or Anastar (coated) 50mm 1:3.5 Focal range 4′ to infinity Filter size use Series VI with the 1 1/4″ Read More …
Produced 1970s by Chinon for GAF Corporation Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 12.2oz (345.9g) Lens Chinon Chinonex 38mm 1:2.7-22 Filter size 46mm Focal range 3.4′ to infinity Shutter Chinon copy of Copal shutter? Shutter speeds B, 1/30-1/650 ASA 25-500 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 …
First of all Canon Canonet rangefinders come in many flavors but have some common issues for the user-collector. Like I’ve said elsewhere I’m no expert but I’ve discovered a few things based on the Canonets I own, and having done a bit of research on Read More …
First of all Get yourself some basic tools, and don’t skimp. The best source is www.micro-tools.com, kind of like the amazon.com of camera repair. They have EVERYTHING and the prices are good. Then there’s always the old standby, your local Radio Shack, where you can Read More …