SLR Sample Image Gallery

This is a gallery of sample pictures from all the folding 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 been Read More …

Yashica FX-3

  Produced 1979 Yashica Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight Lens Yashica/Contax mount Yashica ML 50mm 1:2-16 (6 elements in 4 groups) Filter size 49mm Shutter metal focal plane Shutter speeds B, 1-1/1000 Viewfinder SLR Exposure meter button-activated Read More …

Zenit 12cd

  Produced 1983-? (1985) KMZ, Krasnogorsk (Moscow), Russia Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 23.4oz (663.4g) body only; with Helios lens 2.0Lbs (907.2g) Lens M42 Helios-44M-4 58mm 1:2-16 (Valdai copy of Zeiss Biotar) Filter size 52mm threaded, 55mm slip-on Shutter cloth Read More …

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex II

  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 …

Yashica TL Super

  Produced 1966 Yashica Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 24.4oz (691.7g) body only; with Auto Yashinon normal lens 2lbs .1oz (910g) Lens M42 screw mount Auto Yashinon GX 50mm 1:1.7-16 Filter size 52mm Shutter rubberized focal plane Read More …

Yashica Pentamatic

  Produced 1960 Yashica Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight Lens Yashica bayonet mount Auto Yashinon 55mm 1:1.8-16 Filter size 52mm Shutter cloth focal plane Shutter speeds B, 1-1/1000 Viewfinder SLR Exposure meter none Battery n/a shoulder mounted Read More …

Yashica J7

  Produced 1968 Yashica Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 24oz (680.4g) body only; with Auto Yashinon normal lens 2.0 lbs (907.2g) Lens M42 screw mount Auto Yashinon GX 50mm 1:1.7-16 Filter size 52mm Shutter rubberized focal plane Read More …

Vivitar 400 SL

  Produced circa 1975, Cosina Co. Ltd., Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 2lbs, .5oz (908.6g) with Vivitar 1.9/50mm Lens M42 screw-mount Vivitar 1.9/50mm (6 elements in 4 groups) Filter size 49mm screw-in, 52mm slip-on Shutter Copal metal square Shutter Read More …

Sears TLS (Ricoh Singlex TLS)

  Produced circa 1967, Ricoh Co., Ltd. Japan Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 26.4oz (748.4g) body only; with Auto Sears 1.4/55mm lens 2 lbs, 5.6 oz (1.66kg) Lens M42 screw-mount Auto Sears (Rikenon) 1.4/55mm Filter size Shutter Copal metal square Read More …

Sears KS-2 (Ricoh XR-7)

  Produced 1982-? Ricoh Corporation, Japan for Sears Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight 16.6oz (470.6g) body only; 25.8oz (731.4g) with 1.4 50mm lens Lens K-mount Sears (Ricoh) 50mm 1.4 Filter size 52mm Shutter electronic focal plane (metal) Shutter speeds B, Read More …