My criterion for buying my old cameras is that they must interest me. I prefer them to be in working condition but it is not essential. In good cosmetic condition is nice but so is ‘well loved’. In this case, ‘Interesting’ is the maker – Foth. Previously, I knew of Foth from the Foth DerbyContinue reading “Foth Folder”
Category Archives: 120 format
Demaria-Lapierre Dehel folding camera.
This camera looks very like a 1930s Zeiss Ikon Nettar or Ikonta camera. Looking at the <a href=”http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php#”>collection-appareils</a> site, there is a chronology of Dehel cameras. Looking at the specific features of my camera – f/3.5 Manar lens, Gauthier shutter, knob film advance, the English writing on the shutter fascia, design of the viewfinder – it wouldContinue reading “Demaria-Lapierre Dehel folding camera.”
Crystar 15
<p class="has-drop-cap" value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">This is a Japanese folding camera made for export – the distance scale is in feet. There is no country of manufacture anywhere on the camera which is rather unusual for an exported camera. The maker is Crystar Optl Co as marked on the shutter housing. It is veryContinue reading “Crystar 15”
Kodak Brownie Cresta
Kodak made a prolific range of cameras over many years. In fact, their ranges of cameras had sub-ranges. This camera is a Brownie which is a range of amateur cameras first made in 1900. Brownie cameras were aimed at snap shot photographers and were extremely simple to use. My first cameras was a Brownie VectaContinue reading “Kodak Brownie Cresta”
Voigtländer Bessa 46
A folding medium format camera from Voigtlander from 1939
Lumiere Lumireflex
The Lumiere brothers’ main claim to fame is the invention of colour photography in 1903 with their Autochrome plates. To be honest, this is all I knew of the Lumieres until I came across this camera. My naming of the camera – Lumireflex – is considered conjecture on my part as the name plate aboveContinue reading “Lumiere Lumireflex”
Ica Icarette 498/1
This is my third Icarette camera. My first is the Zeiss Ikon Icarette made in 1930 and my second was the Ica Icarette I (model 496) made, as far as I can tell, in 1918. This Icarette, also made by Ica and not Zeiss Ikon, would seem to be an Icarette II – model 498/1.Continue reading “Ica Icarette 498/1”
Paxina 29
Paxina 29 medium format film camera made by Carl Braun of Nurnberg.
Voigtlander Brillant "TLR" camera
This is Voigtlander’s attempt to cash in on the Rolleiflex design. As well as this cheaper model, they also produced a much more expensive model called the Superba. This camera looks exactly like a TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) – and it is: it has two lenses and the viewing lens is reflex; it looks viaContinue reading “Voigtlander Brillant "TLR" camera”
Bronica ETRS
I am a bit of a tight-wad. I very rarely pay as much as £20 for a camera. While this makes for a fairly cheap hobby, it does preclude me from buying many models. For many years, I have been looking wistfully at medium format SLRs – such as Hasselblads, Mamiyas and Bronicas. Unfortunately, youContinue reading “Bronica ETRS”
John's Cameras. A collection of interesting and old cameras. 