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John's Cameras. A collection of interesting and old cameras.

John's Cameras. A collection of interesting and old cameras.

These are descriptions of my growing collection of old film cameras together with my experience of using them. The descriptions are entirely based on a particular camera that I have before me.

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Tag Archives: Chinon

Chinon Bellami

This is a small, compact camera from the Japanese firm Chinon. Its measures 104 by 35 by 62 mm when closed which makes it very much a pocket camera. When not in use, the lens hides behind two barn doors. To open the camera, you pull the film advance backwards which opens the barn doorsContinue reading “Chinon Bellami”

Posted byJohn Margetts12th Jan 20182nd Apr 2021Posted inviewfinderTags:35 mm, Chinon, film, Japanese3 Comments on Chinon Bellami
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