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

Sida – the camera.

This is a very simple camera from Sida in Germany.

Agfa Isolette III

A folding, medium format camera from Germany from the 1950s.

So, Iloca cameras. These are not the best known brand of cameras but Iloca were quite prolific for some years. The Iloca cameras are clearly designed to a price but are quite well made given the price restriction. The 1954 British journal Photographic Almanac has this camera advertised as costing £15-3-6 plus £4-18-8 purchase taxContinue reading “Iloca Quick”

Voigtländer Vitoret DR

This is a late 1960s rangefinder camera from the German firm of Voigtländer – who were owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung. This camera very much resembles my Zeiss Ikon Contessa LKE although it has fewer features. The camera itself has the name Voigtländer on it in a couple of places but the instruction sheetContinue reading “Voigtländer Vitoret DR”

Hunter 35

A small, light, 35mm film camera made in Germany for a British company – RF Hunter.

OrionWerk plate camera – Rio 8C?

A folding plate camera from Hannover, Germany.

Belmira

An excellent 35mm fixed lens rangefinder camera from East Germany.

Kodak Retinette 1B (type 037)

I spent years resisting adding Kodaks to my collection for the simple reason that Kodak produced far too many cameras. Well, I bought one (Retina 1a (type 015)) and now I have four. This latest Kodak is a derivation of that Retina 1a and my Retinette (type 017) but is now a rigid camera ratherContinue reading “Kodak Retinette 1B (type 037)”

Leidolf Lordox 24×36

Leidolf from Wetzlar were a camera maker that have long intrigued me. When I have seen their cameras for sale they have either been too expensive or not working. This week I came across this Lordox in working condition for a reasonable amount. The early Leidolf cameras used 127 film and this camera was theContinue reading “Leidolf Lordox 24×36”

Beier Beirette – 12/0705

This is a simple compact camera from the old East Germany (technically, the German Democratic Republic or DDR). Outwardly, it is very similar to a Braun Paxette. My overall impression of this camera is of a nicely designed and made cheap camera. lens: Meyer-Optik Trioplan focal length: 45 mm apertures: ƒ/3.5 to ƒ/22 focus range: 1Continue reading “Beier Beirette – 12/0705”