Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a circa 1951, Voigtlander Vito III which features a fast lens and a coupled rangefinder. It’s popular with photographers and collectors because of its lovely built quality, its delightful handling characteristics and the superb Ultron lens. The build quality is as good as anything from…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! Nikon NOT included Imagine for a moment that you could one own only two classic cameras, one 35mm camera and one medium format. I imagine the 35mm camera would be a relatively easy choice, since you undoubtedly have one you use more than any other. It’s easy…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This week we have a freshly serviced Bessa Rangefinder camera. It’s a lovely camera that easily slips into a jacket pocket or a back pack and yet folds out to take 8 beautiful 6×9 exposures on normal 120 roll film. Bright exposures alive with all the vivid…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This lovely Super Ikonta was produced by Zeiss-Ikon in Dresden Germany in 1938. At the time it was the world’s finest 6×6 rangefinder camera and it would retain that status until Dresden and the Zeiss-Ikon factory was destroyed by allied bombers in February of 1944. (Production resumed…
35mm Coupled rangefinder, Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is the world famous Contax III produced in Germany prior to WWII. It was one of the cameras that truly demonstrated what a quality 35mm camera was capable of and helped launch the 35mm format to a preeminent role among serious photojournalists. This is…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use Did I hear you say you were looking for a classic medium format camera with a built in rangefinder? One that you can easily slip into an unused corner of your camera bag or backpack? A camera that will increase in value as the years go by?…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! There are times when camera collecting is incredibly difficult. It comes as moments when you’re asked simple questions like “What’s the best camera…?” or “Which is the most significant camera ever?” The brain starts working, the heart beats nicely and the mouth moves but if an answer…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use Pentax Spotmatic NOT included. Imagine for a moment that you could one own only two classic cameras, one 35mm camera and one medium format. I imagine the 35mm camera would be a relatively easy choice, since you undoubtedly have one you use more than any other. It’s…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a medium format rangefinder camera built produced in Germany in circa 1938 by Welta Kamera-Werke. Prior to WWII, Welta was a well-respected camera brand, known for its quality products. It was in fact one of Germany’s “big three” camera producers, which in the late 1930’s…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use Did I hear you say you were looking for an exceptionally fine classic medium format camera with a coupled rangefinder? One that you can easily slip into an unused corner of your camera bag or back pack? A camera that will increase in value as the years…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use Did I hear you say you were looking for a fine classic medium format camera with a coupled rangefinder? One that you can easily slip into an unused corner of your camera bag or back pack? A camera that will increase in value as the years go…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a circa 1938 Plaubel Roll-Op. It’s a medium format, coupled rangefinder camera which is arguably one of the best medium format rangefinder cameras of the prewar era. It was introduced by Plaubel in 1933 and was produced in Germany until 1939 as a fine quality,…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a 1938 Welta Wetini 35mm rangefinder camera built in Germany by Welta Kamera-Werke and introduced just prior to WWII. This is one of the finest example of this camera that I’ve ever seen and it comes from my own personal collection, which I’m in the…
35mm Coupled rangefinder, Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a 35mm prewar Contax rangefinder camera produced by Zeiss-Ikon. If you’re familiar with the Contax and the legendary performance of its lenses, you’ll know that it’s considered a cult classic by many fans all over the world. It uses normal 35mm film and…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a freshly serviced top-of-the-line 6×9 Super Ikonta. It features a built in coupled rangefinder that makes focusing quick and easy. It produces beautiful photos on normal 120 roll film with all the details and lovely colors that only medium format can provide. When it comes…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a freshly serviced 6×9 Super Ikonta (531 2). It features a built-in coupled rangefinder that makes focusing quick and easy. It produces beautiful photos on normal 120 roll film with all the details and lovely colors that only medium format can provide. When it comes…