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The Moskva-5 (MOCKBA-5 in cyrillic) is a medium format rangefinder folding camera made by KMZ and produced between 1956-60. Its main difference from Moskva-4 is added selftimer. Moskva-5 is the latest model in a series of cameras Moskva brand. Main difference from Moskva-4 is added self timer. The Moskva-5 was undoubtedly designed as an expensive professional camera, and not as an amateur model. It was built in an age (1956–1960) when 35mm photography was already suppressing 120-film, and only professionals still insisted on using the larger format. Its dual-format characteristics, rangefinder and excellent lens and finish indicate professional use also.

The Kershaw Raven is a black Bakelite folding camera for type No. 120 rollfilm. It was made in England by (or for) Kershaw Soho (Sales) Ltd., c.1947. The Bakelite front door is part of the bellows' self-erecting mechanism, and is reinforced with a metal plate to mount the folding struts. the door carries a tripod bush and a folding leg; a second tripod bush for landscape format pictures is mounted in side. When unfolded the lens standard position is fixed. The Raven has a focusable 1:6.3 F=4in Kershaw Anastigmat[1] triplet lens, a self-cocking dial-set shutter with three speeds, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 plus T and B, aperture stops from f6.3 to f22, a reflecting "brilliant" type finder and a collapsible two-frame finder.

Vollenda 620 is a medium format folding bed camera made by Kodak and produced between 1934-39. The Vollenda was originally a Nagel design, the name coming with the company when Kodak bought it in 1931. There are two varints of the camera for 6x6cm and 6x9cm frames. Specifications Film: roll 620 film, frame size: 6x9cm or 6x6cm Lens: it offered varios lens/shutter combinations, eg.Kodak Anastigmat 105mm f/4.5, Carl Zeiss Tessar 105mm f/4.5 Shutter: Compur, Compur-S with speeds 1-1/250 and T&B Aperture: f/4.5-f/32 Focusing: manual, lens mount have a distance scale Viewfinders: brilliant finder and sports frame finder Bellows: single extension Self-timer.

The Kodak Tourists were the last in a long line of American made folding roll film cameras from Eastman Kodak. The Tourist II, introduced in May of 1951, features a redesigned top cover and a new viewfinder, which contains frame lines for the optional 828 roll film adapter. Production was discontinued in July of 1958. The Tourists use 620 Film making 8 2 ¼ x 3 ¼ exposures. The use of 828 roll film for 8 28x40 exposures was an option. The Tourist’s most unusual feature is its back, through the use of cleverly engineered latches; it can be opened on the left side, right side, or removed completely. The tourist are well made and feature and feature a die cast aluminum body, covered in black kodadur, a synthetic leather of remarkable durability. A variety of lens/shutter combinations were available on the Tourists at the low end, the camera is little more than a folding equivalent of a box camera, at the upper end, the camera is capable of producing professional level results.

The Zeiss Ikonta was designed by Dr August Nagel shortly after which he left Zeiss to form his own company Nagel Werke who eventually became part of Kodak and made great cameras such as the Retina. The Zeiss Ikonta 520 series was available from 1930 and there are quite a few shutter and lens combinations. It is of the self erecting type, that is the lens deploys as the front hatch is opened and locks firmly into place. The 6 x 9cm format would normally result in a lens of 10.5cm focal length being used, but this example uses a Zeiss Jena Tessar of 9.5cm. The serial number is appropriate for the age and the shutter serial seems about right as well, so it seems to be genuine. This Ikonta was for the wider market and as such the body doesn't have a serial number. In Common with most Zeiss products it's well made and sturdy and conveys the feeling that a little more effort as taken. The viewfinder is the direct view or "sportsfinder" type, with a small waist level finder too. The short release cable has a neat storage location inside the lensbed/hatch.

The Agfa Billy Compur is a folding 120 film 6×9 format camera by Agfa. Unsurprisingly, it came fitted with a Compur shutter. There were two versions: first was produced from 1934 to 1942. It had Kodak lens, viewfinder on top plate. The second variant (shown on the picture) was produced from 1948 to 1949 and it had Solinar lens, viewfinder and shutter release on bottom plate and double exposition prevention.

The Jiffy Kodak Six-20 was a folding camera for 620 film rolls made by Canadian Kodak Co. Limited in the years from 1933 to 1937; it was designed/ styled by Walter Dorwin Teague. It had a Twindar lens with distance selector; "5 TO 10 FEET" or "BEYOND 10 FEET". It has three selectable apertures, f/11, f/16 and f/22. It has two viewfinders in the pop out lens board, one for vertical and one for horizontal images. There is also a 616 film version of this called the Jiffy Kodak Six-16, the cameras are identical in design and functionality.

The Wirgin Deluxe was sold by Camera Specialty Company of New York City . This was an enterprise founded by emigré Max Wirgin after the nationalization of Gebrüder Wirgin during the Nazi period in Germany. The Wirgin Deluxe cameras were simple plastic folding cameras making 6x6 images on 120 films (not 6x9 as is sometimes stated). Variations: Model 11 with a fixed focus "Meniscar" lens. This model also appears as the Wirgin Junior (just as the Voigt Junior was a cheaper version of the Voigt) Wirgin Deluxe with Wirgin f/6.3 Anastigmat Model 45 has a Wirgin-branded f/4.5 Anastigmat Model 51 offered a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens

Canon succeeded in greatly reducing the price of high-grade still cameras with its bestselling canonet. Specifications: mage Size : 3.7 x 4.9 mm (Projection image size: 3.3x 4.4 mm) Film: Reel Type, 25 feet film (Width of film: 16 mm) Focal: 10 25mm f/1.8, specially designed compact type (11 elements in Length/Speed 7groups) Inner diameter: 27 mm, outer diameter: 33.5 mm Lens: : Zooming Ratio 2.5x Focusing Manual (Front lens group rotating method), 1.2m to infinity Zooming Manual Type : Special single-lens reflex type with non-reverse image, not affected by aperture rangefinder None (Guess focusing) Viewfinder Dioptric : 2 to + 0.5 diopter Information Aperture value, exposure mater needle, over/under exposure Display warning mark. Shutter : Shutter Opening 55 degrees’ for Cds meter and motor drive. Works as safety Power Switch : The power switch for Cds meter and motor drive. Works as safety switch and remote switch as well. Release Socket Three sockets for single frame, continuous shooting and remote Switch. Easiness of Film Loading Fool proof film loading. Not Necessary to open the pressure plate. Just insert film to the film gate. Others variety of accessories such as remote switch, close- up lens, filters. Dimensions (WxHxD) 32.5m x 86.5 x 198.5 mm Weight : 720 (Body only) Canon succeeded in greatly reducing the price of high-grade still cameras with its bestselling Canonet. Canon aimed to do the same thing in the 8mm movie camera field, and the designer of the Canonet designed this camera. A compact mechanism was made possible thanks to the electric motor and a new, very compact 2.5x zoom lens, whose front focusing lens group worked as a zooming compensation lens, as well. Thanks to these features, a very slim and long sideways design, containable in a coat pocket, was achieved. Canon anticipated that this movie camera would sell as well as the Canonet, but this was not to be the case.

Magazine Ciné-Kodak 16mm Camera, produced from 1936-1945. This was Kodak’s finest personal movie camera combining a high quality Kodak Anastigmat F 1.9 25mm lens and an easy loading film magazine format . The camera runs when wound and is in clean condition with very little cosmetic issues that enhances its vintage character. This 16 mm movie camera, circa 1936-1945, uses 16mm pre-loaded magazines instead of spools. It was advertised that the magazine could be installed in 3 seconds. Inside the leather case there is an unused Kodak magazine, except to check out the mechanisms (film expired in 1980). The film could be exposed at 16, 32 or 64 frames per second, the viewfinder, which is is built into the grip, is adjustable according to the lens being used. The standard lens is a Kodak Anastigmat 25mm f/1.9-f/16; it could be exchanged with seven different focal lengths between 15 and 152 mm

Aperture: Hoya 46 mm skylight (1A) Japan marketed in 1974 production: 1974-1978 silent super 8 cartridge lens: Minolta Zoom Rokkor-Macro f: 1.2 F: 8.5-34 mm composition: 13 elements in 12 groups zooming ratio: 4x focusing: manual, split image, 1.5 m to infinity macro focusing: 94 up to 428 mm zooming: auto and manual viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece viewfinder information: under and over-exposure warning signal, exposure: auto and manual exposure control; TTL EE, CdS cell backlight control button: +1 f7stop film speed: auto for 25/40 and 100/160 ASA only (daylight/tungsten) CCA filter: built-in 85 filter, with filter selector filming speed: 18 fps, single frame interval timer: 1/2 to 60 second intervals shutter opening angle: 220 degrees, eXisting Light system shutter speed: 1/29.5 sec at 18 fps fading: auto fade-in/fade-out sound: no remote control socket: yes cable release socket: no mocie light socket: screw type synchronized flash socket: yes battery checker: yes handle: detachable film drive motor: DC micromotor power source: 2 x AA batteries only weight: 650 g dimensions: 48 x 103 x 184 mm tripod socket: 1/4"

Sankyo is a Japanese company that has been making amateur movie cameras since the late 1950s. It produced several double 8mm cameras that attempted to replicate the bolex and some of the finest European cameras of the day. They made significant advancements in Super 8mm technology in the 60s and 70s. Specifications: Sankyo 8-R Reflex Tri-Lens Turret Atlas 6.5mm F1.9 Wide Angle Lens with original viewfinder Kino-Sankyo 13mm F1.9 Lens with original viewfinder Atlas 1 1/2” F1.9 Telephoto Lens with original viewfinder Sankyo grip with shutter cable & filter storage

Magazine Ciné-Kodak 16mm Camera, produced from 1936-1945. This was Kodak’s finest personal movie camera combining a high quality Kodak Anastigmat F 1.9 25mm lens and an easy loading film magazine format . The camera runs when wound and is in clean condition with very little cosmetic issues that enhances its vintage character. This 16 mm movie camera, circa 1936-1945, uses 16mm pre-loaded magazines instead of spools. It was advertised that the magazine could be installed in 3 seconds. Inside the leather case there is an unused Kodak magazine, except to check out the mechanisms (film expired in 1980). The film could be exposed at 16, 32 or 64 frames per second, the viewfinder, which is is built into the grip, is adjustable according to the lens being used. The standard lens is a Kodak Anastigmat 25mm f/1.9-f/16; it could be exchanged with seven different focal lengths between 15 and 152 mm

The Yashica Mat-124 G was made from 1970 till 1986 and was the last TLR produced by Yashica. Even if this type of camera seemed to be obsolete at the time of its appearence, the 124 G was a success in that time. The 124G has a four-element, 80mm F3.5 taking lens, of the better "Yashinon" variety. Focusing is via a ground glass screen, with a 3x diopter loupe for critical focusing, as well as a sports finder. The focusing screen is used with the camera at waist-level. The sportsfinder, incorporated in the focusing hood, is operational by pushing the front cover backwards. According to the Instruction Booklet, it comes in handy for snapshots or when shooting fast-moving objects at eye-level. No screen to check focus in this set-up though. The Copal shutter features speeds 1 to 1/500 sec., plus B.

The Kodak Duaflex is a 620 roll film pseudo TLR made by Kodak in the US, Canada, and UK. The original versions were available from December 1947 - September 1950 in the US, and 1949-1955 in the UK; the Duaflex IV was finally discontinued in the US in March 1960. The various Duaflexes had Bakelite bodies (identified by Kodak as "Kodadur") with metal fittings and trim, and were available with either a simple fixed focus 75mm f/15 Kodet lens, or with a 72mm f/8 Kodar triplet lens in a front-element focusing (to 3.5 ft.) mount.The Kodar lens had Waterhouse stops of f/8, 11, and 16. The shutter had speeds of "I" and "B", and was synched for use with a Kodalite Flasholder. Early U.S.-made models (Duaflex and Duaflex II) had a dedicated Duaflex Flasholder, which was synchronized for SM and SF bulbs when the camera was set on "I". No. 5 and No. 25 bulbs could be used, but the "B" setting was required for those types. Later models (Duaflex III and IV) were modified to accept the aforementioned Kodalite Flasholder, which was also used on the Brownie Hawkeye Flash Model and other Kodak models. A special feature of the Duaflex line was double-exposure prevention, meaning the advance knob had to be turned to the next exposure before the shutter could be activated. This feature could be overridden by pushing the little lever below the shutter button.

The Duaflex line of Kodak cameras was introduced in 1947 for the modest price of $17.25, which in 2010 equates to $166. This Duaflex is the model II, which didn’t hit the market until 1950. The Duaflex II is an aluminum bodied twin-lens-reflex 620 film camera, and although this Duaflex Viewfinder Hoodversion features an adjustable focus lens it has no rangefinder system, which means you have to guess the distance of the subject you want to capture. The Duaflex II was the first in the Duaflex line to feature a viewfinder hood to help shield the viewing window and thereby make the image easier to view. It was also the first version to feature a flash and double exposure prevention.The Duaflex II has a very simple Waterhouse Aperture with three settings f/8, f/11 and f/16. A Waterhouse Aperture is a piece of metal with various size holes cut in it that travel across the lens when you move the aperture selection. This is quite honestly the simplest aperture system ever invented but yet it works just as well as the typical iris or blade system. Aperture settings, or lens speed is selected by moving a metal peg located bellow the lens. The disadvantage of a Waterhouse Aperture is that you have to make sure that the selector is not in-between the stops, if it is your image will either be blacked or only partially exposed.

Bilora is a German camera maker - Kürbi & Niggeloh, Radevormwald (founded 1909, with Camera production from 1935). The Bilora Box is launched in 1935. Production is interrupted by the war and resumed in 1949. The Bilora Blitz-Box is a modified model, with flash synchronization among other changes. Variants exist, including the Blitz-Box D with a tubular optical finder along the side of the body. In later years, the Bilora brand was used for camera accessories, particularly tripods.

The Lubitel 2 was made in great numbers by the Leningrad GOMZ (later LOMO) factory. More than two million were produced between 1954 and 1980. There are versions with a cyrillic name plate or with one in latin script as the one shown, and it was rebadged for various other markets as Kalimar TLR100, Amatör II and Global 676[1]. It was also produced as a stereo version and sold as the ??????? (Sputnik). The camera body is made of plastic, possibly bakelite. The waist level finder and focusing rings are made of metal. These cameras were delivered with a case and strap made of artificial leather. There is a stepless aperture scale under the taking lens with apertures from 4.5 to 22. Winding the film is done by a black knob on the right side of the camera. This does not cock the shutter. The Lubitel has a LOMO T-22 75/4.5 taking lens. It is actually a little wider than the normal 80mm medium format standard lens. The shutter is cocked with a red-dotted lever. The aperture and the shutter button are all positioned around the taking lens. The Lubitel-2 has no framecounter. When you turn the knob in the direction of the little white arrow, frame numbers on the back of the 120 film become visible through the little red window collapsible.

The Weltaflex is a TLR made by Welta in what was then East-Germany. It has a 75/3.5 Ludwig Meritar set in a Prontor SVS shutter with speeds up to 1/300s. Variations with Meyer Trioplan 75/3,5 or Rectan 75/3.5 lenses set in a Vebur shutter (1-1.250s) are known. There seem to be two versions. An "older" version with a red slide window for advancing or a "newer" model with a VEBUR shutter that has auto framing. This newer model does not have the rear red window for advancement but a pin and lever at the bottom of the camera. When the door is open, the numbering window by the shutter reverts to 0. I have not found the manual for this model but a lever at the bottom must be swung around to "lock" auto framing and numbering when the door is closed. Align the arrows on the film to bottom roller, then close the back and wind until it stops. You then need to fire the shutter to advance the film. If the lever is not used (swung back) you can fire the shutter at any time with the back closed, but the framing stops will not work. The button above the shutter lever is for locking the shutter, dot down to fire.

Box Tengor is a series of medium format film box cameras made by Zeiss Ikon. A continuation model of Goerz Box Tengor that produced by Goerz before the merger to form the Zeiss Ikon. There are many types of the camera during its long production period for 127VP, 120, 116/616, and 129 film size. Zeiss Ikon started its line of Box-Tengor cameras in 1926. Many different models featuring a variety of film formats were offered. I have the last three models including the second version of the model 54/2 which was produced from 1934 to 1938, the 55/2 appearing in 1939, and the post-war 56/2 with a production run from 1948 to 1956. All of these used 120-size film and produced eight 6x9cm negatives per roll. All three models share the Goerz Frontar lens, a cemented doublet design that is supplemented by two accessory lenses on a rotating disk just behind the main lens which allow focusing for middle-distance and close-up. Another rotating disk, adjusted with the tab below the lens, allows a choice of three apertures.

The Rolleicord was a popular medium-format twin lens reflex camera made by Franke & Heidecke (Rollei) between 1933 and 1976. It was a simpler, less expensive version of the high-end Rolleiflex TLR, aimed at amateur photographers who wanted a high-quality camera but could not afford the expensive Rolleiflex. Several models of Rolleicord were made; the later models generally had more advanced features and tend to be valued higher in today's market. The first Rolleicord, introduced in November 1933, was the Rolleicord I. This camera was a simplified version of the Standard Rolleiflex, with a cheaper 75mm Zeiss Triotar lens and a simplified film advance mechanism using a knob instead of the crank found on the Rolleiflex. The Rolleicord I was available either with a plain leatherette covering or elaborately patterned metal faceplates. The latter variant is referred to as the "Art Deco" Rolleicord. The models that has the letters DRP on the left and to the right DRGM on the front of the camera means that they were made before World War II, because DRP means 'Deutsches Reichs Patent' (German Reich Patent) and DRGM means 'Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster' (basically a copyright for the name). In post WW2 models you will find DBP and DBGM. They switched from "Reichs" to "Bundes" (German Federal Patent). Later models incorporated improved designs for the taking lens, including the Carl Zeiss Tessar and Schneider Kreuznach Xenar, both of which appeared on the Rolleiflex.

The Kodak Brownie Reflex non-synchronized camera was manufactured from May 1940 to Aug 1942 in the US. It had a simple Bakelite body camera with a main lens and a second-surface keystone reflecting mirror viewfinder. The viewfinder had a hinged sheet metal cover. The winder was on the base, which was removable for film loading. Note the lack of flash synchronization terminals below the main lens on the non-sync model. The Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro model was manufactured from Sept 1941-May 1952 in the US and from 1946 to May 1960 in the UK; some were also made in Canada. Thus overall the model had a 20 year production run. The synchro model had a two-pin flash connector below the taking lens, and had the shutter selector inverted. The design was patented in 1940 by designer Henry O. Drotning as US Patent D119931. Specifications - Type: Twin Lens reflex (TLR) - Manufacturer: Kodak / Kodak Ltd. - Year of launch: 1940 - Film: 127 roll film - Format: 4cm×4cm - Exposures: 12 - Finder: reflex - Aperture: fixed - Lens: fixed-focus meniscus, 5 feet to infinity Shutter: I (instantaneous) 1/30 sec and B (bulb mode)

The Beau Brownie range was available from 1930 to 1933. They differed little from the popular Brownie cameras, the only technical difference being the introduction of a new doublet lens, allowing the same picture to be projected on a film plate over a shorter distance, making the Beau Brownies nearly 2" shorter than their conventional counterparts. Visually, they had a different enameled two-tone front plate in a geometric Art Deco design, the work of American designer Walter Dorwin Teague. They were available in five color combinations: black and burgundy, brown and tan, two-tone blue, two-tone green, and two-tone rose.[9] The rose and green cameras were produced only in 1930 and 1931, and are therefore rarer than the others. They were encased in a faux-leatherette casing. There were two formats, the $4 No.2 and $5 2A, just like the Brownies, the No.2 measuring 2 ¼" by 3 ¼" and using 120 roll film, and the 2A measuring 2½" by 4¼", and taking 116 Kodak roll film. The 2A had a thicker, bakelite rim and was an inch taller than the No. 2.

This well made Brownie featured a pearl-grained imitation leather covering and two brilliant view-finders. It also had an easy-to-use hinged back with a simple spring catch. Variations: The first production of this camera, from 1946 until 1953, had a plain matt enamel front, a metal winding knob, and a metal shutter release release button. From 1953-57 the camera changed to a horizontally striped design faceplate, plastic winding knob, and a plastic shutter release button. In additon, 2-pin flash contacts and a triangular spring back catch were added. Fun Facts: The Six-20 Brownie Model D is a workhorse of a camera for a great series produced in the UK for 20 years, starting in 1937. These box cameras were made to last using heavy-duty sheet metal. One collector says he come across these cameras often at flea markets and yard sales, and rarely does one not work!