Picked up locally from the collection of a local layout/graphic artist who worked with many photographers in the Pittsburgh area in the 80s and 90s. This one took an impact on the rear section at some point, but it doesn’t seem to affect operation or the ability to close the door. Haven’t yet checked to […]
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Pho-Tak Foldex 20 [1948]
Purchased as part of a larger lot of cameras in the spring of 2017, the only thing which initially appealed to me about this camera was the rich red of the leather case. The camera appears to have functional bellows, although there is light rusting inside. Directions for this camera indicate that there should be […]
Yashica Mat-124G medium format camera [1970]
My latest find: a pristine copy of Yachica’s final, and perhaps most popular TLR: the Yashica Mat-124G medium format camera which shoots a 6×6 frame on 120 or 220 film. From what I gather it is pretty much the same as the Mat-124, except it has gold contacts, thus the “G”. Where? In the battery […]