General Thoughts, discussion, origin, history What’s So Special? What’s special about this particular item Pros one two Cons one two Specifications Manufacturer: Yashica Country of Origin: Made in: Introduced: 1979 Camera Type: Lens Mount: Format: How to access film: Battery: How to access battery: Dimensions (cm): Weight: Serial: Accessories Eyecup: Strap: Extended Grip: Suggested Flashes: […]
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Canon T50 [1983]
General Thoughts, discussion, origin, history What’s So Special? What’s special about this particular item Pros one two Cons one two Specifications Manufacturer: Country of Origin: Made in: Introduced: Camera Type: Lens Mount: Format: Battery: Dimensions (cm): Weight: Serial: Accessories Eyecup: Strap: Extended Grip: Suggested Flashes: Other: Manual Butkus Additional Resources Canon Camera Museum Wikipedia MIR […]
New finds this weekend
6 new cameras for the collection this weekend… on a $17 total expenditure. First up… and I’m quite excited by this one: a 1978 Agfa Optima 1035 in fantastic condition. For $4 it was my most expensive purchase of the day. It takes 3x 625 mercury batteries (no longer available), which normally would be an […]
Yashica Electro 35 GS [1970]
The Yashica Electro 35 series cameras were extremely popular cameras in the 1960s and 1970s, which have stood the test of time quite well. The GS is a rather attractive camera with a great lens, and for better or for worse does get a bit of attention when it is brought out. I recently took […]
Kodak Retina Reflex [1957]
This camera came along with a second Kodak Retina IIc from the estate of a local owner for approx $10 each. Both share the same Retina C interchangeable front lens element, and a single extra lens, the 35mm f/3.5 along with a nifty storage case. This extra lens can be used with either camera. The […]
Canon AE-1 [1976]
Silver copy: From Craiglist. Sold to me by the daughter of the original owner, her father, a semi-pro photographer in the Pittsburgh area. A nice clean copy, fully working. Came paired with FDn 50mm f/1.8 lens with a 1984 Olympics lens cap on it. Both much newer than the camera. It is possible this is […]