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Revere Model 88 [1940]

By Peter on June 21, 2017 0

An interesting WWII era filom motion picture camera using so-called “double 8mm” film.  In reality this was 16mm film, which the camera exposed only one side of.  Then the film would be flipped and respooled and the other side exposed.  Development labs would split the film in two and splice the ends together to produce […]

Pho-Tak Foldex 20 [1948]

By Peter on May 10, 2017 0

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 […]

Konica Pearl I folding medium format 645 camera [1949]

By Peter on October 8, 2016 0

This amazing little camera is a Konishiroku Pearl, better known as the Konika Pearl I.  The company, which would later be known as Konica, came out with three more versions of the Pearl, adding some super useful feature such as a coupled rangefinder! This particular beauty came to me from a family member who bought […]

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