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Konica FT-1 Motor

1983-1987

lens - Hexanon 50mm f/1.8

The Konica FT-1 was an upgraded version of the earlier FS-1 - many of the internal electronics were improved to make the camera more rugged. The most notable feature of this camera is its built in motor drive which can be switched between continuous shooting or single frame. The camera takes three AAA batteries and does not function without them. This was the last SLR that Konica manufactured itself(later models were outsourced).

Agfa Ansco PD 16

1934

lens- Plenax f/11

Its a bellows-style folding cameras. It took the now discontinued 616 roll film. I've read online that people convert other film to fit these cameras.

Minolta X-700

1981

35mm f/2.8 Rokkor Lens

This was the "European Camera of the Year" when it was released and it was sold new from Minolta until the late 90's. It had many features and is the first SLR that can be set to "program mode" which selects the shutter and the aperture automatically.

This was the last high end manual focus Minolta and the most popular since the SRT line. Even though the camera had many features and accessories some of the internal components were a step back from earlier Minoltas.

Nikon F3

1980-00

lens - 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor

The F3 was Nikon's 3rd professional camera and considered by some the best manual focus 35mm camera ever. It actually outlasted the F4 and was sold into the F5 era. There is a dearth of information around the net on this popular camera.

The one I acquired came with a Nikon SB-16 flash, Action Finder DA-2, MD-4 Motor Drive, and the above mentioned 300mm Nikkor lens.

Minolta X-370

1984-90

Lens - 45mm f/2 Rokkor

A MD mount 35mm SLR also known as the X-300. This was a stripped down version of the Minolta X-570.

Kodak Automatic 35

1959

lens - 44mm f/2.8 Ektanar

This is a fixed-focus viewfinder camera and focusing is by scale or estimate. It is an automatic exposure camera based largely on the Signet 50(see camera below). Like most Ektanar lenses of the time this one is slightly radioactive!

Click thumbnails to view camera with Accura viewfinder and Telesar Series V telephoto lens.

Kodak Signet 50

1957

lens - Kodak Ektanar 44mm f/2.8

This camera is consider easy to use and is supposed to take quite good photos. The shutter will not fire without film being in the camera(so if you come across one and the shutter doesn't fire it isn't necessarily broke).

Kodak Retinette 1A

1961-63

Lens - Schneider-Kreuznach Reomar 1:2.8/45mm

There are various models with this name made between 1959-66, this one is a type 042. It was made in Germany by Kodak AG and has no internal light meter.

Kodak Retina Reflex S

1959

lens - Schneider Xenar 50m f/2.8 lens

An SLR camera with interchangeable produced by Kodak AG Stuttgart in West Germany. Its complex and interesting camera and quite heavy in your hand. Camerapdia.org has a fascinating article about the Retina Reflex Series (including my 'S') that is really informative.

Agfa Silette F

1962

lens - Agnar f/2.8 45mm

Agfa, a German camera company, made various Silette models for thirty years. This was the first with a built-in, hinged flash reflector. The "F" in the name indicates a flash lamp base on the top of the camera. There are only four shutter speeds.

Konica C35 EFP

1978

lens - 38mm f/4

This fixed focus camera has a single speed shutter which is 1/125.

Canon AF35M II(New Sure Shot)

1983

lens - 35mm f/2.8

It was also marketed as the New Sure Shoot(US) and AutoBoy 2(Japan). It was a replacement 1979's very popular Sure Shot/AF 35M.

Sears M35

1983

lens - 38mm f/2.8

This auto focus point and shoot is a rebadged Ricoh AF-303.

Nikon L35 AF

1983

lens - 35mm f/2.8

Nikon's first auto focus point and shoot camera. This is a very well regarded camera and is a close copy of Canon's AF35M.

I bought it cheaply from the thrift store with the box and manual.

Kodak Pony 135

1950-54

lens - Kodak Anaston 51mm f/4.5-22

There is a really good Camerapedia.org article about Kodak Ponies here.

Minolta Super A

1957

5cm(50mm) Chiyoko Super Rokkor Lens

This is a 35mm rangefinder with interchangeable lenses. One of my best finds - I've seen it for over 200 bucks on E-Bay - I paid $30 at the thrift.

An accessory selenium meter fits into the flash shoe and couples with the shutter wheel on the top of the camera. This provides metered-manual exposure control(the first Japanese camera to have this feature). You dial in the film speed into the meter and then select the f-stop on the lens. Then, on the meter, you match the needle to the same f-stop and the correct shutter speed is "automatically" selected.

Minolta 110 Zoom

1976 submini SLR using the 110 film format

25-50mm zoom lens f/4.5-16.0

This was the first SLR designed to use the 110 film format and is among the stranger looking cameras I have ever seen.

Canon Canonet 28

1971-76

lens - 40mm f/2.8

"The original Canon Canonet 28 viewfinder camera was launched in 1968. The later Canonet 28 35mm rangefinder camera is a cheaper consumer version of the famous Canonet QL17." - from Camerapedia.org.

Minolta Hi-Matic AF2

1980 Point and Shoot

38mm f/2.8 fixed focus lens

pop-up flash

Judging by the number of hits/comments this photo receives on my flickr page it must have been an extremely popular camera.

Minolta SRT 101

Mine is an early 70's model.

Lens - 55mm f/1.7 Rokkor

They were first made in 1966 and the third generation versions were made until 1975. It was one of the first cameras to have full aperture TTL metering - correct exposure is achieved by matching a needle in the viewfinder to a circle moving with the exposure settings. The battery only operates the light meter - even without a battery all functions still work(besides the meter).

Minolta Hi-Matic F

1972 35mm rangefinder

38mm f/2.7 Rokkor Lens

Canon Canonet

1961 35mm Rangefinder

45mm f/1.9 lens

This was Canon's first entry into the mid-priced market. Before this camera Canon had been considered primarily a pro-photography company.

Olympus OM-10

1979 35mm SLR

with 50mm f/1.8 lens

You can also see the manual adapter for shutter speed in the top right of the camera.

Canon Eos Rebel XT

2005 Eos Digital Rebel XT

lens 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

It is an 8MP camera with a DIGIC II Image Processor. Mine is the black model(it also came in silver)

This was my first digital camera which I bought in May of '06.

The camera is primarily plastic and extremely light and compact for a dslr. It is also considered very easy to use.