Olympus OM-1
Just came today.
My article (with photos) is here. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for July, 2009
Minolta SR-7
My newest addition is a
Minolta SR-7, first SLR with a built-in CdS meter.
Bought for $20 on eBay and arrived very dirty (see below), but looks great all cleaned up, as you can see.
Full article here.
Read the rest of this entry »
New Articles: Argus A, Polaroid 95, Japan beats Germany
I’ve put some new articles on my growing photography articles site:
Classic camera entries for my Argus A and Polaroid Model 95, and an article about how Japan came to dominate Germany in cameras in the 1960s, based on an analysis of a comparison chart that was printed in the Popular Photography Directory for 1961. I [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Disassembling a Minolta SRT201
You wouldn’t think it would be possible, but
I’m taking a camera I bought for $5.50 and lowering its value even more.
The emerging story will be posted on my articles site. Read the rest of this entry »
Contax S - first pentaprism SLR
Just came this week (eBay, of course), and I’ve added a page on it to my Photography Articles site, where I have the whole story, including some early 1950s ads. Read the rest of this entry »
Lillian Bassman in Popular Photography in 1951
I was reading Popular Photography last night, the April 1951 issue.
OK, so I’m a little behind.
No, actually I’ve been buying old issues on eBay, and this was the first of a lot of 9 from 1951 that had just arrived.
(I reproduced Nikon ads from the 1959 issues a couple of weeks ago.)
Anyway, reading a feature [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Photography Articles: Camera Firsts
Here’s the first article on my new subsite. Much more to come.
Camera Firsts Read the rest of this entry »
Kodak Retina Reflex
I’ve continued my quest to acquire camera firsts with a Kodak Retina Reflex Type 025, Kodak’s first SLR,
made at Kodak’s factory in Stuttgart, Germany in late 1957 or 1958.
Yes, Kodak really did once make high-end cameras!
I was browsing vintage cameras on eBay yesterday and came upon this Retina Reflex with a top bid of [...] Read the rest of this entry »
