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35mm rangefinder. Japan 1965.

Canon Canonet QL-25

A Gift From a Family Friend

Canon’s series of Canonet cameras are all fixed-lens 35mm film rangefinders. They are mostly known for the sought-after QL17 GIII, though they tend to differ widely in form and function throughout the line. QL25, isn’t nearly as popular its top-of-the-line rival, GIII, due to its bulkier construction and a slower 45mm lens that opens up to 𝑓2.5.

QL25

35mm rangefinder. USSR 1977.

FED 5b with Industar-61

Made in USSR

ФЭД 5в (Russian в is read as an English v) is a Soviet-built rangefinder film camera with a Leica screw mount lens base, which typically comes with a 𝑓2. 8 55mm Industar-61 L/D. It is a fully mechanical shooter that can fire a silk curtain shutter between 1 and 1/500th of a second.

FED 5b With Industar-61

35mm viewfinder. Austria 2007.

Lomography Diana Mini

A Tribute to the Tiny Plastic Wonder

Diana Mini is a fixed-shutter-speed, dual-aperture viewfinder camera with plastic body and lens. It can shoot at 1/60th of a second, with a choice of 𝑓8 and 𝑓11 at 24mm focal length. The camera has a bulb setting, zone focusing switch, and allows toggling between half-frame and square format on 35mm film at any point.

Lomography SuperSampler

For In-camera cubism

Lomography SuperSampler is a small plastic box with four 20mm fixed aperture 𝑓11 lenses. It is “in focus” from 1ft (30cm) until infinity. Its shutter fires at a fixed 1/100th of a second. There is no viewfinder. The camera accepts 35mm film and is recommended to be used with 800ISO for most situations.

35mm rangefinder. Japan 1979.

Olympus XA

Mini-Review

My well-used Olympus XA rangefinder had an iffy light meter needle and a loose door that kept on getting in the way. But it’s the red shutter button that pushed me to sell the little gem. It comes with a fast 35mm F. Zuiko 𝑓2. 8-22 lens that can focus between 0.

Instant viewfinder. USA 1981.

Polaroid 600

A ‘90s Instant Classic

Back in the ‘90s, you either had a flip Polaroid camera, or you wanted one. At least that’s how it felt in post-Soviet Russia. The imports just began flowing across the border, made to satisfy the formerly-forbidden cravings for foreign goods in a country where everything was locally sourced since WWII.

Polaroid Sun 660

Instant SLR. USA 1972.

Polaroid SX-70 Alpha 1

Camera Overview, History, and Proper Exposure Instructions

Guide: Polaroid SX-70 Film and Camera

The Most Comprehensive Instant Camera and Film Guide Online

SX-70 is a stunning camera. Along with film, it is one of the most technologically advanced products ever created. This is Polaroid’s finest offering; world’s one and only foldable instant SLR. ✹ Update: In this guide, I refer to the company that produces film for SX-70 cameras, Polaroid Originals — formerly named Impossible Project.

Polaroid Land SX-70

35mm half-frame. Japan 1961.

Ricoh Caddy

My Half-Frame Camera of Choice

My husband and I purchased the Caddy as a set along with a Canon Demi. After some online research, I was initially set on keeping the Demi. It was a cuter and lighter camera… I chose the Ricco Caddy because it allows for more artistic control. Ricoh Caddy is a half-frame Japanese viewfinder camera with a tack-sharp 𝑓2.

35mm rangefinder. Germany 1954.

Voigtländer Vitessa L3

Camera Overview, Shooting, and Repairs

Guide: Voigtländer Vitessa L3

German Precision Optics in a Foldable Rangefinder Camera

Voigtländer Vitessa is a German 35mm film rangefinder camera, manufactured in the mid-1950s. At the top of its line, it boasts a highly-regarded fixed 50mm foldable Ultron lens with an aperture range of 𝑓2-22. Its quiet, vibration-free leaf shutter fires between 1 and 1/500th of a second.

Voigtländer Vitessa L

35mm rangefinder. Japan 1970s.

Yashica Electro 35

The Classic Rangefinder Camera

Electro 35 was a popular series of film cameras produced by Yashica around the 1970’s. They are fixed-lens rangefinders with 45mm 𝑓1. 7 Yashinon optics, an electronic shutter which fires in aperture-priority mode between 1/500ᵗʰ and 30 seconds. Electro 35 is not just one camera.

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7 Product Launches, Discontinuations, Backer Pains, Ethics, and Creativity

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Robert Buelteman

Beyond Cameras, Lenses, and Computers

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Photographing Beverly Hills, California With a Yashica T5

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Holiday Lights With CineStill 800T

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