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Video camera, Sony Trinicon Colour Camera DXC-1610P, Japan, 1980s

circa 1980s

A Sony Trinicon Colour Camera, Model DXC 1610P which was originally housed in a metal carry case, padded with foam supports. The camera came with a detachable viewfinder and a battery adaptor. The camera was used by the Kodak Australasia Marketing Education Centre. This adaptor is part of the Kodak collection of pr…

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Viewfinder camera Agfa Click

Viewfinder camera Agfa Click is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: A viewfinder camera made completely of plastic in a leather case. On this, the Agfa Kameramuseum - Scholz states: "It is the successor to the Agfa Clack. The Agfa Click is a Bakelite camera and was developed for the 6 x 6 cm…

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Viewfinder camera Agfa Isolette I

Viewfinder camera Agfa Isolette I is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: The Agfa Isolette I is a folding camera with an optical viewfinder integrated into the body. It was produced from 1946 to 1949. Its lens is an Agfa Agnar 1:4.5 / 85. It exposes 120 format 6x9 roll films. The body is made…

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Viewfinder camera Agfa Optima 553 sensor

Viewfinder camera Agfa Optima 553 sensor is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: The "little black one" from Agfa! Viewfinder camera for 24x36 35mm film with a strikingly large viewfinder. The lens is an Agfa Solitar 1:2.8/40 mm. The shutter release is once again an orange, sensitive sensor bu…

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Viewfinder camera Agfa Optima Ia

Viewfinder camera Agfa Optima Ia is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: A high-grade viewfinder camera for 24x36 mm 35mm film. On this, the Agfa Museum-Scholz states: "The Optima 1a features an optical bright-line frame viewfinder with parallax marks in the viewfinder, a distance setting ring…

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Viewfinder camera King Bali Automatic

Viewfinder camera King Bali Automatic is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: A high-quality viewfinder camera from the King company in Göttingen with an Isconar 2.8 45 mm lens from 1961. The lens supplier became independent from the Schneider Kreuznach company and supplied various camera manu…

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Viewfinder camera Kodak Instamatic 224

Viewfinder camera Kodak Instamatic 224 is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: A camera by Kodak with extremely simple operation. It exposed 126 film cartridges, which yielded negatives of 28x28 mm. It has a Reomar 1:5.6/38 mm lens, a socket for flashcubes, and a simple shutter. It was manufac…

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Viewfinder camera Kodak Instamatic camera 155 X

Viewfinder camera Kodak Instamatic camera 155 X is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: The Kodak Instamatic 155x is an inexpensive snapshot camera that operated with 126 24x24 film cartridges. These cartridges can no longer be bought. It is made entirely of plastic. The lens has a fixed focal…

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Viewfinder camera Zeiss Nettar

Viewfinder camera Zeiss Nettar is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: We see a Zeiss Ikon Nettar, a folding camera with an optical viewfinder in the body, which consists of cast metal with artificial leather covering. It opens to the left to extend the bellows. The lens is a Novar-Anastigmat…

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Vintage German Rolleiflex Twin-Lens Reflex Camera with Leather Case

Vintage

This vintage twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera was manufactured in Germany by Franke & Heidecke. The camera features the iconic Rolleiflex design with two stacked lenses; the upper lens serves as the viewfinder, while the lower lens is the taking lens. The front assembly is marked with the Rolleiflex brand name and feat…

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Vintage Koilos Bed Plate Folding Camera

Early 20th century

This early 20th-century vertical-folding plate camera is a classic example of the hand-and-field equipment popular between 1900 and 1910. The camera features a robust wood case finished with black grain leather covering and is supported by chrome-plated brass rails and struts that facilitate the drop-down bed mechan…

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Vintage Leica camera with Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar lens

vintage

This vintage Leica camera features a classic rangefinder design, characterized by its compact, metal-bodied construction wrapped in black leatherette trim. The camera is equipped with an Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar lens, marked with a focal length of 5cm and an aperture of f=2. The top plate of the camera body bear…

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Voigtländer Ultramatic CS single lens reflex camera with Color-Skopar X

early 1960s

This Voigtländer Ultramatic CS is a classic single lens reflex camera produced in Brunswick, West Germany, during the early 1960s. Representing the top-of-the-line model for the brand at the time, it is constructed from metal, glass, and black imitation leather. The camera features a distinctive chromed top plate an…

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Wet-Plate Studio Camera, c. 1860

c. 1860

back (one side with repaired damage to the wood) can be focused via a rack and pinion interchangeable plate with unmarked brass-bound Petzval-type 5/180 mm lens an iron strap on the front for attaching to the tripod and for a vignetting attachment removable focusing screen and 2 associated studio cassettes with an u…

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Whole-Plate Camera

c. 1850–60

Voigtländer, in Vienna and Braunschweig (assumed). This conical camera design is matched to the Voigtländer lens 3.4/27 cm no. 6533 (drive is movable, still without Waterhouse stop, lens clean under point light); when shooting at infinity and without focusing on the lens, the necessary extension on the box is only a…

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Yashica T3 compact viewfinder camera with Carl Zeiss T* Tessar 2.8/35 lens

1981

The Yashica T3 is a compact 35mm viewfinder camera featuring a black body constructed from plastic, metal, and glass. Manufactured by Kyocera, the camera is notable for its high-quality Carl Zeiss T* Tessar 2.8/35 lens with T-star coating, a feature typically found in much costlier equipment. The device includes aut…

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Zeiss Contessa-Nettel Steroco stereo camera with Tesonar lenses

Circa 1910-1920

This antique Zeiss Contessa-Nettel Steroco stereo camera dates to approximately 1910-1920. It features a distinct black enamel brinkle finish and is equipped with binocular-shaped Tesonar 55mm f6.5 lenses. The camera is designed for 45mm x 107mm film formats. The set includes a near mint Agfa film pack adaptor and t…

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Zeiss Ikon Contax rangefinder

from 1932

The Zeiss Ikon Contax rangefinder is a 35 mm camera system originally developed by Zeiss Ikon in Dresden, Germany, to compete against Leica using perforated 35 mm film. Conceived by chief designer Dr. Ing. Heinz Küppenbender, the initial model appeared in 1932 and was retrospectively designated the Contax I. It was…

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Zeiss Ikon Ikophon 16mm sound film camera with turret and accessories, c. 1938

c. 1938

The Ikophon is a highly specialized 16mm motion picture camera produced by Zeiss Ikon in Dresden, introduced at the 1938 Leipzig Autumn Trade Fair. It represents a significant advancement in amateur and professional cinematography, featuring the ability to record synchronous optical sound directly onto the film stri…

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Zeiss Ikon Movikon 16 recording camera, c. 1938

c. 1938

This is a specialized Movikon 16 recording camera manufactured by Zeiss Ikon, Dresden, circa 1938. The unit is designed for 16mm double-perforated film utilizing 30-meter daylight-loading spools. A defining feature of this configuration is a detachable, original Zeiss Ikon electrical attachment, which replaces the s…

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Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Vitessa 500 AE 35mm compact camera

1966

The Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Vitessa 500 AE is a classic 35mm compact viewfinder camera, first introduced in 1966. Although the branding reflects the corporate mergers between Zeiss Ikon and Voigtländer at the time, the unit was designed and manufactured at the Voigtländer works in Braunschweig, West Germany. The came…