Retro Cameras Retro Cameras the Collector’S Guide to Vintage Film Photography
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Retro Cameras Retro Cameras The Collector’s Guide to Vintage Film Photography John Wade With over 550 illustrations Retro Cameras The Collector’s Guide to Vintage Film Photography John Wade With over 550 illustrations Contents 8 Introduction 56 35 mm Rangefinder Cameras 86 35 mm Viewfinder Cameras 11 Value and Rarity 59 Shooting Guide 88 Shooting Guide 62 Voigtländer Prominent 90 Adox 300 66 Leica M3 94 Diax Ia 12 The Basics 68 Canon 7 96 Rollei B35 69 Contax IIIa 97 Olympus Trip 14 Back to Basics 70 Voigtländer Vitomatic IIa 98 Retinette 18 Formats and Focal Lengths 72 Minolta-35 Model II 100 Werra I First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 181A High Holborn, 74 Leica CL 102 Voigtländer Vito B London WC1V 7QX 75 Konica I 103 Ricoh Auto Half Retro Cameras © 2018 Thames & Hudson Ltd, 24 The Cameras 76 Kiev-IIa 104 Favor I London 78 Argus C3 106 Graflex Century 35A Text © 2018 John Wade 26 35 mm Single-Lens Reflexes 79 Mamiya Magazine 35 107 Contessa S310 Photographs © 2018 John Wade unless otherwise 29 Shooting Guide 80 Olympus XA 108 Minox 35 EL stated 32 Canon F-1 81 Voigtländer Vitessa 109 Ilford Advocate 36 Olympus OM-1 82 Leica fakes and copies 110 Periflex I All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any 38 Minolta XD-7 means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, 39 Pentax ME Super recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing 40 Nikon F from the publisher. 42 Zeiss Ikon Contarex British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data 44 Topcon RE Super A catalogue record for this book is available from 45 Praktina FX the British Library 46 Canon Pellix ISBN 978-0-500-54490-7 47 Wrayflex II 48 Voigtländer Bessamatic Printed in China by C&C Offset Printing Co. Ltd. 50 Petri Flex V To find out about all our publications, 51 Exakta Varex IIb please visit www.thamesandhudson.com. There you can subscribe to our e-newsletter, 52 Mecaflex browse or download our current catalogue, and buy any titles that are in print. Contents 8 Introduction 56 35 mm Rangefinder Cameras 86 35 mm Viewfinder Cameras 11 Value and Rarity 59 Shooting Guide 88 Shooting Guide 62 Voigtländer Prominent 90 Adox 300 66 Leica M3 94 Diax Ia 12 The Basics 68 Canon 7 96 Rollei B35 69 Contax IIIa 97 Olympus Trip 14 Back to Basics 70 Voigtländer Vitomatic IIa 98 Retinette 18 Formats and Focal Lengths 72 Minolta-35 Model II 100 Werra I First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 181A High Holborn, 74 Leica CL 102 Voigtländer Vito B London WC1V 7QX 75 Konica I 103 Ricoh Auto Half Retro Cameras © 2018 Thames & Hudson Ltd, 24 The Cameras 76 Kiev-IIa 104 Favor I London 78 Argus C3 106 Graflex Century 35A Text © 2018 John Wade 26 35 mm Single-Lens Reflexes 79 Mamiya Magazine 35 107 Contessa S310 Photographs © 2018 John Wade unless otherwise 29 Shooting Guide 80 Olympus XA 108 Minox 35 EL stated 32 Canon F-1 81 Voigtländer Vitessa 109 Ilford Advocate 36 Olympus OM-1 82 Leica fakes and copies 110 Periflex I All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any 38 Minolta XD-7 means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, 39 Pentax ME Super recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing 40 Nikon F from the publisher. 42 Zeiss Ikon Contarex British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data 44 Topcon RE Super A catalogue record for this book is available from 45 Praktina FX the British Library 46 Canon Pellix ISBN 978-0-500-54490-7 47 Wrayflex II 48 Voigtländer Bessamatic Printed in China by C&C Offset Printing Co. Ltd. 50 Petri Flex V To find out about all our publications, 51 Exakta Varex IIb please visit www.thamesandhudson.com. There you can subscribe to our e-newsletter, 52 Mecaflex browse or download our current catalogue, and buy any titles that are in print. 114 Roll-Film Single-Lens Reflexes 140 Sheet and Roll-film 180 Instamatic Cartridge Cameras 210 Panoramic and Wide-Angle 248 Instant-Picture Cameras 268 Retro Accessories 116 Shooting Guide Folding Cameras 182 Shooting Guide Cameras 250 Shooting Guide 118 Mamiya RB67 Pro-S 142 Shooting Guide 184 Pentax Auto 110 Super 212 Shooting Guide 254 Polaroid SX-70 Alpha I 270 Exposure Meters 122 Hasselblad 500CM 144 MPP Micro-Technical 188 Rolleiflex SL26 214 Noblex 135 & Pro 6/150 258 Polaroid SX-70 271 Rangefinders 124 Zenith 80 Camera Mark VI 189 Minolta Weathermatic 218 FT-2 Sonar Autofocus 272 Flashguns 126 Pentacon Six 148 Voigtländer Bessa II 190 Minolta 110 Zoom Mark II 220 Horizon 202 260 Polaroid P Camera 273 Tripods 128 Exakta B 150 Ensign Commando 191 Minolta Autopak 800 222 Horizont 261 Polaroid SLR 680 SE 274 Filters 130 Agiflex I 152 Minolta Best Model II 192 Rollei A26 224 Globuscope 262 Polaroid ProPack 276 Close-Up Attachments 132 Komaflex-S 153 Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 193 Tasco Bino/Cam 8000 225 Envoy Wide Angle 263 Polaroid Macro 5 277 Focal-Length Adapters 133 Bronica ETRS 154 Primarette 194 126/110 Novelty cameras 226 Spinner 360° 264 Polaroid Image System 278 Stereo Accessories 134 Pentax 6×7 155 Dolly Vest Pocket Model B 228 No.6 Cirkut 266 Graph-Check Sequence 136 Rittreck IIa 156 Plaubel Makina III 196 Stereo Cameras Camera Model 300 198 Shooting Guide 232 Miniature Cameras 280 Further Information 160 Twin-Lens Reflexes 200 Stereo Realist 234 Shooting Guide 164 Shooting Guide 202 Wray Stereo Graphic 236 Minox B 282 Glossary 166 Mamiya C3 204 View-Master Personal Stereo 240 Yashica Atoron 285 Index 170 Rolleicord I 206 View-Master Stereo 241 Leica M3 Classic 172 Voigtländer Superb Color Camera Camera Collection 174 Voigtländer Focusing Brillant 207 Duplex Super 120 242 Ricoh 16 175 Yashica 44LM 208 Coronet 3-D Camera 243 Hapyucc 176 Agfa Flexilette 209 Sputnik (CNYTHNK) 244 Tessina 177 Samocaflex 35 245 Goldeck 16 178 Contaflex 246 Ensign Midgets 114 Roll-Film Single-Lens Reflexes 140 Sheet and Roll-film 180 Instamatic Cartridge Cameras 210 Panoramic and Wide-Angle 248 Instant-Picture Cameras 268 Retro Accessories 116 Shooting Guide Folding Cameras 182 Shooting Guide Cameras 250 Shooting Guide 118 Mamiya RB67 Pro-S 142 Shooting Guide 184 Pentax Auto 110 Super 212 Shooting Guide 254 Polaroid SX-70 Alpha I 270 Exposure Meters 122 Hasselblad 500CM 144 MPP Micro-Technical 188 Rolleiflex SL26 214 Noblex 135 & Pro 6/150 258 Polaroid SX-70 271 Rangefinders 124 Zenith 80 Camera Mark VI 189 Minolta Weathermatic 218 FT-2 Sonar Autofocus 272 Flashguns 126 Pentacon Six 148 Voigtländer Bessa II 190 Minolta 110 Zoom Mark II 220 Horizon 202 260 Polaroid P Camera 273 Tripods 128 Exakta B 150 Ensign Commando 191 Minolta Autopak 800 222 Horizont 261 Polaroid SLR 680 SE 274 Filters 130 Agiflex I 152 Minolta Best Model II 192 Rollei A26 224 Globuscope 262 Polaroid ProPack 276 Close-Up Attachments 132 Komaflex-S 153 Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 193 Tasco Bino/Cam 8000 225 Envoy Wide Angle 263 Polaroid Macro 5 277 Focal-Length Adapters 133 Bronica ETRS 154 Primarette 194 126/110 Novelty cameras 226 Spinner 360° 264 Polaroid Image System 278 Stereo Accessories 134 Pentax 6×7 155 Dolly Vest Pocket Model B 228 No.6 Cirkut 266 Graph-Check Sequence 136 Rittreck IIa 156 Plaubel Makina III 196 Stereo Cameras Camera Model 300 198 Shooting Guide 232 Miniature Cameras 280 Further Information 160 Twin-Lens Reflexes 200 Stereo Realist 234 Shooting Guide 164 Shooting Guide 202 Wray Stereo Graphic 236 Minox B 282 Glossary 166 Mamiya C3 204 View-Master Personal Stereo 240 Yashica Atoron 285 Index 170 Rolleicord I 206 View-Master Stereo 241 Leica M3 Classic 172 Voigtländer Superb Color Camera Camera Collection 174 Voigtländer Focusing Brillant 207 Duplex Super 120 242 Ricoh 16 175 Yashica 44LM 208 Coronet 3-D Camera 243 Hapyucc 176 Agfa Flexilette 209 Sputnik (CNYTHNK) 244 Tessina 177 Samocaflex 35 245 Goldeck 16 178 Contaflex 246 Ensign Midgets Many retro photographers Introduction begin with manual SLRs such as this Zenit-B, which was made in There were two types of camera buyer in the days before But then a new generation began buying film cameras. the 1960s. digital: photographers and collectors. They were photographers who had grown up in the digital Photographers bought cameras, obviously, to take age or in the last days of film photography when cameras pictures. Collectors bought cameras because they were had developed super-sophisticated fully-auto metering interested in their place in the history of photography, systems and advanced auto-focus functions. Interestingly, or simply because they considered them to be beautiful these new buyers ignored the fully automatic models from objects in their own right – objects to be admired and the end of the film era and were attracted more to manual polished, but rarely to be used. single-lens reflexes (SLRs), or those that had some fairly As the digital age dawned, photographers began basic form of automation. Autofocus too was shunned. to make the move to the new cameras, even though They sought basic camera craft and found it with early initially many agreed that this new-fangled method manual SLRs such as Prakticas, Zeniths (or Zenits) of photography would never catch on.