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Thanks for visiting.   As a camera dealer, collector and photographer, I've developed my own list of favorite cameras/lenses/accessories. These are some of them.    This page is under continual construction and updating.   At any one  time, at least 10 new pages are under preparation.    Older pages are sometimes updated, so if you like one of the profiles, re-visit it occasionally.      Stephen Gandy,  Los Angeles

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35mm Rangefinders in General

• Rangefinder Renaissance
• 2005: The Rangefinder Year that Was by Tom Abrahamsson
• Buying Your First 35mm Rangefinder
• What Focal Lengths for Your 35 RF Outfit?
• Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye
• Accessory Viewfinders: Which to USE?
• Tom Abrahamsson's Uncollectibles

Nikon Rangefinder

• Voigtlander Bessa R2S R2C Rangefinders in Classic Nikon or Contax Rangefinder Mounts
• Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount  Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005
• Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical  widest EVER for NRF
• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro 21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

• Voigtlander VC Meter II small compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

• Use ONE adapter for both Nikon or Contax rangefinder lenses on full frame Digital Sony E cameras!
• Japanese Nikon Rangefinder Book
• Shibata's Great Nikon Rangefinder Book

• Nikon Rangefinders:  Using and Identifying What are the best choices?
• Nikon One  intro to the first Nikon  
• Nikon One Garage Sale Treasure  once in a lifetime find
• Nikon One 609350 - the 26th Nikon with the 350th top plate?
• Nikon One Mystery - are internal numbers a more accurate indication of production number than the top plate number?
• Nikon M Unsynced
• Nikon M Throwaway  dumpster diving 
• Nikon M Synced
• Nikon S  least expensive Nikon Rangefinder
• Nikon S2  nice shooter
• Nikon S2 Black Dial Prototype?
• Nikon S2 Black 1st Pro Nikon
• Nikon SP Rangefinder System Overview
• Nikon SP Black  most handsome Nikon?
• Tom Abrahamsson's Nikon SP RAPIDWINDER!  production of two prototypes
• Nikon SP Motor Jacobson Powercon Cordless Battery Pack
• Nikon SP Variations
• Nikon SP Illuminator a unique accessory Leica should copy  
• Nikon S3 Black Olympic 
• Nikon S3M Black Half-frame w/ Motor   Nikon's rarest regular production camera
• Nikon S4
• Nikon S4 DDD  Was the S4 inspired by famed photog David Douglas Duncan?
• Nikon SPX  TTL Prototype
• Nikon S3 2000  Nikon's new classic rangefinder - black or chrome
• Nikon SP 2005 Nikon's best eye candy, amazing! black only
• 21/4 rare and sought after
• 25/4 a great little super wide lens
• 35/3.5 STEREO   the only Nikon Stereo ever made
• 35/1.8 All Black one of Nikons rarest lenses
• 35/1.8 fastest wide for Nikon RF
• Tom Abrahamsson's shades for 35mm Nikkors
• 45/2.8 Petri for Nikon Rangefinder
• 50/1.1  a most sought after collectible
• Tom Abrahamsson's 50/1.1 Hood
• 50/1.1 in Leica Mount
• 50/1.4 Aluminum  super rare experimental lens
• 50/1.5 Nikon's rare first "Super Speed" lens
• 50/3.5 Micro Nikkor  Nikon's 1st Micro lens
• 85/2 Fast Portrait Lens, many mounts and variations
• 85/1.5 the SP's fastest telephoto
• 105/4 Nikon's version of the Mountain Elmar
• 135/4 almost unknown 523 series
• 180, 350, Reflex Housing  soon
• 250/4 Manual Aperture Nikkor  Nikon's first Super Tele
• 500/5  Nikon original "big gun"
• 1000/6.3 Black Mirror Nikkor - the rarest production Nikon Lens
• Nikon Rangefinder Long Lens  to Bronica Adapter
• Nikon Copy Stand PA
• Nikon Rangefinder Rain Protector - collectors never know what they will find!

• Nikon RF - Zeiss Contax Lens IN-compatibility 
• Mounting and Dismounting Nikon RF lenses
• The Wonderful Shibata Calendars
• Use classic Nikon RF Lenses on Leica RF   rare Orion Lens Adapter
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder
• Amedeo External Nikon / Contax rangefinder lens adapter to Sony E bodies

Contax Rangefinder

• Use ONE Amedeo adapter for both external mount Contax or Nikon rangefinder lenses on Sony E mirrorless cameras!
• Voigtlander Bessa R2S R2C Rangefinders in Classic Nikon or Contax Rangefinder Mounts
• Voigtlander SL 12mm f/5.6 and 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical
• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses
• Zeiss Contax 1 -- 1932 first  35 system competitor to Leica
• Zeiss Contax 1 Accessories
• Zeiss Contax II and III: worthy prewar Leica adversaries
• Leica Vs Contax  35's Prewar Great Debate
• Zeiss Contax IIa/IIIa Rangefinders  Great lenses and workmanship
• Russian No Name Kiev 4A - 3rd version - "World's finest 35mm Rangefinder Camera"
• Zeiss 21 Biogon  historic super wide
• Zeiss 25/4 Topogon
• Cantax 28/3.5 Believe it or not, a Canon 28/3.5 in Contax mount, or is it Nikon????
• Zeiss 4 1/4 cm F/2 Biotar in Contax Mount
• Zeiss 180/2.8 Olympia  post war with Flektoskop reflex housing
• 1938 Contax and Leica Prices

• Zeiss Contax Lens - Nikon Rangefinder Lens IN-compatibility
• Mounting and Dismounting Nikon RF lenses
• Use classic Contax RF Lenses on Leica RF  
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Nikon SLRs

Uli Koch's Nikon F Trilogy, by FAR the best reference book on the Nikon F EVER.  If you are a serious Nikon collector, BUY IT!  

• Nikon Film SLR Used Buying Guide My Not so Objective Picks and Pans

• Nikon F Collector's Book  Rare Japanese Nikon F Book $125 + shipping!
• Nikon F History An important milestone in 35mm
• Early Nikon F's Very well made, different features than later F's 
• Early Nikon F Outfit
• Black 64 F   what's the big deal?
• Nikon F? What's that? When Nikon NY did not know their new camera
• Early Nikon F Motor with Early REMOPAK cordless battery pack
• Nikon F Variations The books don't show all of them
• Nikkor F's for the German market
• Nikon F KS-80A/81A  US Navy special Nikon F Motor drives for the Vietnam War
• Nikon F KE-48C US Air Force Nikon F
• Nikon F US GOVT PROPERTY  Nikon F
• Nikon F Spy Camera Newly discovered F!
• Nikon F High Speed 7 fps
• Nikon F High Speed 250 7 fps  the only one known!
• Nikon F "Apollo" late Nikon F with F2 Cosmetics
• Nikon F # 7451261 very late production
• Nikon F Meters & Finders
• Nikon F Focusing Screens
• Nikon's 1st Electronic Flash Units: SB-1 & SR-1   1971`
• Nikkorex F: Nikon Lenses on Historic Mamiya
• Black Nikkorex F  
• Nikon F2 High Speed 10 fps
• Nikon F2 T and F2 Titan
• Nikon F2 DATA
• Nikon F2 R   Leica R mount F2
• Nikon F2 750 Exposure Back
• Nikon F2  Meters & Finders
• Nikon F2 Focusing Screens
• Nikkormat FTN mechanical little brother to the F and F2
• Gold Nikon FA  European Gran Prix 1984 Camera of the Year
• Gold Nikon FM 60th Anniversary of Nippon Kogaku
• Nikon FEA Underwater Camera for National Geographic
• Nikon FM2 Titanium Year of the Dog   Total Production only 300!
• Nikon FM-2 Half Frame   
• Nikon F3 P Press
• Nikon F3 Limited
• Nikon F3 US NAVY
• Nikon F3 High Speed
• Nikon F3 SlideMagic Pin Registration
• Nikon F3 NASA  Space Camera
• F-90 Transparent
• Nikon F5 50th Anniversary only 3000 world wide!
• Nikon FM2 Year of the Dragon

• Nikon F TICK MARK Lenses -- early rare F Lenses
• 21/4 Auto Nikkor  Japan's 1st SLR Super Wide
• 105/4.5 UV Nikkor rare special purpose lens
• 200/5.6 Medical Nikkor  with built in ringlight and modeling lamps
• 300/2 Nikkor fastest 300 Ever!
• 1000/11 Mirror Nikkor
• 1000/6.3 Mirror Nikkor for Nikon F - incredibly rare
• 8.5cm-25cm/4-4.5 Nikkor Zoom  1st production 35mm Telephoto Zoom
• 20cm-60cm Nikkor Zoom

• Rare Nikon SLRs

• US Military 35mm Cameras  especially Nikon
• Nikon Non-AI, AI, AI'd and AIS Lenses What Difference does it Make?
• Calypso Underwater Camera the French design bought by Nikon 

• Nikon's Secret Prototype Canon Lens Cleaner

Leica Rangefinder M and Screw Mount Serial Numbers   

LEICA SERIAL NUMBERS:   Leica Serial Number data  is courtesy of Leica.   I've organized it in several ways, editing and color coding the tables to enhance clarity. 

It answers many questions, but like all Leica lists, does not answer everything.   In what may be a first, most Leica Birthdays are listed too -- another reason to have a party!

• Leica Screw Mount Serial Numbers Sorted by Serial Number 1923-1960
• Leica M and SLR Serial Numbers Sorted by Date and Serial Number
• Leica M Serial Numbers 1954 to 1999 Sorted by Type and Serial Number
• Leica SLR Serial Numbers 1963 to 1996 Sorted by Type and Serial Number
• M6 .85 Serial Numbers and Variations

Leica Ponderings 

• Leica -- Which Way in the New Millennium?
• Needed Improvements in the Present M Line
• If I could design the M8
• FAKE Leicas?  expertly done for the rich collector

Leica M Rangefinder

• CameraQuest M2/M3 film rewind crank - the best?
• List of Leica M Mount Cameras
• Leica M Collectible Investment Guide Not So Objective Picks and Pans
• Leica M User's Buyer's Guide: Not So Objective Picks and Pans
•  Leica M Used Buyer's Check List Don't Get Taken
• Leica M Lens User's and Identification Guide
• Leica M a la carte Buying Guide  Poor choices can mean lower resale value!
• Leica M Motors Don't Bother
• Leica M Used Market Place Things Change
• Leica M Shooting Tips  Some Ways are Better than Others
• Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye
• Accessory Viewfinders: Which to USE?

• M3 Black with black paint 50/2 and MC meter
• Garry Winogrand's M4 Garry's last M4
• M4 MOT US Navy
• M4 Ernst Leitz Canada
• M4 Black Enamel without Self Timer, the M4 (MDa)s
• M4 "Austin Powers Commemorative"
• M4-P 70th Anniversary   How Walter Kluck saved the Leica M system and Leica itself
• M5 overlooked greatness?
• Leica / Minolta CL The Smallest M! replacement front caps and shades now available
• Minolta CLE Advanced M  replacement front caps and shades now available
• M4-2 Gold Oskar Barnack
• M4-P w/ M6 windows, a little noticed Variation
• M4-P Press '84 for the Los Angeles Olympics
• M6's Early Vs Late Variations The 21st Production M6
• M6 Cutaway student project
• M6 Platinum 150 Years of Photography  1989
• M6 Columbo 92  1992
• M6 Panda 1992- 3?
• M6 Anti-Panda
• M6 Royal-Foto Austria  1993
• M6J  40th Anniversary Leica M  1994
• M6 Dragon  1995
• M6 Historica 1995
• M6 Royal Danish Wedding 1995
• M6 Gold Thailand 1996 the prettiest Leica ?
• M6 Platinum Bruckner  1996
• M6 Partner Aktion 1996
• M6 Benelux 1996
• M6 Ein Stock  1996
• M6 Jaguar XK 50  1998
• M6 .85 Serial Numbers and Variations
• M6 TTL Millennium Black Paint  2000 black paint returns to the M
• M6 TTL Green Paint  2001 "Millennium Safari" special order
• M6 TTL Dragon 2000 Black Paint   2000
• M6 TTL Black Paint ICS  2000
• M6 TTL LHSA Black Paint   2000  
• M6 TTL Black Paint Oresund Bridge  2000
• M6 TTL Japanese Market  2000 Leica script returns on standard camera
• MP 2003  new high level mechanical M
• MP LHSA  grey hammertone MP
• Minilux TINTIN Special

• M Compact Street Shooter  the collapsed 50/3.5 Elmar is as small as it gets
• Zeiss 15/8 Hologon  Who needs $10,000 when you have a hacksaw?
• Leitz 50/2 Summicron Dual Range close-ups to about 19"
• Leitz 50/1.2 Noctilux
• Leica 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar and Konica 21-35 

Leica Accessories 

• Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras 
• Leica M Eye Glasses Scratch Protectors sold out
• Rapidwinder, son of Leicavit Canadian made Trigger Winder better than any Leica factory trigger advance
• Rapidwinder History and Variations
• Tom Abrahamsson's Leica Uncollectibles 
• Tom's Toy Shop -- home of  Rapidwinder
• 1.25x Eyepiece Magnifier  wonderful new accessory 
• Rewind Lever Attachment GALLERY:  M3, M2, Screw Mounts

 Leica Screw Mount "Barnack Cameras" 

• Leica Screw Mount Camera User Buyer's Guide
• Leica Screw Mount  Lens User Buyer's Guide
• Leica A: The Most Important 35 of All Time  
• Leica II   35's first  system camera of 1932
• Leica II -- Well done FAKE Russian Leica II
• 1938 Leica and Contax Prices
• Leica IIIc K: wartime camera for cold weather
• Leica IIIf BD ST: the camera that does not exist
• Leica IIIf RD ST:  Camera as Art Form
• Luftwaffe Leica
• Mystery Kriegsmarine Leica
• Leitz' First SLR (well, almost)   The Writing on the Wall
• SCNOO  Screw Mount Rapid Winder 1935
• MOOLY  the First Commercially Successful 35 mm Motordrive

• Use Leica Screw Mount Lenses on your Leica M Screw mount to M Adapters
• Use SLR Lenses on your  Leica Rangefinder
• Visoflex  4?  Replace your antique Visoflex  with a modern SLR
• Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRs with new adapter

 Pre-Leica 35mm Cameras 

• 1914 Simplex  the first 35mm still camera sold to the public - designed, produced, and sold in New York City!
• 1922 Swiss Sico pretty wooden 35  

Leica SLRs

• R3 Gold Oscar Barnack
• R4 Gold
• Nikon F2 R   Leica R mount F2

Cosina Voigtlander Cameras, Lenses and Accessories  

• Voigtlander Bessa III 66/667 Medium Format Folding Rangefinder Camera
• Voigtlander Bessa III 66/667 Medium Format Camera
• Voigtlander 35mm Rangefinder System Overview  Amazing innovation, quality, low price
• Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart  1  Voigtlander Bessa L, Bessa R, Bessa T, Bessa R2
• Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart  2  Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R2M, R3A, R3M, R4A, R4M
• Voigtlander Leica Mount Lens Chart  all past and current Voigtlander Leica Mount Lenses
• WHICH 35mm Bessa? R2A or R3A or R2M or R3M ?
• Voigtlander Bessa R2M / R3M with 50/2 Heliar 250th Anniversary Set
• Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R3A  AE Exposure cameras
• Voigtlander Bessa T, R2, R2S, R2C, R2A, R3A Meters
• Voigtlander at PMA 2003
• Voigtlander Bessa R2   Leica M Mount
• Voigtlander Bessa T 101st Heliar Anniversary Set with 50/3.5 Heliar
• Voigtlander Bessa T 101 Pictorial
• Voigtlander Bessa T Profile   low priced M mount rangefinder
• Voigtlander Bessa T Intro   1st look at prototypes
• Voigtlander T or Voigtlander IIIf ?   is the T really a IIIf update?
• Voigtlander Bessa R Rangefinder  1st non Leica, M quality finder
• Voigtlander Bessa L TTL Leica Screw Mount Camera
• Voigtlander Bessa L or Updated Leica A?
• Voigtlander Screw Mount Lenses  add Bayonet Adapter to Use on Leica M   
• Voigtlander 15-35 Zoom Multi-Format Viewfinder
• Voigtlander 21/4 & 25/4 Rectangular Lens Shade
• Voigtlander 35/1.2 Aspherical   fastest standard production full frame 35mm lens ever!
• Voigtlander Accessories  viewfinders, cases, grips, unique low angle finder
• Voigtlander VC Meter I meter for non-metered classic cameras
• Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras 
•  Voigtlander LH-1 21/25 Shade
• Abrahamsson Rapidwinder MiniSoftRelease improve your shutter release
• Voigtlander Bessa R2S R2C Rangefinders in Classic Nikon or Contax Rangefinder Mounts
• Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount  Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005
• Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical  widest EVER for NRF
• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro 21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

• Voigtlander VC Meter II small compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

• Voigtlander S-VM E Adapter and Voigtlander C-VM E Adapters
• Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter rare discontinued adapter to use classic Prominent 50mm rangefinder lenses on classic Nikon Rangefinder or Contax Rangefinder bodies
• Voigtlander Bessaflex TM - 42mm "Pentax" Screw Mount SLR
• Voigtlander SL SLR Lenses  12/5.6, 15/4.5, 40/2, 58/1.4, 75/2.5, 90/3.5, 125/2.5, 180/4  
• Voigtlander SL II SLR Lenses for Nikon, Canon EOS and Pentax 20/3.5, 28/2.8, 40/2, 58/1.4, 90/3.5
• Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical for Nikon F mirror Lock Up
• Join the Cosina Voigtlander User Group CVUG 

New Japanese Leica Screw Mount and M Mount Cameras / Lenses 

• Konica Hexar RF: Leica M mount camera
• Konica 21-35 and Leica 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar
• Konica 60/1.2  rare and fast Leica screw mount lens 
• Yasuhara T981 Leica Screw Mount camera! - 1st production Leica Screw Mount camera with TTL metering
• Yasuhara -- the Camera from La Mancha  
• Phenix JG-50  a Yasuhara by any other name

• Kobalux 21/2.8  Leica Screw Mount
• Kobalux 28/3.5  Leica Screw Mount

Lens Adapters    

• Use Leica Screw Mount Lenses on your Leica M
• Use SLR Lenses on your  Leica Rangefinder
• Visoflex  4?  Replace your antique Visoflex  with a modern SLR
• Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRs with new adapter
• Use Contax RF or Nikon RF Lenses on Leica Bodies with full RF coupling!
• Use Nikon F, Leica R, Contax/Yashica, Olympus OM, Pentax 42 Lenses  on Canon EOS
• Classic SLR lens Adapters  useful, but usually discontinued and hard to find adapters
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Classic pre-1972 Leica Copies and Lenses    

• Canon 7/7s/7sZ: Most Advanced Classic Leica Screw Mount bodies
• Canon 7s Late LTM Lenses
• Canon P BLACK 
• NEW Canon VI-L Black
• Canon L-1 
• Canon VT family of innovative rangefinders
• Canon Knob Wind Rangefinders
• Canon S-II Bridge of past and future
• Canon 25/3.5 Lens
• Detrola 400: wannabe Leica
• Leotax D IV Leica Copy  Made In Occupied Japan
• Nicca Prototype or Conversion?
• Nicca 5L -- Best Small Leica Type Body?   Oskar Barnack's ideal camera?
• Nicca  Yashica YF  Little known Leica Screw Mount copy -- with improvements     
• Perfex: wannabe Leica
• Steinheil Casca II:  amazing M3 ancestor?

• Fake Russian "Leicas"   incredible innovation
• Fake New 1999 Russian "Leicas"
• Leica 72 Russian Fake
• Soviet Leica Screw Mount Body Reference Table
• Canonized Fed .95 The Fastest Fed in the West
• Russian 20/5.6 LTM Lens Small, Compact, Great Finder & Price
• From Russia with Humor There's no telling what awaits in your inbox each morning.     

• Astro-Berlin 75/2  Mystery Lens
• Astro-Berlin 125/2.3 Leica Screw Mount RF Coupled
• Nikkor 50/2 Collapsible in Leica Mount
• Nikkor Rigid 50/3.5 Close Focus   almost unknown Nikkor
• Voigtlander 50/1.5 Leica Mount
• Zeiss 85/2 Sonnar Wartime in Leica Mount

• Minolta 21/4 SRT lens for your Leica
• Yashica 21/3.3  nice forgotten superwide, usable on your Leica

Compact 35's

• Compact 35's of the 70's  Overview
• MiniSoftRelease

• Konica Hexar AF   Modern fast lensed camera in the 70's tradition
• Konica's Gold Hexar  Special 120th Anniversary Camera
• Fuji Natura AF with 24/1.9 Lens! fast fixed lens film Point N Shoot!

• Canon G-III 17  advanced well made compact 35
• Konica S3   nice RF/VF and unique flash system
• Minolta 7sII  well finished, average features for its class
• Minox 35's: In Defense of
• Olympus Pen D2  f/1.9 lens and 72 shots
• Olympus RD  hard to find compact RF with fast lens
• Olympus 35 RC, smallest Rangefinder 35 with AE and manual over-ride?
• Olympus 35SP unique dual  metering rangefinder
• Olympus XA and XA4: Super Compact full frame 35's
• Petri Color 35 Family outstanding  super compact full frame 35 design
• Rollei 35 Family and the 35 SE  the last of a great line
• Rollei 35 Gold 75th Anniversary
• Rollei 35 S Silver
• Rollei 35 Gold Royal Urushi
• Yashica 35 Electro CC compact RF with great 35/1.8 lens
• Yashica 35GX hard to find RF with parallax correction
• Yashica Lynx 14E Historic AE camera design
• Yashica Lynx 14  metered manual

• Agfa Karat IV   forgotten quality folder
• Agfa Ambi Silette  the "Poor Man's Leica"
• Braun Super II   World's cutest interchangeable lens 35 mm rangefinder?
• Kodak Retina IIa
• Kodak Retina III Big C  over-rated?
• Kodak Retina IIIS, Surprising,  modest cost Rangefinder
• Kodak Retina IIIS lenses on "Pentax Screw Mount" SLRs
• Voigtlander Vitessa L most elegant 50's folder?
• Voigtlander Prominent  Strange design, Super Quality leaf shutter 35 Rangefinder
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder
• Zeiss Contessa  a jewel of a folding 35

American Cameras

• Argus A Gold   the Argus Luxus
• Argus A: the 2nd Most Important 35 of all Time
• Argus A: Can it  rival today's $1500 cameras?
• Argus C-3 "Dad Owned a C-3"
• Argus C-33 the brick that wanted to be a Leica
• Argus C-4 Geiss Modified  best performing Argus rangefinder
• Argus C-44/R  worst bayonet mount?
• Bell & Howell Foton, 1948's 6 fps high speed camera fastest mechanical motor drive
• Detrola 400: American wannabe Leica
• Kodak Bantam Special prettiest camera ever?
• Kodak Ektra incredible American advanced 35
• Perfex: wannabe Leica

35mm SLRs

• Which 35 SLRs to USE?
• Building Your 1st SLR Outfit
• Classic SLR lens Adapters
• Aperture Priority AE with any Pentax Screw Mount 42mm Lens

• Cosina C1s -- compact lightweight mechanical Pentax K mount
• Canon's  1959 Canonflex, blown away by the Nikon F
• Canon F1 High Speed  9 fps Pellicle  for the 1972 Munich Olympics 
• Canon F-1n US Navy Surveillance Kit
• Canon T90 The Best Canon Ever??
• Canon FD Lens Adapters
• Konica Auto-Reflex  historic half & full frame AE exposure SLR
• Mamiya XTL advanced forgotten SLR
• Miranda Orion  historic Japanese SLR and  rarest Miranda
• Minolta SR-2  Minolta's 1st SLR
• Minolta SR-2 BLACK
• Minolta SR-2 Ads
• Minolta SR-1 BLACK 
• Olympus OM-1 GOLD
• Olympus Mystery Polaroid Back  Who made it?
• Pentax Original  Landmark 1957 35 mm SLR design
• Pentax Asahiflex H2  my favorite Asahiflex
• Pentax Spotmatic IIa  hard to find outside the US
• Rollei 2000 / 3003  unheralded huge System 35
• Topcon Super D Fundas Camera
• Voigtlander Bessamatic TM - new 42mm "Pentax" Screw Mount SLR
• Zeiss Voigtlander Icarex S 'Pro" in 42mm "Pentax" Screw Mount
• Zunow innovative Japanese lens company   Advanced 35 SLR and Super Fast Lenses  

Exakta: inventor of the modern 35 SLR

• Beware! the Exaktas are coming, the Exaktas are coming !!
• Exa Original  Exakta's smart marketing little brother
• Exakta 500: last and best Exa
• Exakta 66 Kriegsmarine  Rarest Military Exakta?
• Strangest Exakta Finder? Upside down Exakta
• Rare Exakta Enlarger
• Angenieux Lenses
• 36-82/2.8 Zoomar  35's 1st Zoom lens
• 40/2.8 Kilfitt Makro-Kilar 1955's first 35mm SLR Macro Lens
• 60/1.5 Carl Meyer Speed-Anastigmat
• 75/1.9 Exakta Kriegsmarine Hugo Meyer Primoplan
• 75/1.5 Zeiss Biotar
• 85/1.4 Komura
• 180/2.8 Zeiss Olympia
• 300/2.8 Topcor
• 400/5.6 Kilfitt Tele-Kilar
• 500/7 Komura

Classic and Unusual 35mm Lenses

• Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2 new production Portrait lens - CameraQuest is a Lomography USA Art Lens Distributor
• Enna 85-250/4 Zoom  rare, very well made zoom
• Kilfitt and Zoomar Lenses: Great Independent Lens Line
• Minolta 85/2.8 Soft Focus
• Pentax FA 43/1.9 LIMITED, 31/1.8, 77/1.8, 50/1.2 Special, LX 2000
• Questar 700/8  Super sharp mirror lens
• Who Made That Vivitar Lens?
• Vivitar 450/4.5 Aspherical Mirror
• Vivitar Gold 50th Anniversary Lenses   only 50 matched and numbered sets
• Vivitar Series One 90-180 Flat Field Macro Lens
• Zeiss 85/1.2 for Contax SLR
• Zeiss 180/2.8 Sonnar  post war SLR version
• Zeiss Contarex 85-250/4 Vario Sonnar
• Zoomar 180/1.3  Fastest longer than 100 glass lens?

Submini: half-frame and smaller

• Ducati: Italian half frame  "mini Leica"
• Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60 Black "Professional"  the first production camera with black chrome finish
• MIGHTY Camera
• Nikon FM-2 Half Frame
• Olympus Pen D2  f/1.9 lens and 72 shots
• Olympus Pen F/FT  half frame SLR system
• Olympus Gastro Camera: Going where no Camera had gone before
• Pentax 110 See Through
• Pentax 110 SLRs  the smallest TTL SLR's ever made & 110's largest camera system
• Russian Narciss 16mm SLR
• Robot 1: Amazing 1934 Motorized 35
• Rollei 16S, beautifully made Submini
• Tessina Gold  Amazing 35mm twin lens reflex

120 and Larger Format

• Bronica D  vastly under-rated landmark 2 1/4 SLR
• Bronica S  the D's simplified successor
• Bronica EC-TL  last of the line
• Bronica EC a great buy in medium format SLRs
• Bronica 180/2.5 Nikkor  fast telephoto from Nikon Rangefinder system
• Hasselblad SWC Low Angle Finder by Voigtlander  
• Mamiya C330f Polaroid Back
• Pentacon Six to Hasselblad V Lens Conversion  Who did it?
• Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Royal Urushi -- last of the line
• Zeiss Super Ikonta B 6x6 Folding Rangefinder
• Zeiss Super Ikonta C 6x9 Folding Rangefinder
• Zoomar 170-320/4 Zoom Rare Medium Format Zoom

• Combat Graphic 4x5  1942 GI Combat proven touch
• Dallmeyer 1000/8 large format Tele
• Ernemann Klapp Tropical rare and beautiful 1904 Tropical camera
• Goerz Hypergon  Legendary Super Wide Lens
• Golden Busche 20x24 Ultra Large Format Camera
• Golden Busche 20x24 Ultra Large Format Camera
• Kodak AERO-EKTAR 178mm f/2.5  Rare Converted Lens
• Linhof 6x7/6x9 Cameras
• Linhof Super Technika lV 6x9  
• Linhof 4x5 Technikas If Leica built a 4x5, this would be it
• Linhof Super Technika III Type 5
• Linhof Technika Vs Speed Graphic: Both is better
• Linhof Technika V 5x7 with more features, a better 4x5 Tech than the 4x5 Tech?
• Mamiyaflex 4x5 TLR?  No, the Tomiyama Art-Flex !
• Pinkham and Smith aka  P&S Visual Quality Series IV Soft Focus Lens
• Speed Graphic Nude: What's underneath their clothes?
• Super Graphic: Best Buy in 4x5 Field Cameras
• Super Graphic Conversion to Technical Camera
• Tanakaichi Pre-war Japanese View Camera
• Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?
• Wollensak Varium 14" 8x10 Soft Focus Lens
• Wollensak Varito 18" 11x14 Soft Focus Lens

Digital Cameras - OK, its a small section, but I'm not all that sure digital will last ...

• Fuji Big Job- specialized for tough construction site use

Collector's and User's Groups

• Cosina Voigtlander Users Group  CVUG    innovative new Cosina Voigtlander products
• Leica Users and Collectors Leica User Collector Mailing List (LUC)
• Rangefinders: Rangefinder All Format User and Collector's Mailing List 
• SLRs: Manual Focus SLR User and Collector's Mailing List
• Early 35's -- Pre W.W. II 35mm Cameras    Early 35mm History
• Camera Show FAQ  What's a Camera Show? Ebay without the computer
• Southern California Camera Shows  visit Los Angeles and buy cameras too!
• Nikon Historical Society -- become a member
• Zeiss Historica Society -- become a member

On Photography

• What KIND of Camera for the New Protog ?
• APS Film Format: Close but no Cigar
• CameraQuest Special Web Effects
• Camera as Art Form?
• Combat Photography Experiences  four wars, too many bullets
• Drastically Improve your AF SLR images!
• Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photographers?
• For the Image Conscious Photographer
• Lens Tester's Anonymous-- Improving by Consuming
• "Pecker":  A must see Movie for Photogs
• Pentax Threatens World Economy

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