Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/18 “Baby Ikonta”

The “Baby Ikonta” is a handy little folding camera using 127 rollfilm for 3×4 cm negatives. Medium format for the vest pocket one could say.

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Kodak Medalist

The Medalist is an amazing piece of photographic equipment. This rangefinder camera is built like a tank, which makes it heavy and bulky, but also almost undestroyable.

Kodak Retina Type 117 – The introduction of the 135 cartridge

The Kodak Retina type 117 is the first in a long series of 35mm cameras produced by Kodak AG, the german branch of the Kodak company.

Welta Perfekta

When I first saw a picture of the Welta Perfekta I knew I had to have this camera in my collection. The Perfekta TLR was introduced by Welta in 1934.

Lomo Smena 8M

The Lomo Smena 8M was born in the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. It’s an entry-level camera for 35 mm film, no frills and no electronic gadgets as in the cameras produced in Western countries at that time.

Welta Penti

I fell in love with this camera the very first time I saw it. The simplicity and beauty of the design, the cover in gold combined with one out of four colors (pearl, blue, turquoise and red), and the extravagant film transport mechanism made it a must-have for my collection.