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Film Cameras
All Film Cameras
| Name | Make | Model | Mount | ↑ Format | Type | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleicord | Rollei | Rolleicord | Fixed | Medium Format Film | Film TLR | Good |
| Zorki 4 | KMZ | Zorki 4 | LTM M39 | 35mm Film | Film Rangefinder | Good |
| Rollei 35S | Rollei | 35S | Fixed | 35mm Film | Film Compact | Good |
| FED 4 | FED | FED 4 | LTM M39 | 35mm Film | Film Rangefinder | Good |
| FED 2 | FED | FED 2 | LTM M39 | 35mm Film | Film Rangefinder | Good |
35mm Rangefinders
Classic Leica clone. Again I have taken some great shots with this (Jupiter 8).
The Zorki 4 is a Soviet rangefinder camera produced by KMZ (Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant) from 1956 to 1973, making it one of the longest produced Soviet cameras. It is based on the pre-war Leica II design and accepts L39 screw mount lenses. The Zorki 4 is well built and reliable, and typically comes paired with the Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 lens — itself a copy of the pre-war Zeiss Sonnar. A capable and characterful film camera.
The FED 2 is a Soviet rangefinder produced in Kharkov, Ukraine from 1955 to 1970. Like the Zorki, it is derived from the Leica II design and accepts L39 mount lenses. The FED factory was originally established in a children's labour commune, giving the cameras their name — Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police.
It's a refined and pleasant rangefinder to use, with a longer rangefinder base than the FED 1 for improved focus accuracy.
Also relatively small and feel good to use.
The FED 4 is a later Soviet rangefinder produced from 1964 to 1980, featuring a built-in selenium light meter — unusual for Soviet cameras of the era. The meter is often no working or unreliable on most examples - mine is fine.
The camera itself remains a solid shooter. It retains the L39 mount compatible with the Jupiter and Industar lenses in the collection.
A more refined camera than its predecessors with an improved viewfinder and rangefinder.
35mm Compacts
The Rollei 35S is a remarkable feat of engineering — a fully mechanical 35mm camera that folds down to fit in a shirt pocket, yet features a high quality Sonnar 40mm f/2.8 lens. Made in Singapore from 1974, it is one of the smallest full frame 35mm cameras ever produced. Fully manual with zone focusing, it rewards a thoughtful approach to photography. The Sonnar lens produces beautiful, sharp images with pleasing rendering.
I replaced the battery with an adapter that supposedly changes the voltage - this worked well in the early days but now I am not so sure and use it with a shoe mounted light meter or my Gossen 6
Medium Format
Again - another favourite - A twin lens reflex camera. I have the add on lenses for close up etc.
The Rolleicord is a twin lens reflex medium format camera produced by Rollei in Germany.
As the more affordable sibling to the famous Rolleiflex, it shares the same fundamental design — a waist-level viewfinder with a taking lens below and a viewing lens above, producing 6x6cm negatives on 120 film. Shooting on the Rolleicord is a meditative experience, the waist-level finder encouraging a different perspective and more considered composition than eye-level cameras.
3.5 as opposed to the 2.8 of the 'flex.
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