Saturday, November 3, 2018

Zeiss Super Ikonta 530-15 from 1932

This is rangefinder camera from 1932 according to the lens serial number. 1 449 857.
No other serial number in the body was found
I nice Carl Zeiss  Tessar lens 12cm 4.5
Slow speeds untill 1/5 are not working but once  we reach hight speeds, shutter starts work  like a clock.
Includes a film plate to transform 6 1/2 x11 cm  to 5x6/1/2.
According to Zeiss books this is a 170.1.15  Type 2 from a total of 3 types

Some indications inside film door "SPEZIAL ???   ???? " and "?AT? 5856 ???"
Looking for more infomations concerning this notes







Sunday, September 23, 2018

Polaroid 636 Close Up - 1996

Found today this very comun Polaroid 636 Close Up  from 1996.
Normally O should not  buy it but this one was in his collector metal box from Polaroid
Very , Very Vintage


POLAROID STILL ALIVE

SFOMAX produced by SFOAM ( Société Française d'Optique Mécanique ) -1949


SFOMAX is  a sub miniature camera  made in France, produced by 
SFOAM ( Société Française d'Optique Mécanique )
Original military models were transformed to the civil market

Arrived to the public around 1949, just after the 2nd WW, was official commercialized till 1955
Build in aluminium  It’s a rangefinder focus, allowing the possibility to match 2 pictures
Lens SFOMAR  30mm /3.5, including the possibility to slide a yellow filter for mountain photos
Shutter speeds from 1/30 until 1/400
It was prepared to take 20 photos in a format 14x23mm on un-perforated 16mm film.
Serial number : B 30




Saturday, October 21, 2017

Voigtlander Prominent 6x9 from 1932.



This was the 1st rangefinder from Voigtlander in the year of 1932.
Probably the folding the best equipped of the market.
Uses 120mm film  & results in a 6x9cm image
Possibility to use a mask to reduce to 4.5x6cm image.
Rangefinder synchronized with folding system.
Self-erecting opening system door.
Equipped with extinction meter.
Lens Heliar 105/4.5
Compur 



Hammerhead shark ;-)

Range finder system








Extinction meter.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Last acquisitions




USA - 1946 " Graflex - Miniature Speed Graphic "
sn.355674
with Graflex Optar 101/4.5 sn.467114
& Flash 3 CELL

USA - " Kodak -  Autographic n°3 Model H

Germany - 1956 " Montanus - Montana Luxus "
with Deltamon 45mm 3.5

Japan -1951  " Tougodo -  Colly 

Japan - 1971 " Miranda - Auto Sensorex EE "


Monday, July 24, 2017

"Exposition Universelle de Vins" occured during the "XIII Exposition de Bordeaux" 1895

                           Small topis about a magnific stereoview card from the

 "Exposition Universelle de Vins", occured during the "XIII Exposition de Bordeaux " in 1895


 In this card we can identify some plates like:
Gironde, Sauternes, Leognan, Xerez, Campano Marques Tinto



Looking in my stock another stereoview card shows part of building located in 
"Place des Quinconces"

Some additional information, related to this event was found in internet:


A spanish  postcard
The 1895 poster

The general notice
http://1886.u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr/viewer/show/9144#page/n0/mode/1up

The 1895 exhibition glass


My friend Henri C share with me a subscriber card allowing full visit