ICA Dresden plate camera – 1910
Glass plate camera, made by ICA in Dresden around 1910, came to me in a rather poor condition: plate holder with some …
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VEF photographic paper
Interesting to know the VEF factory in Riga produced photographic paper as well. Or, they perhaps were the resellers, I do not know for certain. It looks like the film …
VEF Minox calibrating machine
Had this photograph for a while in my folders, and to be honest, I do not recall the place I’ve downloaded from, why or who’s the owner. Yes, I know, …
Nikon FM3A – a swan song by Nikon
My only Nikon AF camera, a Nikon F4, together with its massive winder and battery pack. A couple of lenses were part of the gifted package, none a prime lens …
Minox – a camera that works
“Minox, a camera like no other, A camera that works, a camera that rocks, A camera that delivers, and does not give you the shivers, A camera that unlike the …
Amator – oldest Romanian camera ?
As far as I knew until a few weeks ago, the optics equipment production in Romania started in the mid-30’s (1936), when the Romanian Optics Industry (English for Intreprinderea Optica …
Minox Riga
This is an example of the historic camera Minox Riga, a camera which was the first Minox camera model to be produced commercially. It has a considerable intricate history (Minox …
Minox Journeys – Athens Greece
In the mid 2000’s, I was traveling quite a lot in the Balkans, on business. Athens was one of the destinations, and a wonderful place for photographs it is. Minox …
Minox tripod adapter – 60’s
An example of a Minox tripod adapter (or attachment, if you will), from the mid-1960’s. Made from aluminium (grey), is a regular type, unfolding in front of the camera. The …
Minox tripod chrome
A later model, still retaining the 2-coin slots on the main leg. The same tripod though, similar in function with the subsequent ones, even if not in some minor details. …