Asahi
Asahiflex II (Tower 22) – 90/99

Japan 1955 – Compact – 35 mm – Rare. The Asahiflex (exported under the name Tower by Sears) was a 35 mm SLR camera built by the Asahi Optical Corporation in 1952. It is widely regarded as the first SLR camera built in Japan and … Read moreAsahi
Asahiflex II (Tower 22) – 90/99

Pontiac
Lynx II – 89/99

France 1945 – Compact – 127 film – Rare. The Lynx II is 127 film camera made from 1945 by the French maker Pontiac (previously known as MFAP, an acronym for Manufacture Française d’Appareils Photographiques). It is a unique and gorgeous device, its cast aluminum body … Read morePontiac
Lynx II – 89/99

Nikon
Nikonos V – 88/99

Japan 1984 – Submarine – 35 mm – Infrequent. Nikonos is a series of 35 mm format cameras specifically designed for underwater photography launched by Nikon in 1963. While Nippon Kogaku trace their underwater camera history back to 1956, when the company developed an underwater … Read moreNikon
Nikonos V – 88/99

Toko
Tone Micro – Bonus 7

Japan 1948 – Subminiature – 16 mm – Rare. The Tone Micro was manufactured by Toko in 1948 At the time, a lot of Japanese manufacturers were producing micro cameras which were mainly intended as toys. The most common production was the Hit type, with … Read moreToko
Tone Micro – Bonus 7

Canon
Canon A1 – 87/99

Japan 1979 – Compact – 35 mm – Infrequent. The Canon A1 hit the market in 1978 and very quickly became legendary. The Canon A-1 is a historically significant camera and was the high technology standard bearer of the landmark Canon amateur level A-series SLRs … Read moreCanon
Canon A1 – 87/99

Suzuki Optical
Camera Lite (model 1) – 86/99

Japan 1955 – Spy Camera – 8 mm – Rare. Produced around 1955 by Suzuki the Camera Lite is a Spy camera hidden in a zippo-like lighter. It was produced as a simplified version of another Spy Camera, the Echo 8. In 1953 the Echo 8 … Read moreSuzuki Optical
Camera Lite (model 1) – 86/99

Voigtlander
Prominent – 85/99

Germany 1932 – Folding – 120 film – Very rare. The Voigtlander Prominent 6 X 9 went into production in 1932 and is probably one of the most incredible folding cameras ever built. This massive folding camera was designed from the start to be a … Read moreVoigtlander
Prominent – 85/99

Gallus
Derlux – 84/99

France 1945 – Compact – 127 film – Rare. The Derlux is a French camera produced by Gallus immediately after world war II, in 1945. This very peculiar camera belongs to a very peculiar time in French history, following the liberation from German occupation. The … Read moreGallus
Derlux – 84/99

Leica
Leica IIIG – 83/99

Germany 1957 – Compact – 35 mm – Very rare. The Leica III G (often said to stand for “Gorgeous”) was introduced by Leica in 1956. It was the last of the screw mount Leicas as designed by Oscar Barnack. Barnack did not actually design … Read moreLeica
Leica IIIG – 83/99

Zeiss Ikon
Contax – 82/99

Germany 1932 – Compact – 35 mm – Very rare. Produced from 1932, Zeiss Ikon’s Contax was designed to be the brand’s challenger to Leitz Leica. Aware of the Leica’s growing success, Zeiss Ikon decided to produce a competitor designed to be superior in every … Read moreZeiss Ikon
Contax – 82/99