Japan 1961 – Compact – 35 mm – Rare. The Canon 7 rangefinder was introduced in 1961and is the last model compatible with the Leica M39 lens mount. Even though Canon had already issued single lens reflex (SLR) cameras at the time, the brand wanted … Read moreCanon
Canon 7 – Extra 4
Germany 1960 – TLR – 35 mm – Infrequent. The Flexilette (also sold as the Agfa Reflex) is a very unusual TLR camera produced by Agfa in 1960. The body is similar to a conventional 35 mm viewfinder camera but made a little taller with … Read moreAgfa
Flexilette – Extra 2
Germany 1960 – Compact – 35 mm – Rare. The Contarex is an incredible machine. Commercialized in 1960 by Zeiss Ikon, it is probably one of the most identifiable cameras ever. It is popularly known as the Bullseye (or the Cyclops) for its oversized light … Read moreZeiss Ikon
Contarex “Bullseye” – 78/99
Sweden 1963 – Reflex SLR – 120 film – Infrequent. Few cameras can claim to be icons of generations more than the Swedish-born Hasselblad 500 C. With multiple prototypes in the works in 1953, the final Hasselblad 500 C was launched in 1957. Modified throughout … Read moreHasselblad
500 C – 68/99
Germany 1966 – Reflex SLR – 120 film – Rare. The Rolleiflex SL66 is a legendary camera. It is Rollei’s first single lens 6×6 camera (SL66 stands for Single Lens 6×6). It entered the market in the fall of 1966 and has been the only … Read moreRollei
Rolleiflex SL66 – 66/99
USSR 1950 – Compact – 35 mm – Common. Leicas are exclusive devices that forged the very concept of the modern camera through quality and innovation. For years a large part of the industry tried to produce alternatives (or imitations) with equivalent features at a … Read moreVarious USSR
Leica II – Bonus 5
Japan 1961 – Compact – 35 mm – Infrequent. The Nikon F, introduced in April 1959, was Nikon’s first SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera and one of the most advanced cameras of its day. Camera of choice for most photojournalists across the globe, very few … Read moreNikon
Nikon F – 40/99
United States 1960 – Compact – 127 film – Common. The Brownie Starlet is a simple, plastic, fixed focus camera, mass produced by Kodak from 1957. It was one of the very successful “Star” series. The Starlet was a very common and low cost camera … Read moreKodak
Brownie Starlet – 24/99
Japan 1963 – Compact – 35 mm – Infrequent. The Olympus Pen F is the first half-frame reflex ever built. The Pen story begins with a challenge Olympus offered to one of its young engineers, Yoshihisa Maitani, in 1959. Yoshihisa was asked to build a … Read moreOlympus
Olympus Pen F – 20/99
Japan 1961 – Compact – 35 mm (half frame) – Rare. The Yashica Rapid is a half-frame viewfinder camera, with a beautiful and unusual vertical design, typical of the innovative approaches of Japanese cameras from the 60s. Half-frame cameras use a film format at half the … Read moreYashica
Rapide – 16/99
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