Most of these items came from online auction sites. Since these have become popular over the years the access to dumped cameras has been huge … though it did not help to have all of those pickers/antique shows on TV to jack the prices up.
I do recommend visiting your local Thrift store. Not only can you find some really low priced items you can give to those Organizations.
Most of these cameras are no longer in my possession, I really have no need on keeping them … I am really not a collector. The only keepers are special cameras (very few of those) that I will actually use to shoot with, but mostly because they are unsalable … these end up as parts.
I have opened an Etsy shop where I am selling off items: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ThisOldCamera
Note: the subjects are subjected to change, and may or may not represent the actual items that are subjects.
Yashica-Mat (66)
Made by Yashica – 1957+
Twin lens reflex
Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 taking lens – four element triplet
Yashinon 80mm f/3.2 viewing lens
Copal MXV shutter
120 (6×6) film format
The image shows it paired with the Yashica-A, which is an earlier model. Yashicas are the intro TLRs as they are generally found cheap (except for the 124G).
Minolta-35
Made by Chiyoda Kogaku
Model II version A – 1953+
Coupled rangefinder
Interchangeable universal (Leica) screw lens mount
35mm film format
This is one of lesser known Leica rangefinder clones. It is not often found in working condition due to the shutter material that was used.
Minolta Semi-P
Made by Chiyoda Kogaku – 1951+
Pocket folding
Promar SII 75mm f/3.5 lens
Konan-Flicker shutter
120 (6×6) film format
Medium format pocket folders are a great way of cheaply getting into larger format shooting. Focusing is done by guessing range to subject.
Ricoh Diacord G
Made by Ricoh – 1958+
Twin lens reflex
Ricoh 80mm f/3.5 viewing lens – three elements
Rikenon 80mm f/3.5 taking lens – four elements in three groups
Citizen MV shutter
120 (6×6) film format
In my search for “the next best thing to a Rolleiflex” I encountered the Diacord. The Diacord and the Minolta Autocord lenses are praised by many TLR users.
Leica IIF
Made by Ernst Leitz Wetzlar – 1951+
Coupled rangefinder
Interchangeable Leica screw lens mount
35mm film format
This is the first Leica I had owned. Decades ago I wanted to own a Leica, but at that time it was an M series. The Barnack type Leicas are extremely small cameras, especially with a collapsible 50mm lens.
Minolta Autocord
Made by Chiyoda Kogaku
“Export” model – 1958
LMX model – 1958
Twin lens reflex
Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 viewing lens
Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 taking lens – four element Tessar type
Seikosha MX shutter
LMX has selenium meter
This TLR is the next best thing to a Rolleiflex. It appears that people have woken up from Rollei fever and have caused auction prices on this camera to skyrocket. Sadly many are found with the focus knob broken off.
Minolta Maxxum 9000
Made by Minolta – 1985+
Autofocus SLR
Interchangeable Minolta A mount
35mm film format
This was the second AF model introduced by Minolta. I love the feel of this camera as it has the classic physical shape, and it also has manual winding. This is a great manual focus film camera to use with current Sony A mount full frame lenses coupled with the split screen type PM.
Canon IIF
Made by Canon – 1952+
Coupled rangefinder
Interchangeable universal (Leica) screw lens mount
Copy of the Barnack design
Most of these were sold through military postal exchanges, so they are commonly seen with the E-P markings starting in 1954.
Canon IVSB
Made by Canon – 1952+
Coupled rangefinder
Interchangeable universal (Leica) screw lens mount
Copy of the Barnack design
One of the most popular versions of Canon’s rangefinders
Canon P (Populaire)
Made by Canon – 1958+
Coupled rangefinder
Interchangeable universal (Leica) screw lens mount
35mm film format
Selenium meter
Canon 7
Made by Canon – 1961
Coupled rangefinder
Interchangeable universal (Leica) screw lens mount
35mm film format
LTM rangefinder lenses …
Leica thread mount (M39)
Ricoh wide 2.4
Made by Riken Optical – 1958
Coupled rangefinder
Ricoh-S Kominar 35mm f/2.4 lens
Seikosha MXL shutter
35mm film format
And there are many more subjects involved in this blog … actually now that I look back on this list, some of these don’t appear in this blog. I blame laziness. Sometimes I take stuff apart without documenting it or I just got bored with it.
I really wish Goodwill in Canada had an online auction like the US.
Zeiss Ikon Contax II
This Old Camera 