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Classic Cameras
A page about the history of photography is as good a place to start as any.
And here is "A History of Photography" by Robert Leggat.
Yet another history page, this time by PhotoGuide Japan.
"The International Photographic Historical Organization".
The Photica Project: "a web site dedicated to the world of photographic history".
"Guide to Classic Cameras", a huge site.
"The Classic Camera", another big site with lots of cameras.
And the same goes for the site "Classic Camera".
The Living Image have got a vintage camera museum.
An "Antique and Classic Camera Web Site" with an identification and appraisal service.
Pacific Rim Camera have "an online guide to collectable cameras and related stuff".
CameraQuest's "Classic Camera Profiles" offers lots of useful information.
Historic Camera claim to be "The #1 Resource for Antique Camera and Photography Collectors".
And camprice.com is "serving the camera collecting community with pride".
"The Camera Hunter" can perhaps help you find what you are looking for.
Some Shutterbug articles on classical and historical cameras.
Karen Nakamura offers solid advice on buying and testing classic cameras.
A nice Luminous Landscape article by Mike Johnston about the classic era of the SLR's.
Book recommendations for those interested in classic and antique cameras.
"The Camera Collector" is an online forum for collectors and photographers.
Private Camera Collections
Besides showcasing camera collections these sites often harbour useful information about the cameras, their history, how to use, maintain, and repair them etc.
-Big site, plenty of solid information, by Matt Denton.
-A nice collection and lots of good information, by Reijo Lauro.
-Big collection, good pictures (of cameras), by Rick Oleson.
-Huge collection, lots of information, by Alan M D Macpherson.
-Roland and Caroline Givan's camera collection.
-Scott's Photographica Collection (with sound recordings of the cameras in action!).
-"Peter's Camera Collection", nice collection with nice images.
-Åke Borgström's collection of antique 19th century cameras.
-Eddy Van Haute & Chantal Verbeeck's collection, big and with good images.
-Large collection, good technical information, by Steve Foster.
-Vincent Becker's collection with good information and camera sound files.
-A large collection and good information, by Hein Banken.
-Large site, lots of good information, by Dante Stella.
-Michel Guilemette's collection.
-A large collection of rare and weird cameras, by Moshe Bar-El.
-The North Star Classic Camera Collection.
-The home page of camera collector Marti Jones.
-John Cooper: "Collector of Old Cameras".
-Good information about classic cameras, by Mike Elek.
-François Ouellette's camera collection.
-"New Photography through Vintage Cameras", by Robert E. Byrd.
-Eric Fiss' camera collection (site in German).
-"Mein privates virtuelles Camera Museum" by Frank Mechelhoff (site in German).
-Big site, lots of information, by Manfred Bock (site in German).
-Large collection, good information (site in French).
-Gerard Even's big collection (site in French).
-A large collection with good information (site in German), by Christian Zahns.
-Kensetsu's camera collection (site in Japanese).
Classic Cameras by Brand (Jump to top)
Canon
-The Canon Camera Museum, a big site.
-The Canon A-series and T-series SLR cameras.
-An overview of Canon cameras from 1935 to 1991 at Casual Collector.
Contax
-Contax history, by the company itself.
-"The Zeiss Historical Society", which, of course, contains history of the Contax cameras.
-Quite a bit of Contax history from Photography in Malaysia.
-Contax history by John A. Lind.
-A table of production years (and some other info) for early Contax cameras.
-A history table of the Contax cameras by Yashica/Kyocera.
-Good information about lots of Contax cameras, by Pacific Rim Camera.
-ZeissCamera: "The Only Site Dedicated to Contax 35mm Cameras", big site with lots of good info.
-A Contax SLR page, lots of information about later SLRs.
-A page with a "Contax AF & MF SLR Feature Overview".
-Rick Oleson has a look at the Contax S.
-Download a Contax S sales brochure from this page.
-A collection containing info about several early contax cameras.
-CameraQuest has good information about the Contax rangefinders.
-"The Magnificent Post-War Contax", an article by James S. Vilett.
-A page about Contax rangefinder lenses.
-"Contarex lenses: the myth explained", by Erwin Puts.
Fuji
-Fuji history, by the company itself.
-The Fuji rangefinder mailing list.
-Fuji rangefinders forum at photo.net.
-Information about the Fuji fixed lens 6x7 and 6x9 rangefinder cameras.
-The "Evolution of Fuji Medium Format Rangefinders", by Dante Stella.
-And, by the same author, "In depth: Fuji Fujica G690BL 6x9 Rangefinder Camera".
-Download the manual for the Fuji GL690 from here.
-At Ozcamera you can find information about several Fuji 35mm cameras.
-Information about Fuji screw mount cameras.
-The Fujica ST-605, by Karen Nakamura.
-"A Quick Reference Guide on Fujica AX-5", at Photography in Malaysia.
Hasselblad
-The Hasselblad resource page.
-The Hasselblad historical web site.
-A history of the Hasselblad cameras.
-A history of the Hasselblad cameras and the company (in Swedish).
-Historie der Hasselblad-Kameras (in German, of course).
-A look at the Hasselblad medium format system.
-A short survey of the Hasselblad cameras.
-Hasselblad 500C/EL users guide.
Kodak
-"The Kodak Collector's Page".
-"George Eastman - History of Kodak and Rolled Photographic Film".
Konica
-Konica cameras, by Alan Myers.
-"Paul's Primer on Beginning Photography with a Konica SLR".
-A discussion group for Konica SLR users.
-The Konica Hexar RF at CameraQuest.
-Dante Stella's good page about the Hexar RF.
-And Karen Nakamura has a look at the Hexar RF.
-The manual for the Konica Hexar RF can be downloaded (as a pdf-file) from here.
-The Konica C35, by Matt Denton.
- The Konica C35, C35A and C35V, by D. Scott Young.
-And the Konica Autoreflex TC by the same author.
Leica
-Leica history from the company itself.
-"Leica Historical Society of America".
-"Leica Story", by Peter Lausch (site in German).
-A forum called Leica Photography.
-KB Camera's Leica Gallery (with a history timeline).
-"Leica technique and philosophy", big Leica site by Erwin Puts.
-"Leica M - a lifetime passion", by Hans Pahlen.
-Christoph Ozdoba's Leica site (featuring the screw mount cameras and the SLRs).
-A site dedicated to the Leica R4.
-A Leica copy and Leica look-alike site.
Mamiya
-"About Mamiya" from the company itself.
- A bit of Mamiya history by John A. Lind.
-"Collecting Mamiya 35mm", Ron Herron's big Mamiya site.
-A page called: "the mamiya 35mm slr homepage".
-Mamiya press cameras, by Claudio Bottari.
-Some information about the press cameras.
-The Mamiya Super 23 press camera.
-Mamiya Universal press camera manual.
-A Shutterbug article about the Super 23.
-Information about the Mamiya TLR cameras.
-And some more information about the TLRs.
-"Classics to Use", an article (a pdf file) about the Mamiya C range of TLRs, by Ivor Matanle.
-And more information abut the C330.
-Ed Buziak's thoughts on the C330.
-The manual for the C330 from Mamiya.
Minolta
-Minman, A site dedicated to film based manual Minolta cameras.
-The Rokkor files, by "a self-confessed photographic gearhead".
-Photography in Malaysia have, as usual, good information about classic Minolta cameras.
-A big site about the Minolta viewfinder cameras.
-A site dedicated to the manual focus SLR Minoltas, by Mikkoj Niskanen.
-A Minolta SRT comparison chart.
-The Minolta SRT 101/201, by Karen Nakamura.
-The Minolta SR-2 at CameraQuest.
-And the ad for the SR-2 from the same site.
-Minolta classic camera repairs and sales.
-Minolta-35 rangefinder cameras 1947-1958.
-Colin Jago on the Minolta CLE.
-The Minolta CLE at CameraQuest.
-And the Minolta/(Leica) CL from the same site.
-A comparison of the CL and CLE cameras at the Leica Gallery.
Nikon
-An extensive pictorial history of Nikon cameras at Photography in Malaysia.
-A history of Nikon products by the company itself.
-"Nikon Story", by Peter Lausch (site in German).
-The Nikon F, collection & typology, by Richard de Stoutz.
-A look at the Nikon F (in German).
-Philip Greenspun has a look at the F2.
-The Nikon F2, excerpt from the Nikon Compendium.
-The Nikon F2 Titanium at CameraQuest.
-Ken Rockwell reviews the F2AS.
-Nikon F and F2 Photomic meter repair.
-Nikon F3/F3HP specifications.
-Nikon F3HP and F3/T, by Paul Wilson.
-Nikon F3H (high speed) at CameraQuest.
-The Nikon F3, by Jason R. Hughes.
-Some thoughts on the F3, by Mike Graham.
-Brief info and some nice images of the F3.
-F3 instruction manual at Photography in Malaysia.
-F3 manufacturing date by serial number.
-Dante Stella on the F4 and F4s.
-An extensive review of the Nikon F4, by J. Ramón Palacios.
-And another one by Jason R. Hughes.
-A good F5 review at Essence of Light.
-Extensive review of the F5, by Bo Stahlbrandt.
-Tom Hogan's review of the F5.
-Ken Rockwell shares his thoughts on the F5.
-The 50th Anniversary Model of the F5 at CameraQuest.
-"Using and Identifying Nikon Rangefinders", from CameraQuest.
-Information and pricing guide for Nikon rangefinder lenses.
-Evaluation of some Nikon rangefinder lenses.
Olympus
-Olympus history, by the company itself.
-Good Olympus site focusing on the designer Mr Yoshihisa Maitani.
-A site for Olympus collectors and users.
-Skip Williams has solid information about Olympus cameras.
-Plenty of Olympus related information, by R. Lee Hawkins.
-Photography in Malaysia have a thorough look at the Olympus OM system.
-And another good page about the OM system.
-An Olympus M-1 information page.
-Feast your eyes on the Olympus OM-1 Gold.
-The Olympus Pen D2 half frame at CameraQuest.
-A site dedicated to the Olympus XA camera.
-Joe Cross' Pen FT information site.
-The Olympus 35 SP at CameraQuest.
-And also from CameraQuest, the Olympus 35 RC.
-The unofficial Olympus OM Zuiko lens page.
-"Olympus OM System Lens Tests and Auction Values".
-And, of course, the Zuikoholics, the Olympus users mailing list.
-"The Olympus Hardware Resource Page", lots of invaluable information, e.g. service manuals.
Pentax
-Pentax history, by the company itself.
-"A brief history of the Asahi Optical Corporation", by Derek J. White.
-Early Asahi-Pentax collection and history, by Frank Mechelhoff.
-The Pentax collector homepage.
-Pentax camera & lens information, by Mark Roberts.
-Lots of useful information about Ashai Pentax cameras and lenses.
-"Stan's Pentax Photography Site".
-"Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page".
-"Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Cameras".
-A site dedicated to the Pentax screw mount cameras and lenses.
-Information about the Pentax screw mount lenses.
-Pentax Takumar lenses (in German).
-A test of some Pentax early Takumar prime lenses (in German).
-Pentax lenses tested by Yoshihiko Takinami.
-The Pentax lens gallery: an ongoing project of members of the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.
-Good information, and lots of it, about the Pentax LX from Photography in Malaysia.
-Information about the Pentax LX (site in French).
-The Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, by Karen Nakamura.
-The Pentax K1000, by Matt Denton.
-The Pentax SV nostalgia, by Roger W. Hicks for Shutterbug Magazine.
-Asahi Pentax 6x7, 67, 67 II, by Karen Nakamura.
-A review of the Pentax 67 camera and lenses, by Hamish Reid.
-Dante Stella on the Pentax 67 and 6X7.
-Pentax 6X7 and 67 lens information.
-And, from the same site, Pentax 6X7 lens tests.
-Download the manual for the Pentax 6X7 from this site.
Rollei
-History of the Rollei company, by the company itself.
-Some Rollei history from Photography in Malaysia.
-The international Rollei club.
-Rolleicamera.com, a site by John Waller.
-"Rolleigraphy", by Ferdi Stutterheim.
-A history of the Rolleiflex TLR cameras, by Siu Fai Au.
-"Rollei TLR 6x6 Cameras. A user's review by Doug Hughes."
-The Rolleiflex and Rolleicord cameras at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-RolleiOnly, "The place for lovers of Rolleiflex & Rolleicord".
-"Rollei: The Rolls Royce of TLR".
-Rollei TLR camera serial numbers.
-The Tele-Rolleiflex, by Pacific Rim Camera.
-Serial numbers and years of production of Rollei TLR camera.
-An entire site dedicated to the Rolleiflex SL66 cameras.
-The Rolleiflex SL66 (and others).
-David Haardt has a look at the Rolleiflex SL66.
-"Captain Jack's Rollei SLR Cameras".
-The Rolleiflex SL350 (in German).
-Rollei 35 cameras, by John A. Lind.
-The Rollei 35 cameras (in German).
-The Rollei 35SE at CameraQuest.
-A site from which you can acquire the CD collectors guide to Rollei T.L.R. Cameras.
Voigtländer
-The history of Voigtländer, by the company itself.
-"Voigtlander History - A timeline", by UK Camera.
-Who also have good information about some Voigtländer cameras.
-The Voigtländer Verein, a group of enthusiasts and collectors.
-Big site about Voigtländer cameras (in German).
-Information about classic Voigtländer range finder cameras.
-Nice info on some Voigtländers, by Mike Elek.
-Good information about Voigtländer cameras and lenses (in German).
-"Voigtlander Vitessa L: Most Elegant 35 Folder", from CameraQuest.
-The Vitessa at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-The Voigtländer Bessamatic, by Karen Nakamura.
-Information about the classic Bessa cameras (in German).
-An overview of the Voigtländer Bessa, by Karen Nakamura.
-The Bessa I & II at Vintage Folding Cameras.
-And the Voigtländer Perkeo I, II & IIIe at the same site.
-"Voigtländer Historical Lenses", by Frank Mechelhoff.
-Lots of downloadable free Voigtländer camera manuals at this address.
Yashica
-"A History of Yashica 35mm SLR Cameras".
-"History of Yashica/Contax/Kyocera cameras".
-"Yashica-Guy", a good site mainly about the 35mm cameras.
-"The Yashica Old SLR page", big site, good information.
-Information about several Yashica cameras (in French).
-"A Partial History of Yashica TLRs".
-"Classics to Use" an article about Yashica TLRs, by Ivor Matanle.
-The Yashica Mat 124G at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-Information about the Yashica Mat 124G, by Christian Zahn.
-"Shooting Nature with the Yashica Mat 124G", an article by Darron Spohn.
-"An Entry to the World of Medium Format - Yashica Mat 124G", an article by Grant Heffernan.
-Information about accessories for Yashica Mat 124G.
-The Mat 124G, listen to the shutter and download the manual from this page.
-Good information, and lots of it, about the Yashica TLRs.
-Karen Nakamura on the Yashica Mat 124.
-The Yashicaflex and Yashica-C TLR cameras.
-And more info about the Yashicaflex and the Yashica-C.
-"The New Yashica TLR FAQ", by Peter Williams.
-"Matt's Classic Cameras: Inside the Yashica Electro 35", good info on DIY maintenance.
-Lots of downloadable free Yashica camera manuals at this address.
-You can buy some "Yashica Camera Repair, Service & Parts Manual Reprints" from here.
-The Zeiss Ikon Collectors Group.
-Plenty of good information about Zeiss Ikon cameras at Pacific Rim Camera.
-"Something Zeiss to Say...", is "A Website of Classic and Collectable Zeiss Ikon Cameras".
-A table with information about the Zeiss 120 rollfilm cameras.
-And another good information table.
-Zeiss Ikon cameras, by Ross Alford.
-The Ikontas at Vintage Folding Camera.
-Solid information about the Zeiss Ikon Nettar cameras.
-The Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-A Zeiss Ikon virtual museum (In German).
-Download free camera instruction manuals for some of the Zeiss cameras from here.
Miscellaneous Brands
-Alpa history, by the company itself.
-Pacific Rim Camera have an index of the Anthony cameras.
-Argus camera production list.
-A private collection of Argus cameras.
-The Argus SLR at Casual Collector.
-"The Chinon Library of Images!"
-Information about Chinon screw-mount cameras.
-Plenty of Chinon instruction manuals.
-The story of the Corfield cameras.
-A history of the Ensign cameras.
-A short history of the FED cameras.
-Information about FED rangefinders.
-Lots of pictures and info on the FED cameras.
-A site for FED (and Zorki) cameras.
-FED cameras at Antique Russian Cameras.
-A look at the FED's as Leica copies.
-A good article called "FED-2 : The Fabulous 35mm Rangefinder".
-Matt Denton has a look at the FED 2.
-Karen Nakamura shares her thoughts on the FED 3.
-The FED 3 at The Camera Site.
-Thoughts on the FED stereo cameras.
-And an article called "Experiences with the FED Stereo Camera", by Marco Pauck.
-A site "dedicated to promoting the use and preservation of Graflex Speed Graphics".
-A Graflex FAQ at Large Format Photography.
-"Enter the world of Graflex", by Jo Lommen.
-Ihagee and Exakta products and history.
-An Ihagee site, by Peter Lanczak.
-"Entertaining Ihagee Exakta Stuff".
-The Ihagee Exakta enthusiast's list.
-Classic Exakta cameras, by J. Andrzej Wrotniak.
-Maurizio Frizziero's Exakta.org.
-Kiev rangefinder cameras at RussianPlaza.
-Kiev Rangefinders, by Peter Henning.
-Lots of information about the Kiev 4.
-The Kiev 4 at Matt Denton's site.
-Karen Nakamura has a look at the Kiev 4A.
-The Kiev 4/4M is reviewed by Bob Bowman.
-And another site dedicated to the Kiev 60.
-The Kiev 60 at Matt's Classic Camera.
-"Experiences with the Kiev 60 Camera", by Marco Pauck.
-Instructions on how to use the Kiev 88 CM
-The Kilfitt cameras and lenses.
-The Kowa six system at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-A Linhof history, by the company itself.
-A buying guide to used Linhof Technikas.
-A review of the Linhof Technika IV.
-The Linhof Technika III, Type 5.
-And a review of the 6X9 Technika IV.
-CameraQuest have a good review of the same 6X9 Technika.
-Information about the Linhof 6X9 field cameras.
-The Linhof Technika 23 at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-A review of the Linhof Technika 70, by Shutterbug.
-And, also by Shutterbug, the Linhof Kardan Color 45s.
-A history of the Meopta cameras, by the company itself.
-The Meopta Flexaret cameras (in French).
-A Minox history, by the company itself.
-The Minox historical society.
-Minox information by F. and S. Marriott.
-A list of the Minox 35mm camera variations.
-Minox information at Marty's MinoxDoc.com.
-The Minox processing laboratories.
-The Miranda Sensorex, by Karen Nakamura.
-The Miranda Auto Sensorex EE.
-The Miranda Society Japan (in Japanese).
-The MPP users club have info on the cameras.
-Information about the Plaubel Makina II.
-The Plaubel Makina II at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-Ken Rockwell reviews the Plaubel Makina 67.
-Information about the Plaubel Makina 67 (some in Japanese).
-And another good review of the Makina 67.
-The Plaubel 69W ProShift at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-Mike's Praktica collection (aka Praktica home page).
-An equipment listing for Prakticas.
-The Praktica M42 camera's page.
-Praktica cameras by F. and S. Marriott.
-Information about the Praktica camera models.
-Information about lots of Ricoh cameras (in Japanese).
-The Ricoh 35S at Guide to Classic Cameras.
-And, from the same site, the Super Ricohflex.
-The Ricoh 500G at Matt's Classic Camera.
-Lots of information about the Ricohflex/Diacord/Ricohmatic 6x6 TLRs.
-A Ricohflex "Diamond" TLR Camera Guide.
-The Topcon collection, by Leon Schoenfeld.
-The Topcon RE Super at Casual Collector.
-The Topcon Unirex at The Camera Site.
-The Topcon Club (in Japanese).
-A Topcon cameras collectors web site.
-Zenit cameras at "Antique Russian Camera".
-Information about Zenit cameras and their alternative labels.
-Solid information about the Zeniths from F. and S. Marriott.
-"The Zenith Clarification Project".
-An article called "Zenit: Will the REAL Leicaflex please stand up?".
-A good article about the Zenit S from EyesCoffe.
-The Zenit EM at Matt Denton's site.
-And, form the same site, the Zenit 12CD.
-The Zenit E at Alfred's camera page.
Classic Cameras by Type (Jump to top)
Rangefinder Cameras
-"35mm Photography with a Rangefinder Camera", by Andrew Yue.
-"Classic '70's Compact 35mm and Other Rangefinder Cameras".
-There are lots of rangefinder info at CameraQuest's classic camera profiles.
-And also a special section dedicated to compact 35mm rangefinders.
Large Format Cameras
-A used Linhof Technika buying guide, by CameraQuest.
-Linhof Techs Vs. Speed Graphics.
-A history of the Sinar cameras, by the company itself.
-Monorail cameras manufactured by MPP (Micro Precision Products).
-A site about the Graflex cameras.
Folding Cameras
-Folding cameras at The Classic Camera.
-"Medium Format In Your Pocket!", an article by Darrell Young.
-"Medium Format on a Budget. Folding Cameras".
-A page about collecting, using, and repairing classic press cameras.
-"Jo Lommen collecting, using and restoring classic press cameras".
-Classic press cameras, by Ross Alford.
-A comparison of different medium format press cameras.
-Good information about the Koni-Omega press cameras.
-An extensive site about box cameras.
-A big site with solid information about 'self-casing cameras'.
-A history of the TLR cameras.
-A good TLR camera site, by Barry Toogood.
-The Microcord by MPP (Micro Precision Products).
-TLR and box cameras at Matt's Classic Camera.
-Camera Review praise the TLR camera.
-A big TLR camera site with plenty of good information and images of the cameras (in Japanese).
Half Frame/Subminiature Cameras
-An information site about the Olympus Pen FT.
-Download Olympus Pen F literature (pdf-files) from here.
-Half frame cameras from 1914 and up to our days.
-The Robot Junior at Scott's Photographica Collection.
-Robot camera history (in German).
-Sub-miniature camera families, compiled by Gary Sivertsen.
-History of sub-35 mm film formats & cameras.
-The Ricoh Autohalf SE2 at Guide to Classic Cameras.
Communist/Soviet/Russian Cameras
-Nate's Communist Cameras, big site, good information.
-Antique Russian Cameras, a "resource for collectors".
-Russian Camera Collectors Club.
-Classic Russian cameras (and more) at fedka.com.
-Several Russian cameras at Alfred's camera page.
-Russian lenses for rangefinders and 35mm SLR's.
-At Tom Piel's site there is plenty of info about Russian cameras.
-Russian cameras at Claudio Asquini's site (in Italian).
Lenses & Shutters for Classic Cameras (Jump to top)
-How to clean your camera's lenses.
-Information about old LF lenses at the Large Format Page.
-Schneider lens serial numbers.
-Some information about the age of Rodenstock lenses.
-A history of Cooke lenses, by the company itself.
-An introduction to Angenieux lenses from MW Classic Cameras.
-Information about Speed Graphic/Press/View Lenses.
-The Large Format Page helps you increase your knowledge about shutters for LF lenses.
-Information about the Prontor SVS shutters.
-Servicing the Prontor-S shutter.
-A look at the Copal MXV shutters.
-Users buyer's guide to Leica M lenses from Cameraquest.
-And ditto for Leica screw mount lenses.
-Leica lens manufacture dates at KBCamera.
-Information about the optical construction of the different 50mm Summicron-M lenses.
-"The Race for the fastest", a story about fast normal prime lenses.
-Nikon lens and body compatibility information.
-"Sixty-five year history of Nikkor lenses".
-Serial numbers for Nikon lenses.
-Evaluations of lenses for the Nikon RF mount, by Bjørn Rørslett.
-Information about AI conversion of old Nikon lenses.
-Information about Russian lenses, by Robert Monaghan.
-"Russische Objektive Versuch einer Übersicht" (in German, obviously).
-The Canon FD Resources, at Photography in Malaysia.
-Lens tests of older Minolta Rokkor lenses.
-Information about Minolta manual focus lenses.
-Mikko Niskanen's thoughts on some Minolta manual focus lenses.
-Olympus Shared Resources - Zuiko Lenses, at Photography in Malaysia.
-The "Unofficial Olympus OM Zuiko Lens Page".
-"Olympus OM System Lens Tests and Auction Values".
-Information about (mostly) manual Pentax 35mm lenses.
-A page about lens mount compatibility.
-"Re-Cementing and old Rectilinear Picture Taking Lens".
Repairs & Manuals for Classic Cameras (Jump to top)
-An impressive amount of free downloadable camera manuals.
-F. and S. Marriott's collection of instruction books.
-Lots and lots of manuals at Michael Butkus Jr's site.
-"Repairing and Maintaining Classic Cameras", by Karen Nakamura.
-Plenty of good repair articles from KY Photo.
-An article (pdf-file) called "View Camera Restoration", by David Hoyt.
-The Camera Repair Resource Guide.
-The Classic Camera Repair Forum, at KY-Photo.
-Lots of good info about fixing old cameras, by Daniel Mitchell.
-Information about misc camera brand's shutters.
-A good site about camera repairs, by David Richert.
-Who also has an ingenious way of making a simple shutter time tester.
-Robert Ian-Axford on camera repairs and restorations.
-Repair tips from Matt's Classic Camera.
-Information about restoring antique cameras, by Frank Marshman.
-Solid info at Roland and Caroline's Camera Repair.
-Illustrated documentation of repairs made by M. Feuerbacher.
-Brian Wallen on the repairs of Kodak cameras.
-Chris Sherlock specialize in repairing Kodak Retina cameras.
-How to re-stitch a camera case.
-Ever wondered how re-cementing of lens elements is done?
-From here you can purchase the book Revised Basic Training in Camera Repair.
-A company that provides mail order repair and restoration of classic cameras.
Dealers of Classic Cameras (Jump to top)
-"A Photographic Classifieds and Auction site For Photographers".
-Tamarkin (store and rare camera auctions).
-The Classic Camera (dedicated to Leica).
-cameraleather.com "Fine Leathers for Classic Cameras".
Classic Camera Miscellaneous (Jump to top)
-More than one hundred years of film sizes.
-Swedish camera history (in Swedish).
-"A History of The Rochester, NY Camera and Lens Companies".
-How to respool 120-film 620-film spools.
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