Camera and Lens Group shots continued.

Here are some more shots of groups of cameras and lenses as well. First it the Rollei cameras:




As you can see, I have placed them in descending order according to camera and film sizes. The topmost is all the Rollei family. Aside from a Leica, the Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex camera is one I lusted after. Specifically the tall one in the middle with twin lenses. It uses 120 roll film and produces 6cm by 6cm images on 70mm wide film.

Next two pictures show the TLR with the two SLRs. The larger of the two uses 35mm film and the smaller uses 126 film cartridges which is also 35mm but with paper backing like roll film and holes spaced for 126 film square images.

Next is the 35mm non-reflex cameras. The XF-35 is a compact rangefinder and the 35 is the smallest 35mm full frame camera made. It is not an RF camera. Strictly guess focusing. All have top quality Zeiss optics. Each produces superior images.

Bottom is the smallest. The 16S uses 16mm film. The A110 also uses 16mm film, but in 110 cartridges. 110 uses holes just like the 126 film to tell the camera the next blank frame is ready.

Next is some of the Nikon SLRs that I've owned.


I only now own the N90S:

As you can see, it looks heftier and is definitely taller. The bottom piece is an optional unit that allows vertical framing while still having a shutter button in the right place.

Next. let's look at some lenses. Here first is a picture of the lenses from the Kodak Retina IIIS 35mm RF camera. They also worked on Retina SLR cameras as the two Instamatic Reflex SLRS as well:

Left to right is 28mm, 25mm, 50mm f2.8, 85mm and 135mm. Not shown is the 50mm f1.9. It is on the camera in the display cabinet.

I'd bought a Sears (yes, that Sears) 35mm SLR that had a top speed of 1/2000th of a second shutter speed. It uses what is called Pentax screw or universal screw or M42 threaded lenses.
They have 42mm wide threads and screw onto the camera body. I was able to amass a large number of lenses for it and found a huge rolling case to hold it all:


Why the knife is there, I don't recall. Many late 1950's to early 1970's camera used this type
of lens mount. Later I sold the camera and got my first Nikon, the Nikomat ELW. Here is is in the same case with some of the same lenses:


Some of the M42 lenses used a YS mount. The camera mounts screwed off the lens and another camera's mount could be screwed on. Made for versatility. Below is the Nikon manual focus lenses:



And lastly both the manual focus and autofocus lenses together.

The range is from 10mm fisheye to 750mm telephoto. Most are in new homes now as I almost exclusively shoot digital with the Nikon D70S SLR.

I'm going to close with images of my other camera that have several lenses: Voiglander Bessa RF, a modern day Leica (M39 thread) rangefinder camera:



Next is the Kodak Retina IIIS with the 135mm lens mounted:


Lastly is the Pentax 110 SLR with all it's lenses and other things: