The Scale Focus Camera
October 7th 2022
Petri Color 35 E
As the Rollei B and C came to market, Petri was redesigning their competitor, once again trying to outdo Rollei. Creating the smallest auto exposure full frame camera in 1970, this is the Petri Color 35 E.
July 24th 2022
Yashica Diary
A decade after the first date camera by Canon, Yashica attempted to innovate on date printing by adding a few new and interesting features. Released to an unknowing public in 1978, this is the Yashica Diary.
March 6th 2022
Minolta Disc-5
Minolta was the first Japanese company to jump on board and release their own Disc cameras. The more advanced model gets the most press for a few firsts but was the same camera internally as the lesser talked about 1983 Minolta Disc-5.
January 29th 2022
Samoca 35 II
The 35 series of Samoca cameras stretched on for around a decade, starting in the early 1950s. The humble start to it all was the Samoca 35, a somewhat standard camera with an eye out for the lower end market. An updated model was released a year later, adding a few features and updating the design. This was the 1953 Samoca 35 II.
July 17th 2021
Argus Pocketpak 5000
In the late 1960s, Argus stopped creating cameras of their own and started rebranding other cameras and licensing their name out. One such camera was a short lived 110 scale focus camera to come out sometime in the mid to late 1970s, the Argus Pocketpak 5000.
June 26th 2021
Samoca EE-28
As the 35 and its multiple variations started to show their age, Samoca tried their hand at few more camera designs in the 1960s. One such new design was the 1962 release of the Samoca EE-28.
February 16th 2021
Bilora Bella 44
Bilora created simple cameras made from quality materials starting in the 1930s for the European market. One such camera to get a handful of variations in the west, was the 1958 release of the Bilora Bella 44.
January 3rd 2021
Rollei A110
Bringing quality and craftsmanship to the forefront, the first entry for Rollei into 110 cameras debuted only two years after the film formats introduction to the public. This camera was the 1974 release of the Rollei A110.
December 7th 2020
Halina Paulette EE II
A decade or so into the injection molding business model for Haking, they released a ‘higher end’ model to their line of scale focus cameras in the mid 1970s, the Halina Paulette EE II.
October 28th 2020
Minox 35 GL
When you think of Minox the classic sub-miniature cameras or spy cameras the first camera that come to mind. First sold in stores in 1975 as the world's smallest full-frame 35mm camera, the Minox 35 was a revolutionary step in camera design.
September 13th 2020
Minolta Weathermatic A
When you think of waterproof electronics from the 1980s, most people would think of the yellow SPORTS Sony Walkman. The 1980 released Minolta Weathermatic A follows this design
April 16th 2020
Welmy Six L
The Welmy Six was produced between 1951 and 1953 and contained three distinct models with multiple variations within them. The last model, the Welmy Six L, was introduced in 1953.
April 8th 2020
Agfa Karat 4.5
Coming out of the second generation of Agfa Karat cameras, the Karat 4.5 was the higher end model of the two released in 1938
February 23rd 2020
Agfamatic 4008 Pocket Sensor
Released during the time when Agfa hired a professional design team, the Agfamatic 4008 Pocket Sensor is a 110 camera with impeccable style
February 20th 2020
Kodak Six-20
When most people think of a Kodak folding camera, the No. series or Bantams come to mind. There were a handful of other folding cameras released in that time as well, including the Kodak Six-20