Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
It is a beautiful and well-balanced camera set. The RX was first released in 1996, towards the end of Contax’s 35mm film era. Yashica was long gone by then. Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens.
One of Contax’s best.Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens.Fujifilm Acros 100.The beauty of pure black & white negative film.Pirate Pete is standing guard.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
I’m moving on from it. Enjoyed every minute of using and collecting all of the bits that make it special.
Everything works. Excellent condition.My set includes the super-sharp Nikkor 50mm f/2 Ai lens with hood, cap, and filter.With Nikon MD-2 motor drive.A joy to use.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
This is the last Canon EF 35mm film camera in my collection. I’ve owned quite a few over the years, but I kept this one because it’s in mint condition and works perfectly. This EF was made in early 1976. It’s affectionally know as the Black Beauty.
It’s a very close cousin to the Canon F-1. The original F-1 was released in March 1971. The EF made its appearance in November 1973.It’s one of the most underrated cameras of the 1970s, and in some ways was better than the F-1 straight out of the box.
If you’re looking to add a classic film camera from the seventies, the Canon EF is worth the chase!
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
This isn’t mine – I found it surfing on eBay. It’s an early production F-1 body mated to an aftermarket control unit mounted on the back, a Canon Film Chamber 250 film holder, and a Canon Motor Drive MF.
Rear view. Made under U.S. Government contract. True unmanned photography. The only thing missing is the Canon Servo EE Finder.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
I’ve just added some hard-to-find Yashica sales brochures and instruction booklets in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.
Probably one of the most popular Yashica cameras ever made.Yashica movie camera brochures are often difficult to find.This was a very sophisticated Super 8 camera, as good as any made during that period.A popular movie camera of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
As it would have looked back in 1954, leaving the factory in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Built by the talented craftspeople of Yashima Kogaku Seiki Co., Ltd.
Yashima’s first twin-lens reflex camera was to bear the company name. The Yashima Flex launched a wave of TLRs manufactured by Yashima and later Yashica. By the end of the 1950s, Yashica produced more of these types of cameras than anyone else in the world.
We are very lucky to add such a historic camera to our collection. We enjoy sharing these simple machines with others and hope to pass along a better understanding of the importance of these classic film cameras.
My original set from 1954.Earliest English advertisement.
If you have a chance to chase this camera, it will be worth your time. The build quality is impressive.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
I was able to find a Canon Motor Drive MF, still new in its box, recently. It is an early model built in February 1974. Obviously, it’s getting much more difficult to find unused camera gear from the seventies, and as a collector, it’s a thrill when you do.
Canon OD F-1 with all the extras. The ‘OD’ stands for the limited-edition Olive Drab camera made in 1978 by Canon for its home market. About 3k were made.I attached the motor drive to this camera to show off the contrast between colors.The chrome-nose Canon 50mm f1.8 lens is an early version of the lens. This one is mid-1971.The motor drive is in perfect condition and works perfectly. It was made in February 1974, and it’s an early version of the drive.No doubt, combined, it’s a beast, but surprisingly easy to use, as it fits my hand perfectly.It arrived still wrapped in the factory plastic.A snip from a Canon book from June 1973.Canon’s Motor Drive Unit. This was the first motor drive for the F-1.A Japanese sales brochure for the Canon OD F-1.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Collecting classic camera sales brochures is fun, but it’s also educational. If the marketing departments did their jobs correctly, then the information should be entertaining and a great way to enhance your collecting experience.
Here are five recent acquisitions.
Likely the first and most complete brochure for the new Canon F-1, which was released in March 1971. This brochure is dated November 1970.An often overlooked early Canon camera. Dated November 1970.Part of Canon’s building blocks of sophisticated 35mm SLRs on their way to developing the F-1. Dated September 1969.I had the next model up from this classic. Dated March 1971.Check out these guys with their Canon Super 8 movie camera. Dated March 1971.Available Canon lenses as of late 1970.
I have more brochures in my collection, with the earliest being from the mid-1950s.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 