My vintage cameras (most of these do work!)


The SLR's... about one kilo each. Not shown here is the late-model Helios-44 that should be on the Zenit, and another old Helios.

The Zenit with a huge 135mm lens... it is as heavy as it looks, but the balance of this combination makes it really stable, even for low speed shots.

The latest acquisition... Praktica MTL3. Bought for 5 euros at a flea market. Came with 2 other lenses, one of these was broken (the other spare one is the Sigma wide angle on the picture). Have not tested this one with a film in it.

Fedka and a Polish Rolleiflex clone.

Label says NocoFlex, but it's really a rebranded WZFO Start. The lightmeter on the flash clip still works.

The Fedka... Lens is getting stuck again, but i want to get another one to disassemble, preferably with a L/D coated lens.

Fedka manual... Interesting example of late 1960's Russian graphic design.