MINOX 35 GL / FC35

The Minox 35 GL followed the Minox 35 EL in Minox's successful range of 35mm compact cameras, reputedly the smallest full-frame 35mm cameras ever made.

The lens retracts into the camera body when closed, fully opening the cover activates the battery. Different models in the Minox 35 range were identified by shutter release buttons in differing colours: the GL is quickly identified by its orange shutter release button.

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Franka Rolfix I (1950-1951)

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Kodak Retina II C

35mm camera. Daylight Loading Cartridge (DLC). Rangefinder.

Type  020

This Retina with rangefinder differs from the precedents by a lot of things. The bellows are thus hidden outside by a thicker plate . The body has softer angles. The system of opening of the back was re-examined. The part before lens is interchangeable. The lens 50 mm is here Schneider Kreuznach Xenon C F/2,8, but one could transform it into 35 mm or 80 mm.

This model was manufactured with more than 136.000 specimens between 1954 and 1957.

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Minolta Pocket Autopak 230 (1976)

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Voigtländer Bessa

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Leica IIIF

model III F

The serial number of the camera in your photos is 545215. That puts the production year at 1951 and makes this camera a Leica IIIf. You can tell it’s a IIIf because of the flash sync scale that’s located underneath the shutter speed dial.

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Josh Lehrer

Dale Photo & Digital

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Lichtmeters

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Sixtinette Fabrikant Gossen 1965

Gossen Sixtinette exposure meter.

The Sixtinette, manufactured by the Gossen company, is a little useful exposure meter for measuring reflected light only. The aperture range is f/1.4 - 22, the shutter speed range is 60 sec. to 1/1000 sec. the film sensitivity is adjustable from 9 to 39 DIN (6 - 6400 ASA) The meter is mounted into the case with 2 little screws.

A branded version of the Sixtinette is made for Polaroid and is called the Polaroid #625 and is without the leather look case.



Minox C

The Minox Model C was introduced in 1969. Approximately 169,863 were produced in 1969-1976. It uses a reliable and accurate CdS meter, and is the first Minox to offer automatic exposure. This is accomplished through an electronically controlled shutter, as the lens uses a fixed aperture of f/3.5. 

It is the largest 9.5mm film format Minox ever offered, at 120mm long.

Subminiature espionage camera The Minox-C is a small high-quality subminiature camera that is small enough to fit in the palm of a hand. It was build by Minox in Germany as the successor to the Minox B. For many years, Minox subminiature cameras were amoung the worlds most famous spy gatgeds, right until the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s. The Minox C was in production from 1969 to 1978, when it was replaced by the smaller Minox LX.

At first sight, the Minox C is similar in design to the Minox B. There are, however, a few significant differences. The selenium-type light meter of the Minox B has been replaced by an Cadminum Sulfide one (CdS) which is present at the front right of the camera (the small square).

Furthermore, the camera has an electronic shutter, rather than a mechanical one. For both these features, the camera requires a battery, which is installed in a compartment to the right of the light sensor. As a result, the camera is significantly larger than the Minox B.

When closed, the camera measures 120 x 27 x 15 mm, which is over 2 cm longer than the Minox B! This makes the Minox C the largest subminiature camera ever produced by Minox. It does, however, also have advantages over the Minox B. For example, when opening and closing the camera, the film will only be advanced when a picture was actually taken, whereas the Minox B advances every time the camera is closed.

The Minox C lens has a fixed aperture of f/3.5 and can focus from 20 cm to inifinity.

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