Vredeborch Felica

This is a simple medium format camera. It was made in Germany in the 50s. Takes 120 film.
It has 3 shutter speeds, 1/50th sec, 1/25th sec and B, two apertures, sunny and cloudy (f16 and f8?) and a built in yellow filter.

I bought it from an antique store together with some other cameras, its estimated price should be around 10 euros. The camera had no labels or markings, I had a difficult time trying to recognize it.
I printed the labels from photos on the internet and placed a button cell to help me press the shutter, as the shutter release cap was missing.

I like the design of this camera!

I've loaded a Kodak TMax 100 Black and White film.

A bit soft with the cloudy setting

 

Sharper and contrasty with the sunny setting

More from the Yashica Electro with expired film.

Some more samples with the expired Agfa 100XRG film rated at 25 ASA on camera.

The large aperture allows for a nice bokeh.

It is a beautiful camera and the aperture priority exposure allows for some control, but it is bulky, the size of an SLR, and lacks the viewfinder control and exchangeable lenses found in SLR cameras.

 Plato's statue

 old and new

a sunset

feeding pigeons

 red train

An underexposed picture saved by the scanner.

Yashica Electro 35 GSN with expired film.

I've loaded the Yashica Electro 35 GSN with a roll from my stock of long ago expired Agfa 100XRG film and rated the camera to 25 ASA.

I know the camera takes sharp and well exposed pictures, but it is a big and bulky camera to take it out for shooting.

The scanned photos from the lab needed some adjustment of blacks and exposure.

Strumpf Toy Camera

A plastic toy camera. Bought it for 1 euro.
It has one aperture and one shutter speed. I can't figure out the focal length of the lens. Is it 35mm or 28mm?
I must put a film in when out to the beach on a bright day; I think the camera needs good lighting conditions.

Camera closed

 Camera ready

FED 2 soviet rangefinder

I bought this russian FED 2 for 10 euros at a stall. The russian seller sold it for parts.
It's one of the later FED 2 models, just before the introduction of the similar FED 3. It has the Industar 50mm/f2 lens on.
I repaired the rangefinder arm, fixed the lens and made the advance winder work. The film rewind knob is missing, but I think if I use the camera I will be able to retrieve the film with a tool.

Polaroid 3000AF Point and Shoot

The camera works but the shutter does not fire. Bought for 1 euro.
It offers a panoramic setting, two flash modes but no flash-off.
I'm too lazy to check it by now.

Pentax PC35AF with BW film

The camera ready for pictures

The separate motor drive is not working. I have to wind the film manualy.

I tried a Kodak Tmax 400 ASA with the Pentax PC35AF. The film is very contrasty and continuously blows out the sky.