Zeiss Ikon Ikonette
postMy Notes:Another Trevor camera and a real beaut. Considering its age, it is lovely condition and a nice example to use. It’s only had one outing so far but now that I have a handy, 120 to 127 film cutter, … Read More
My Notes:Another Trevor camera and a real beaut. Considering its age, it is lovely condition and a nice example to use. It’s only had one outing so far but now that I have a handy, 120 to 127 film cutter, … Read More
My Notes:Being from 1990 this camera is much newer than others in the project however it epitomises what this project is about. It was donated to the project by a friend (thanks Rhonda) who told me that it was her … Read More
My Notes:Bought on eBay for a whole A$21.50 this one is in beautiful condition and even had it’s original box. It uses 620 film so I re-spooled a 120 film in a dark bag onto a 620 spool (the film … Read More
My Notes:An eBay “sold as seen” buy and this Birmingham made camera is in really nice condition but as you can see it has some light leaks. It was hard to frame when using and the leaks can give some … Read More
My Notes:This was another camera from Trevor but this time it wasn’t one that he was selling on his table. This time he had purposefully set this one aside for me as it was a camera that I “must have” … Read More
My Notes:Well I’d had a successful run with my camera finds up till now but I would have been naive to think it would continue. Firstly this wasn’t what I though I’d bought from eBay, The auction had two pictures, … Read More
My Notes:Well we were right off to a bad start with this one. An impulse eBay purchase and as soon as I opened it I realised that one of the spring loaded dials underneath the camera that keeps the spool … Read More
This is just a start and I will keep updating this page with useful links. Also please check my photography based blogs HERE Guides to B&W Developing Instructables – Developing B&W film at home MelbourneStreetPhotography Helpful shops (if … Read More
My Notes:I still remember watching the comical Olympus Trip adverts with David Bailey (see HERE) with my Dad and even though it was aimed at the masses, the Trip was still too expensive for our household. Of course now that … Read More
My Notes:I was about three cameras into my project and was looking for the next type to buy. Just by chance my nephew (a talented photographer – Barry Mountford) posted a picture that had a Lubitel 166 in it. I … Read More
My Notes:I mean seriously how cute is this ! It’s another camera bought from Trevor at the hospital auxiliaries stall for A$60 and it just fits in your hand. Another 127 film camera and the one time I’ve used it … Read More
My Notes:Another eBay purchase for a whopping $30, this is a very nice 60s rangefinder. I didn’t have a battery in the light meter when I used it but instead used a handy iPhone app to help me out. The … Read More
Note: This is still in draft format and may end up being a permanent page as I work things out. i.e. I’m still working on it but thought I’d get it out there. Also remember I am just starting out … Read More
My Notes:Well this was the camera that started it all (see HERE). I was buying it to sit on a shelf and look nice before a seed was planted that it might be able to be used. The rest as … Read More