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Model, after the almost identical Bronica Z. Both are very rare, and very Both have 1/1250th top speeds. There are actually two model D's. With serial # CB21 while the D Type 2 starts with serial # ACB23.

• Also included is the matching and near perfect condition dual range goggles. As can be seen in the photos, the optical cell, the focus barrel, and the original box all have matching serial numbers. Leica Leitz MR Meter: This is a rare meter that was only made between 1965-1967. It comes with the original box and original manual as well.
• Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture.1980 - 1986 serial numbers are for student trumpet and cornets only. Other cup mouthpiece serial numbers are not available at this time.
• Lots of SQ serial #'d squiers don't! If your confident enough, take the strings off, lift the pickguard and look for a 2 digit number with a K beside it on the volume and tone pots! Hopefuly the number is the same on all pots! If you let us know what the K number is, we can help you date your guitar, assuming it hasn't been modded!

At around 1960, a man the Americans called “Mr. Zenza” came to the USA and had lunch with Burt Keppler, the former well-known publisher of Modern Photography and Popular Photography magazines in the United States and one of the most respected and influential figures in the history of the camera industry. Keppler, who passed away in 2008, was a driving force behind the success of the Japanese camera industry. Mr. Zenza was in America to sell his camera, the Zenza Bronica. It was to become a widely used camera family, not least by recording millions of weddings shot on medium format film.

Rewind.

Zenzaburo Yoshino was born in 1911 as the third son of a prosperous rice dealer, which even at that time had over 150 employees. Yoshino initially continued his family’s rice business. However, in the aftermath of WW II and the resulting US occupational forces’ rice rationing and control over rice distribution he was keen to expand and diversify the business into new areas. Why he got interested in cameras is not clear, but he was known to enjoy a stroll over Ginza and looking at the various camera stores there. Being from a wealthy family he was certainly in a position to afford the expensive hobby of photography. Yoshino began to be known as a real camera mania, an obsessive photo enthusiast. He admired Victor Hasselblad, the Swedish inventor and photographer, known for developing the modular Hasselblad 6×6 cm medium format camera.

In 1946, Yoshino opened a used camera store called 新光堂写真機店 — Shinkoudou Shashinki-ten in Kanda-Tachō (神田多町), the ward of Chiyoda in Tokyo. Despite the hard times of the post-war era, many still affluent Japanese would sell off their cameras to buy the latest models. The shop was a viable business and prospering. Nonetheless Yoshino grew tired of simply buying and selling cameras. Thus behind the shop’s premises the 新光堂製作所 — Shinkoudou Manufacturing workshop was established in 1947, with the primary intention to design and manufacture cameras. They failed to do so, but to improve their skill and workmanship the workshop started producing delicate fashion accessories made of metal, such as metal cigarette cases, brooches, lighters and women’s compacts (portable beauty accessory with powder and mirror). In 1952 Yoshino wanted to try building a camera once more but realised that a better workshop was needed.

The actual birthplace of Bronica was an old Japanese-style building in Kami-Itabashi in Itabashi ward in northern Tokyo, a district known for its numerous small manufacturing operations. Zenzaburo Yoshino was a child of the Meiji era and was content with a modest and simple factory. It even served as a home for the Yoshino family, including their two children aged two at the time and a maid, on the first floor and the machinery, reception and delivery areas on the ground floor. The division of the house was not too dissimilar from his earlier experience of running the rice store.

The accessory business blossomed and a large proportion of the company’s income was re-invested into the development of a camera. Yoshino was not a trained camera designer, but he had a dream and two common Japanese personality traits: persistency and tenacity. It took eight years to finalise the design and build the camera, which he named Zenza Bronica – the name being partly derived from his name Zenzaburo and the Japanese term for 120 medium format sized film, buroni (Brownie).

Originally that first camera that went on sale in 1959 was simply called Zenza Bronica and later renamed Zenza Bronica type D (Deluxe) and the follow on model type S (Standard). The Bronica D was the Japanese answer to the Hasselblad and in several ways outclassed the Swedish offerings.

It was a 6×6cm single-lens reflex camera similar to Hasselblad in design style and size, but this camera had various advantages over the original Hasselblad 1600F and 1000F with focal plane shutters:

• the reflex mirror and aperture are returned to the original position after exposure
• to allow intruding retro-focus lenses, the reflex mirror is not just flipped up but sliding down
• very long exposures up to 10 seconds using self-timer
• inserting a dark slide automatically detaches the back preventing accidental exposure
• the film can be loaded fully automatically just as with the Rolleiflex without aligning the start mark

However, the Bronica D was not just a technical feat, it also was a very pleasing object to handle and showing Yoshino’s workshop’s experience in manufacturing fashion accessories. The chrome (actual stainless steel) elements and subtly curved lines gave it a delicate and precious appearance, not simply a metal box with a lens in front, despite the modular design. More information and pictures on Cameraquest.

The following Bronica Z and successor Bronicas, using large-coverage, high-quality Nikkor lenses, became instant successes. Bronica later introduced lenses of its own manufacture with its later camera designs.

Zenza Bronica Ltd. was eventually acquired by the lens manufacturer Tamron in 1998. Zenzaburo Yoshino died in 1988. As a response to the digital revolution Tamron discontinued the brand’s single-lens reflex models (SQ, ETR and GS) in October 2004. Bronica’s last model, the RF645 rangefinder camera, was discontinued in October 2005 and Tamron announced the termination of the Bronica brand and medium format cameras.

Classic Bronica Resources

Bronica Classic Medium Format Cameras pages — the most comprehensive information in English on all things Bronica

Bronica Users Group on Yahoo! Groups

Bronica D, C, S, S2, S2a, EC Group on Flickr

Maintainance of Zenza Bronica cameras: The son of Zenzaburo Yoshino established a company named “1st Technical Service”. They have many genuine Bronica parts. Electronical circuits also stocked. No parts for type D and type S. Tel +81-3-5390-2833 (Japan) [Note: not verified whether this still exists]

Tamron are still providing parts and service to the more recent Bronica medium format cameras. In case you need help, please take advantage of our Camera Parts & Repair Service.

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Contax Rangefinder

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• Zeiss 21 Biogon historic super wide
• Cantax 28/3.5Believe it or not, a Canon 28/3.5 in Contax mount, or is it Nikon????
• Zeiss 180/2.8 Olympia post war with Flektoskop reflex housing

• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Nikon SLRs

Uli Koch's Nikon F Trilogy, by FAR the best reference book on the Nikon F EVER. If you are a serious Nikon collector, BUY IT!

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• Nikon F HistoryAn important milestone in 35mm
• Early Nikon F'sVery well made, different features than later F's
• Black 64 Fwhat's the big deal?
• Nikon F? What's that? When Nikon NY did not know their new camera
• Early Nikon F Motor with Early REMOPAK cordless battery pack
• Nikon F VariationsThe books don't show all of them
• Nikkor F's for the German market
• Nikon F KS-80A/81AUS Navy special Nikon F Motor drives for the Vietnam War
• Nikon F KE-48C US Air Force Nikon F
• Nikon F US GOVT PROPERTYNikon F
• Nikon F Spy CameraNewly discovered F!
• Nikon F High Speed 250 7 fpsthe only one known!
• Nikon F 'Apollo'late Nikon F with F2 Cosmetics
• Nikon F # 7451261 very late production
• Nikon's 1st Electronic Flash Units: SB-1 & SR-1 1971`
• Nikon F2 High Speed 10 fps
• Nikon F2 R Leica R mount F2
• Nikkormat FTN mechanical little brother to the F and F2
• Gold Nikon FAEuropean Gran Prix 1984 Camera of the Year
• Gold Nikon FM 60th Anniversaryof Nippon Kogaku
• Nikon FEA Underwater Camerafor National Geographic
• Nikon FM2 Titanium Year of the Dog Total Production only 300!
• Nikon F3 NASA Space Camera
• Nikon F5 50th Anniversaryonly 3000 world wide!

• Nikon F TICK MARK Lenses -- early rare F Lenses
• 21/4 Auto Nikkor Japan's 1st SLR Super Wide
• 105/4.5 UV Nikkor rare special purpose lens
• 200/5.6 Medical Nikkor with built in ringlight and modeling lamps
• 300/2 Nikkor fastest 300 Ever!
• 1000/11Mirror Nikkor
• 1000/6.3 Mirror Nikkor for Nikon F - incredibly rare
• 8.5cm-25cm/4-4.5 Nikkor Zoom 1st production 35mm Telephoto Zoom

• US Military 35mm Cameras especially Nikon
• Nikon Non-AI, AI, AI'd and AIS LensesWhat Difference does it Make?
• Calypso Underwater Camerathe French design bought by Nikon

Leica Rangefinder M and Screw Mount Serial Numbers

LEICA SERIAL NUMBERS: Leica Serial Number data is courtesy of Leica. I've organized it in several ways, editing and color coding the tables to enhance clarity.

It answers many questions, but like all Leica lists, does not answer everything. In what may be a first, most Leica Birthdays are listed too -- another reason to have a party!

• Leica Screw Mount Serial Numbers Sorted by Serial Number 1923-1960

Leica Ponderings

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Leica M Rangefinder

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• Leica M Collectible Investment GuideNot So Objective Picks and Pans
• Leica M User's Buyer's Guide:Not So Objective Picks and Pans
• Leica M Used Buyer's Check List Don't Get Taken
• Leica M a la carte Buying Guide Poor choices can mean lower resale value!
• Leica M Motors Don't Bother
• Leica M Used Market Place Things Change
• Leica M Shooting Tips Some Ways are Better than Others
• Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye
• Accessory Viewfinders:Which to USE?

• M3 Black with black paint 50/2 and MC meter
• Garry Winogrand's M4Garry's last M4
• M4 Black Enamel without Self Timer, the M4 (MDa)s
• M4-P 70th AnniversaryHow Walter Kluck saved the Leica M system and Leica itself
• M5 overlooked greatness?
• Leica / Minolta CLThe Smallest M! replacement front caps and shades now available
• Minolta CLE Advanced M replacement front caps and shades now available
• M4-2 GoldOskar Barnack
• M6's Early Vs Late VariationsThe 21st Production M6
• M6 Cutawaystudent project
• M6 Platinum 150 Years of Photography1989
• M6 Columbo 921992
• M6 Panda1992- 3?
• M6 Royal-Foto Austria1993
• M6J 40th Anniversary Leica M 1994
• M6 Dragon1995
• M6 Historica1995
• M6 Royal Danish Wedding1995
• M6 Gold Thailand1996 the prettiest Leica ?
• M6 Platinum Bruckner1996
• M6 Partner Aktion1996
• M6 Benelux1996
• M6 Ein Stock1996
• M6 Jaguar XK 501998
• M6 TTL Millennium Black Paint2000 black paint returns to the M
• M6 TTL Green Paint 2001 'Millennium Safari' special order
• M6 TTL Dragon 2000 Black Paint 2000
• M6 TTL Black Paint ICS 2000
• M6 TTL LHSA Black Paint 2000
• M6 TTL Black Paint Oresund Bridge 2000
• M6 TTL Japanese Market 2000 Leica script returns on standard camera
• MP 2003 new high level mechanical M
• MP LHSA grey hammertone MP

• M Compact Street Shooterthe collapsed 50/3.5 Elmar is as small as it gets
• Zeiss 15/8 Hologon Who needs $10,000 when you have a hacksaw?
• Leitz 50/2 Summicron Dual Range close-ups to about 19'

Leica Accessories

• Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras
• Leica M Eye Glasses Scratch Protectors sold out
• Rapidwinder, son of LeicavitCanadian made Trigger Winder better than any Leica factory trigger advance
• Tom Abrahamsson's Leica Uncollectibles
• 1.25x Eyepiece Magnifier wonderful new accessory

Leica Screw Mount 'Barnack Cameras'

• Leica II 35's first system camera of 1932
• Leica IIIc K: wartime camera for cold weather
• Leica IIIf BD ST: the camera that does not exist
• Leitz' First SLR (well, almost)The Writing on the Wall

• Use Leica Screw Mount Lenses on your Leica MScrew mount to M Adapters
• Visoflex 4? Replace your antique Visoflex with a modern SLR
• Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRswith new adapter

Pre-Leica 35mm Cameras

• 1914 Simplex the first 35mm still camera sold to the public - designed, produced, and sold in New York City!
• 1922 Swiss Sico pretty wooden 35

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Leica SLRs

• Nikon F2 R Leica R mount F2

Cosina Voigtlander Cameras, Lenses and Accessories

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• Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart 2 Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R2M, R3A, R3M, R4A, R4M
• Voigtlander Leica Mount Lens Chart all past and current Voigtlander Leica Mount Lenses
• Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R3A AE Exposure cameras
• Voigtlander Bessa R2 Leica M Mount
• Voigtlander Bessa T 101st Heliar Anniversary Set with 50/3.5 Heliar
• Voigtlander Bessa T Profile low priced M mount rangefinder
• Voigtlander Bessa T Intro1st look at prototypes
• Voigtlander T or Voigtlander IIIf ?is the T really a IIIf update?
• Voigtlander Bessa R Rangefinder1st non Leica, M quality finder
• Voigtlander Bessa LTTL Leica Screw Mount Camera
• Voigtlander Screw Mount Lensesadd Bayonet Adapter to Use on Leica M
• Voigtlander 15/4.5 VM Leica M Mount - now rangefinder coupled!
• Voigtlander 15-35 Zoom Multi-Format Viewfinder
• Voigtlander 35/1.2 Aspherical fastest standard production full frame 35mm lens ever!
• Voigtlander 40/1.4 fastest 40mm Leica mount lens ever
• Voigtlander 50/1.1 Knock Your Socks Off Nokton! M Lens
• Voigtlander Accessoriesviewfinders, cases, grips, unique low angle finder
• Voigtlander VC Meter Imeter for non-metered classic cameras
• Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras
• Voigtlander LH-1 21/25 Shade
• Abrahamsson Rapidwinder MiniSoftRelease improve your shutter release
• Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005
• Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical widest EVER for NRF
• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

• Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

• Voigtlander VC Meter IIsmall compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

• Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter rare discontinued adapter to use classic Prominent 50mm rangefinder lenses on classic Nikon Rangefinder or Contax Rangefinder bodies
• Voigtlander Bessaflex TM - 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR
• Voigtlander SL SLR Lenses 12/5.6, 15/4.5, 40/2, 58/1.4, 75/2.5, 90/3.5, 125/2.5, 180/4
• Voigtlander SL II SLR Lenses for Nikon, Canon EOS and Pentax 20/3.5, 28/2.8, 40/2, 58/1.4, 90/3.5

New Japanese Leica Screw Mount and M Mount Cameras / Lenses

• Konica 60/1.2 rare and fast Leica screw mount lens
• Yasuhara T981 Leica Screw Mount camera! - 1st production Leica Screw Mount camera with TTL metering
• Phenix JG-50a Yasuhara by any other name

• Kobalux 21/2.8Leica Screw Mount
• Kobalux 28/3.5Leica Screw Mount

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Lens Adapters

• Visoflex 4? Replace your antique Visoflex with a modern SLR
• Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRswith new adapter
• Use Contax RF or Nikon RF Lenses on Leica Bodies with full RF coupling!
• Classic SLR lens Adapters useful, but usually discontinued and hard to find adapters
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Classic pre-1972 Leica Copies and Lenses

• Canon 7/7s/7sZ:Most Advanced Classic Leica Screw Mount bodies
• NEW Canon VI-L Black
• Canon VT family of innovative rangefinders
• Canon S-II Bridge of past and future
• Leotax D IV Leica CopyMade In Occupied Japan
• Nicca 5L -- Best Small Leica Type Body? Oskar Barnack's ideal camera?
• Nicca Yashica YF Little known Leica Screw Mount copy -- with improvements
• Steinheil Casca II:amazing M3 ancestor?

• Fake Russian 'Leicas'incredible innovation
• Russian 20/5.6 LTM LensSmall, Compact, Great Finder & Price
• From Russia with HumorThere's no telling what awaits in your inbox each morning.

• Nikkor Rigid 50/3.5 Close Focusalmost unknown Nikkor

• Minolta 21/4 SRT lens for your Leica
• Yashica 21/3.3nice forgotten superwide, usable on your Leica

Compact 35's

• Compact 35's of the 70'sOverview

• Konica Hexar AF Modern fast lensed camera in the 70's tradition
• Konica's Gold Hexar Special 120th Anniversary Camera
• Fuji Natura AF with 24/1.9 Lens! fast fixed lens film Point N Shoot!

• Canon G-III 17 advanced well made compact 35
• Konica S3 nice RF/VF and unique flash system
• Minolta 7sIIwell finished, average features for its class
• Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots
• Olympus RDhard to find compact RF with fast lens
• Olympus 35 RC, smallest Rangefinder 35 with AE and manual over-ride?
• Olympus 35SPunique dual metering rangefinder
• Olympus XA and XA4: Super Compact full frame 35's
• Petri Color 35 Family outstanding super compact full frame 35 design
• Rollei 35 Family and the 35 SE the last of a great line
• Yashica 35 Electro CC compact RF with great 35/1.8 lens
• Yashica 35GX hard to find RF with parallax correction
• Yashica Lynx 14E Historic AE camera design
• Yashica Lynx 14 metered manual

• Agfa Karat IV forgotten quality folder
• Agfa Ambi Silette the 'Poor Man's Leica'
• Braun Super II World's cutest interchangeable lens 35 mm rangefinder?
• Kodak Retina III Big Cover-rated?
• Kodak Retina IIIS, Surprising, modest cost Rangefinder
• Voigtlander Vitessa L most elegant 50's folder?
• Voigtlander Prominent Strange design, Super Quality leaf shutter 35 Rangefinder
• Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder
• Zeiss Contessa a jewel of a folding 35

American Cameras

• Argus A Gold the Argus Luxus
• Argus A:the 2nd Most Important 35 of all Time
• Argus C-3'Dad Owned a C-3'
• Argus C-33the brick that wanted to be a Leica
• Argus C-4 Geiss Modifiedbest performing Argus rangefinder
• Argus C-44/R worst bayonet mount?
• Bell & Howell Foton, 1948's 6 fps high speed camerafastest mechanical motor drive
• Kodak Bantam Specialprettiest camera ever?

35mm SLRs

• Aperture Priority AE with any Pentax Screw Mount 42mm Lens

• Cosina C1s -- compact lightweight mechanical Pentax K mount
• Canon F1 High Speed 9 fps Pellicle for the 1972 Munich Olympics
• Canon T90The Best Canon Ever??
• Konica Auto-Reflexhistoric half & full frame AE exposure SLR
• Mamiya XTL advanced forgotten SLR
• Miranda Orion historic Japanese SLR and rarest Miranda
• Minolta SR-2Minolta's 1st SLR
• Olympus OM-1 GOLD
• Olympus Mystery Polaroid BackWho made it?
• Pentax Original Landmark 1957 35 mm SLR design
• Pentax Asahiflex H2my favorite Asahiflex
• Pentax Spotmatic IIahard to find outside the US
• Rollei 2000 / 3003 unheralded huge System 35
• Voigtlander Bessamatic TM - new 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR
• Zeiss Voigtlander Icarex S 'Pro'in 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount
• Zunow innovative Japanese lens companyAdvanced 35 SLR and Super Fast Lenses

Exakta: inventor of the modern 35 SLR

• Exa OriginalExakta's smart marketing little brother
• Exakta 500: last and best Exa
• Exakta 66 KriegsmarineRarest Military Exakta?
• Strangest Exakta Finder?Upside down Exakta
• 36-82/2.8 Zoomar 35's 1st Zoom lens
• 40/2.8 Kilfitt Makro-Kilar1955's first 35mm SLR Macro Lens
• 60/1.5 Carl Meyer Speed-Anastigmat

Classic and Unusual 35mm Lenses

• Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2 new production Portrait lens - CameraQuest is a Lomography USA Art Lens Distributor
• Enna 85-250/4 Zoomrare, very well made zoom
• Kilfitt and Zoomar Lenses:Great Independent Lens Line
• Questar 700/8 Super sharp mirror lens
• Vivitar Gold 50th Anniversary Lensesonly 50 matched and numbered sets
• Zeiss 180/2.8 Sonnarpost war SLR version
• Zoomar 180/1.3 Fastest longer than 100 glass lens?

Submini: half-frame and smaller

• Ducati: Italian half frame 'mini Leica'
• Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots
• Olympus Pen F/FThalf frame SLR system
• Olympus Gastro Camera: Going where no Camera had gone before
• Pentax 110 SLRs the smallest TTL SLR's ever made & 110's largest camera system
• Robot 1:Amazing 1934 Motorized 35
• Tessina GoldAmazing 35mm twin lens reflex

120 and Larger Format

• Bronica Dvastly under-rated landmark 2 1/4 SLR
• Bronica S the D's simplified successor
• Bronica EC-TLlast of the line
• Bronica ECa great buy in medium format SLRs
• Bronica 180/2.5 Nikkorfast telephoto from Nikon Rangefinder system
• Hasselblad SWC Low Angle Finder by Voigtlander
• Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Royal Urushi -- last of the line
• Zoomar 170-320/4 ZoomRare Medium Format Zoom

• Combat Graphic 4x5 1942 GI Combat proven touch
• Dallmeyer 1000/8large format Tele
• Ernemann Klapp Tropical rare and beautiful 1904 Tropical camera
• Goerz Hypergon Legendary Super Wide Lens
• Linhof 4x5 TechnikasIf Leica built a 4x5, this would be it
• Linhof Technika Vs Speed Graphic:Both is better
• Linhof Technika V 5x7 with more features, a better 4x5 Tech than the 4x5 Tech?
• Speed Graphic Nude:What's underneath their clothes?
• Super Graphic: Best Buy in 4x5 Field Cameras
• Super Graphic Conversion to Technical Camera
• Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?

Digital Cameras - OK, its a small section, but I'm not all that sure digital will last ...

• Fuji Big Job- specialized for tough construction site use

Collector's and User's Groups

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• Cosina Voigtlander Users Group CVUG innovative new Cosina Voigtlander products
• Leica Users and Collectors Leica User Collector Mailing List (LUC)
• Rangefinders: Rangefinder All Format User and Collector's Mailing List
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• Early 35's -- Pre W.W. II 35mm Cameras Early 35mm History
• Camera Show FAQ What's a Camera Show? Ebay without the computer
• Southern California Camera Shows visit Los Angeles and buy cameras too!
• Nikon Historical Society -- become a member
• Zeiss Historica Society -- become a member

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• Combat Photography Experiencesfour wars, too many bullets
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