Camerapedia.org:Past featured articles

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October, 2008

Nifca and Molta plate folders From Minolta's predecessors

Semi Rotte Little known folder by Kuribayashi

Purma Cameras with gravity controlled shutter

August, 2008

Holga one of the oldest camerapedia articles

Waltax one of the most revised pages

Owla Stereo our first featured stereo camera

February, 2008

Franka a Bavarian camera maker

Olympus Chrome Six a dual-format folding camera

HalmaFlex a Japanese 6×6 TLR

October, 2007

Olympus OM-10/20/30/40 OM system on a budget

Konica I/II/III Konica's first 35mm cameras

Gelto Japanese 3×4 with a good finish

February, 2007

Minolta XG Minolta's budget SLRs

Olympus Pen Popular half-frame camera family

Minolta Vest and Minolta Six Bakelite "pyramid folders"

Nikon FM3A Nikon's hybrid automatic and mechanical camera

November, 2006

Pentacon Six Long-lived East German design.

Voigtländer VSL When Voigtländer was owned by Rollei.

Zenobia Picture by Terry Hardy Series of 4.5×6 folding cameras made from 1952 to 1957 by Daiichi Kōgaku.

Moskva-5 The biggest Russian rangefinder.

October, 2006

Leica CL Minolta CLE Two rangefinder models, fruit of cooperation between Leitz and Minolta.

Contax S Picture by Popitz It defined the SLR's shape for the decades to come.

Pearl (4.5×6) Picture by Mech_for_i Detailed article covering all the series from the 1938 Semi Pearl to the 1958 Pearl IV.

Yashica-D A TLR article, with nice pictures.

September, 2006

Fujica G690 The Hokkaido Contax. Detailed article covering the G690, the G690BL, the GL690 and the GM670.

Olympus OM-1/2/3/4 Summary of one-digit OM bodies.

Semi Minolta Picture courtesy of Frank Slade Detailed article covering all the series from 1934 to 1955.

Flexaret VII A nicely illustrated article.