Ensign Ful-Vue
Picked up for 50 lei at the Negreni Fair, this 1946 British-made Ensign Ful-Vue is an incredibly simple 120 film box camera with a fixed aperture, single shutter speed and enormous waist-level viewfinder.
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Medium Format (120)
Photos taken on Medium Format (120) film, and the cameras in my collection that use it.
Noblex Pro 06/150
Bought on impulse during a trip to Poland, the Noblex Pro 06/150 is my first panoramic camera, using a rotating lens to produce enormous 50x120mm panoramic images on 120 film.
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Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2 G
Purchased at the Negreni Fair in Romania, this Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2 G is a folding 6×9 medium format camera introduced around 1930 and fitted with a Zeiss Dominar-Anastigmat 105mm f/4.5 lens.
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Mamiya RB67
Bought at Adorama in New York City, this Mamiya RB67 Pro-S is a fully mechanical 6x7 medium format SLR introduced in 1974
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Seagull 4A
Seagull 4A twin-lens reflex camera shooting 120 film in 6×6 format, featuring a 75mm f/3.5 lens, leaf shutter, fully mechanical design, and classic medium format rendering.
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Rolleicord I Model 2 - Model K3 - 511
The Rolleicord I Model 2 is a 1930s twin-lens reflex, simpler than a Rolleiflex, yet capable of beautiful 6×6 medium-format images.
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Mamiya Universal
A modular medium format press camera, the Mamiya Universal delivers huge 6×9 negatives, but its workflow demands care, patience, and a bit of practice to master.
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Pentacon Six TL
Pentacon Six TL medium format SLR with Carl Zeiss lenses. First one had major issues, second copy works flawlessly. A classic East German camera worth owning.
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Voigtländer Bessa
Voigtländer Bessa folding camera with Skopar lens and Compur shutter. A 1930s medium format classic that still delivers sharp, reliable results on 120 film.
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Meopta Flexaret IVa
I picked up this Meopta Flexaret IVa at a market in Negreni that runs a few times a year. I stumbled across this twin-lens reflex camera and was immediately drawn to its character. I had no idea if it worked or what to…
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Certo Certina
The Certo Certina, a 1966 East German camera, was once shelf decor—now a charming, no-frills introduction to film photography’s humble, functional roots.
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Photax I
A quirky little bakelite beauty from 1937! Runs on 620 film—solved with a nail clipper and some determination. Just two apertures (ƒ/11, ƒ/16) and three speeds (100, 25, Bulb), yet it delivers surprisingly solid…
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Phot-Office Folding bi-format
A no-frills 1930s folding camera, likely sold in pharmacies and built for simplicity. ƒ/6.3, 1/100s max—surprisingly capable for 6×9 shots. Nearly a century old, still working great, and the bellows are intact. A…
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Agfa Isolette I
My first folding camera—needed some TLC to get going: freed the focus, re-calibrated, patched the bellows. Now it’s a reliable, rewarding shooter.
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