Western Photographic Historical Society

Tucson, Arizona USA

- Collectors' Corner -

Magnacam  Wristamatic

Wristamatic model 30 wrist camera c1981.  Novelty item 6 round images on discs.  Fixed focus, rather ugly and a poor seller.

Mamiya 16

Mamiya 16 Automatic c1959.  One of a series with a coupled selenium meter & hinged bright frame finder.  Mamiya Sekor 2.8X25mm in 2-1/200 shutter.

Mamiya Super 16 

c1951-1956.  Cute 3.5X25mm lens with top level focus, aperture next to focus lever.  2-200 speeds also set by lever on top.

Mamiya  6 IV

Mamiya-6 IV range finder folder, early type c1947 w/external sync. behind  chrome lens housing.  Zuico C 3.5X7.5cm in Seikosha-Rapid B 1/500.

Mamiyaflex C

Original model c1957.  Professional TLR w/interchangeable lens boards-shutters.  10 lens choices.  Still a viable workhorse 6X6 format.

Meopta Flexaret II

Helical focusing in 15 or more variants, mirar f3.5 80mm lens in prontor shutter

Meopta Mikroma 

16mm subminiature, the original of series w/3speed shutter and advance lever on upper back. c1949.

Meopta Stereo Mikroma I 

c1961 for 16mm film.  Mirar 3.5X25mm lenses in 1/5-1/100   shutter, sliding bar shutter cocking and in green leather covering.

Meopta Stereo 35

Makes 80 12x13 stereo pairs on 2 diagonal rows on 1 pass of the film, then mounts like the personal stereo (Viewmaster). Plastic & metal body, fixed focus,. aperture from 3.5 to 22. c1971.

Mercury Satellite

 

Here's a 127 film camera with over the lens viewer from a brand-x manufacturer, fixed focus and cool outer-space motif on face plate. c1960s