Cameras
Silver Halide
[Placeholder museum] Demonstration collection with sample catalogue information; not a verified real-world museum. Rangefinders, TLRs and press cameras that shaped 20th century reportage. All shutters tested, all lenses cleaned.
The catalogue
1955 · Ernst
Leica M3 Double Stroke
The high point of mechanical rangefinder design. 0.91× finder, brass gears, a shutter that sounds like a closing vault.
rangefinder
35mm
Leica
1962 · Franke
Rolleiflex 3.5F
Twin lens reflex with a Zeiss Planar and a waist-level finder that turns every frame into a small ceremony.
TLR
medium format
120