About forty cameras, from the pocket Leica to the 8×10 view camera. They don't sleep in a display case: most of them are still in use.
The culmination of the screw-mount Leicas born from Oskar Barnack's design: a fully mechanical pocket rangefinder that followed post-war reporters.
The first M-mount Leica. Its bright viewfinder and watch-like mechanics made it a legend of photojournalism. I own two of them.
The M6 adds light metering to the classic M body; the TTL version also handles flash. Two examples in new condition.
Nikon's mechanical professional SLR, reputed to be indestructible, the companion of press photographers.
The Nikon for demanding amateurs: rugged, F-mount, with a built-in meter.
The SLR that made Minolta famous, with its through-the-lens metering.
A pioneer: one of the very first SLRs to meter light through the lens.
Two compact SLRs from the golden age of Japanese 35 mm.
The Soviet rangefinder, here in a commemorative edition, with its Jupiter-8 50 mm f/2.
German and Japanese elegance from the rangefinders of the 1950s.
The joy of the instant picture, in the Spectra's wide format.
The legendary Swedish 6×6, modular and quiet. The 500 EL/M is the motorised version, from the family of electric Hasselblads that travelled to the Moon.
An outsized 6×8 SLR, with bellows and tilt movements like a view camera: a studio tool.
Nicknamed the “Texas Leica”: a 6×9 rangefinder with a 65 mm wide-angle lens, ideal for landscapes.
Twin-lens reflexes unique in their kind: their lenses are interchangeable.
The 6×9 camera of press photographers, rugged and precise.
The Rolleiflex's little brother: Rollei quality in a 6×6 twin-lens reflex.
The Swiss monorail view cameras, the reference of professional studios: shifts and tilts give perfect control of perspective and sharpness.
A large American wooden view camera: an 8×10 inch negative of unmatched detail.
Light field cameras to take large format on a hike.
Two more 4×5 monorail cameras, Japanese and Dutch, for the studio.
Folding cameras that tell the beginnings of family photography, from postcard format to 6×9.
The heart of my darkroom: enlargers from 35 mm to 4×5 to print negatives by hand.