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Researching classic cameras and lenses can be a daunting process. We hope these pages will not only inform photographers about vintage camera equipment, but inspire others to start using them in their future photographic and creative endeavors.
We will continue to update this page with photographs, experiences, and catalogs. We hope you find these helpful and greatly appreciate any contributions from other photographers : )
By clicking on any Catalog Cover you will be able to view the entire catalog on its own page!
Agfa Ansco Catalog 1941
Bausch and Lomb Photographic Lenses and Accessories 1928
Bausch and Lomb Photographic Lenses 1941
Bausch and Lomb Photographic Lenses 1920
1906 Bausch and Lomb Lenses: "Aids to Artistic Aims"
What Lens Shall I Buy? Bausch & Lomb Optical CO. 1919?
Bausch and Lomb Sigmar Lenses for Portrait Photography
Bausch and Lomb Protar Lenses 1960
Bausch and Lomb
Photographic Lenses 1910
Photographic Lenses 1910
Bausch and Lomb
Photographic Lenses 1912
Photographic Lenses 1912
Bausch and Lomb
Super Baltar Lenses 1965
Super Baltar Lenses 1965
Burke and James 1967 Catalog Highlights
Burke and James 1951 Catalog Highlights
Burke and James Used
Lens Offerings and Price List
Lens Offerings and Price List
Zenza Bronica EC Instruction Manual
Calumet 1965 Camera and Lens Catalog
Calumet 1970 Photographic Equipment for the Professional
Calumet 4 X 5" View Camera Instruction Manual
Calumet Caltar II Lenses 1978
Super Cambo Camera Catalog
Taylor-Hobson Cooke Lenses Catalog 1920's
Taylor-Hobson Cooke Lenses Catalog 1930's
Dallmeyer Lenses and Apparatus Catalog 1920/30's
Dallmeyer Lenses and Apparatus Catalog 1931
Deardorff 5X7 View Camera Manual
Deardorff Triamapro Camera Manual
Deardorff Commercial Studio Cameras/Standsl
Elwood Pattern Works Enlargers Manual
Emil Busch 1911 Catalog Highlights (French)
Fujinon Professional Lenses 1979?
Galvin 2 1/4 X3 1/4 View by Jim Galvin
Goerz American Optical Catalog 1940
Goerz American Optical Catalog 1913
Goerz American Optical Catalog 1951
Goerz American Optical Catalog 1915
Graf Variable Anastigmat Instruction Manual
Graflex Camera Catalog 1941
Graflex Shutter Operating Instructions
Graflex Shutter Guidebook
Graflex Rapid-Vance 120 Roll Film Holder Guidebook
Graflex Home Portrait Operating Instructions
Graflex 4X5 Graphic View Camera Brochure
Graflex Super D Camera Brochure
Graflex Camera Catalog 1927
4X5" Speed Graphic No. 3 (Pre Anniversary) Operating Directions
Graflex XL Catalog
Graflex and Graphic
Cameras 1916
Cameras 1916
Graflex and Graphic Price List 1949
Graflex XL Camera System Guidebook
Graflex XL Camera System Brochure
Graflex Pacemaker Crown and Speed Graphic Cameras Guidebook
Graflex Pacemaker Graphics Instruction/Reference Manual
Graflex Super Graphic 4X5 Guidebook
Graflex Graphic Cameras Brochure 1969
Graflex SLR Instruction Manual
Graflex Price List Supplement 1941
Hasselblad 500 Classic Instruction Manual
Horseman Optical Exposure Computer Instructions
Horseman Photographer's
Catalog No. 2 1988
Catalog No. 2 1988
ICA Cameras 1925
w/Pricelists of 1925 and 1927
w/Pricelists of 1925 and 1927
Ilex Behind-The-Lens Shutters Catalog
Ilex Lenses and Shutters Catalog
Ilex Acme Lenses and Ilex Shutters
Ilex Acme Products 1922?
Ilex Photographic Lenses and Shutters
Introducing the Imagon By Joseph Foldes
The Plastic Depth Lens "Imagon" By Heinrich Kuhn!
Kalart Range Finder- How to Adjust and Use Manual
Kodak Portrait Lens - 305mm (12 inch) F4.8 Manual
Eastman 1927 Professional Photographic Catalog
Kodak Ektar Lens Catalog 1953
"About Lenses"
Eastman Kodak 1921
Eastman Kodak 1921
Komura Lenses: Large Format, Bronica, and 35mm
Korona (Gundlach Optical Company) Catalog 1900
Gundlach No. 32 Catalog 1910/20s
Linhof Model II Standard/Technika Brochure
Linhof Tecknika 70 Operating Manual
Linhof Operating Instructions for Super Tecknika 6 X 9cm
The Exciting New Linhof Line-up 1957
Linhof Color 4 X 5" Catalog
Linhof: A New Era
with the CINE ROLLEX Holder
with the CINE ROLLEX Holder
Hugo Meyer Catalog 1930 Kino/Makro Plasmat Lenses
Hugo Meyer Advertisement 1938
Hugo Meyer Catalog 1936
Hugo Meyer Price List 1936
Meyer Optik Large Format Lenses 1952 (German)
The Nagaoka View Camera Model II 4X5
Oscar Zwierzina Plasticca F:4 Catalog
Plaubel Peco Catalog 1960 Highlights
Plaubel Peco Junior Manual
Pinkham & Smith Soft Focus Lens Catalog 1920
Pinkham & Smith Soft Focus Lens Catalog 192
Pinkham and Smith Soft Focus Lens Catalog 1928
Photographic Inter-Lens Shutters (Repair) 1917
Rodenstock Imagon Catalog
G. Rodenstock Lenses of Quality Catalog 1912
Rodenstock Lenses for Large Format 1995
The Choice of a Lens Ross Catalog 192
Ross Advertisement 193
Saltzman Photographic Instruments and Equipment
Schneider Xenotar Lens Brochure 1950/1960's
Schneider The Complete Spectrum of Taking Lenses
Schneider Price List 1935
Schneider Lenses Catalog 1939
Schneider Lenses Catalog 1934
Schneider Lens Brochure 1978
Schneider Lens Brochure 1986
Schneider Componon/Componar Lens Brochure 1970
Schneider Symmar Lens Brochure 1962
Schneider Xenar Lens Brochure 1950/1960's
Schneider Xenar/Xenotar Lens Brochure 1969
Sinar Norma Instruction Manual
Sinar Copal Shutter Instruction Manual
Soho Reflex Camera
Dr. Staeble & Co. 1912 Catalog (Highlights in German)
Staeble Optik Polyplast and Neoplast Catalog
Steinheil Photographic Lenses 1925
Steinheil Photographic Lenses Price List 1925
Steinheil Photographic Lenses and Price List 1929
Omega View/Toyo View Professional View Camera System 1985
Voigtlander Lenses Catalog 1927
Voigtlander Professional Lenses Catalog 1964
V-PAN 617 Panoramic Modular View Camera
by Chet Hanchett
by Chet Hanchett
V-Pan Article in Camera & Darkroom
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1906-1907
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1903
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Catalog 1919
Wollensak Lens and Shutter Guide 1957
Wollensak No. 43 Catalog 1940's
Wollensak No. 33
Catalog 1935
Catalog 1935
Wollensak Price List 1950
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1916
Wollensak Raptar Lenses For Commercial Photography 1949
Wollensak Raptar Series II F4.5 Lenses 1949
Wollensak Raptar Enlarging Lenses 1950
Wollensak Raptar Telephoto and Wide Angle Lenses 1950
Wollensak Portrait Veritar Lenses 1950
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Catalog 1922
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Catalog 1928
Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1912-1913
Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1927
Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1929
Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1933
Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1907
Zeiss Objectives for your Linhof Super Technika 4X5in.
Zeiss Objectives for your Linhof Camera
Carl Zeiss Jena Tele-Tessar Catalog 1924
Zeiss Protarlinse Combination/Fstops/Coverage Tables
Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta B 2 1/4" X 2 1/4"
Zeiss: Photographic Lenses
and how they are made
and how they are made
Zone VI: How to Build a Camera
by Fred Picker
by Fred Picker
Zone VI: Photographic Specialties
1986-1987
1986-1987