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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!

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

Burke and James 1967 Catalog Highlights

Burke and James 1951 Catalog Highlights

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

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/Stands

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 1913

Goerz American Optical Catalog 1940

Graf Variable Anastigmat Instruction Manual

Graflex Camera Catalog 1927

Graflex Camera Catalog 1941

Graflex Price List Supplement 1941

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 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

Hasselblad 500 Classic Instruction Manual

Horseman Optical Exposure Computer Instructions

Ilex Behind-The-Lens Shutters Catalog

Ilex Lenses and Shutters Catalog

Ilex Acme Lenses and Ilex 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

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

Hugo Meyer Catalog 1930 Kino/Makro Plasmat Lenses

Hugo Meyer Advertisement 1938

Hugo Meyer Catalog 1936

Hugo Meyer Price List 1936

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 1923

Photographic Inter-Lens Shutters (Repair) 1917

Rodenstock Imagon Catalog

G. Rodenstock Lenses of Quality Catalog 1912

The Choice of a Lens Ross Catalog 1922

Ross Advertisement 1938

Schneider Lenses Catalog 1934

Schneider Price List 1935

Schneider Lenses Catalog 1939

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

Schneider Xenotar Lens Brochure 1950/1960's

Sinar Norma Instruction Manual

Sinar Copal Shutter Instruction Manual

Dr. Staeble & Co. 1912 Catalog (Highlights in German)

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

V-Pan Article in Camera & Darkroom

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1903

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1906-1907

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1912-1913

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters 1916

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Catalog 1919

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Catalog 1922

Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Catalog 1928

No. 43 Wollensak Catalog Scans

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 Lens and Shutter Guide 1957

Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1907

Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1927

Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1929

Zeiss Photo Lenses Catalog 1933

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

Zone VI: How to Build a Camera
by Fred Picker

Zone VI: Photographic Specialties
1986-1987