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Welcome to my collection of vintage cameras, which I set up mainly to keep track of my cameras for myself, but may be of interest to others. It also contains information how to fix some of them, as many of these cameras showed the signs of age and long neglect and it seemed wrong to leave them in that state. It also contains an archive of photos taken with some of those cameras.
If you want to comment on anything on the website or perhaps want to know more about how to fix certain cameras, please feel free to contact me at cjs.classic.cameras[at]gmail.com.
Recent updates (14.09.25)
About me
My name is Cees-Jan de Hoog and I live near Edinburgh, Scotland. I am a keen but at best gets-lucky-sometimes amateur photographer, a vintage camera collector with a serious case of camera aquisition syndrome, as well as a self-taught camera repair man unable to keep up with my growing collection.
As I have a scientific and analytical background, you'll probably find these pages reflect that. I like numbers, categorising things and understanding how things work and came to be. My artistic side has suffered somewhat during the last years whilst focussing on the technical site of photography, but browse my Vintage Photos section for photos taken with various film cameras on this site.
Recent updates/additions (click items to visit):
September 2025
Rodehuser Panta (127 film version)
Luftwaffen Robot II with Biotar lens
Werra Werramatic v1
Boltavit I chrome
Altissa Altix 'Classic 35'
Altissa Altix IIIA with Meyer Primotar 50mm f/2.7
May 2025
Large update of Vintage Photos section: photos I've taken with cameras on this site, including Hasselblad 500C, Nikon FM, Olympus Trip 35, Agfa Flexilette and Zeiss Ikon ZI RF.
Wrayflex Ib
Kodak Chevron
KW Pilot Super
Riken Roico
Bolsey model B2
Soho Cadet
Kodak Autographic 3A
November 2024
Balda Baldax
Balda Piccochic
Braun Paxette Reflex Automatic
Franka Solida IIE
KMZ Zenit-E
Photavit 'Bolta' 828
Minor updates: Photavit IV v2,
Agfa Karat 36 v3 w/ Solagon,
Werra v0 Compur-Rapid,
Balda Super Baldax with f/2.8 Ennar,
Braun Paxette IIM - tan coloured
October 2024
Kiev II
Minolta Prod 20's
Riken Zessan
Certo Dollina II
OPL Foca **
Gerlach Ideal
April 2024
Sida
Contax-S with Biotar
Pontiac Baby-Lynx
Pontiac Lynx II
Gallus Derlux
Elop Elca
December 2023
Zeiss Ikon Contax I
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex TLR
Large selection of rebranded Ilocas including Tower, Photrix, Realist, Argus, Reporter.
October 2023
Zeiss Ikon ZI rangefinder
Agfa Isolette L
Agfa Optima Reflex
Olympus Pen-W
March 2023
Large update of Vintage Photos section: photos I've taken with cameras on this site, including Leica I, Shanghai-203 and Walz Automat 44
Aka Akarette I
King Regula IIId with Ultra-Lithagon 28mm f/3.5
Korelle 6x4.5
Welta Weltur II 6x9
Yashica-YK
February 2023
Bilora Radix
Adams 352 (by Leidolf)
Super Altissa
November 2022
Leica I model A
Agfa Isolette II with f/3.5 Solinar
LOMO 135BC
Carl Zeiss Werra 2
October 2022
MPP Microcord
Berning Robot Star 25
Carl Zeiss Werra I v2 Synchro-Compur
Welta Welti (Kodak Retina comparison)
Nikon F (Nikon S2 comparison)
September 2022
Welta Welti (first version)
KMZ Start
Beauty Lightmatic SP
August 2022
Adox Golf
Kodak Retina I type 141 with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
Kuwata Mulber 3x4
Mamiya 35-II
April 2022
Agfa Flexilette
Carl Zeiss Werra 4
Corfield Tele-Lumax 400/4.5 for Periflex
GOMZ Smena (#IStandWithUkraine version)
King Regula I-C Compur-Rapid
Nikon F
Tiranty Corvette (King Regula variant)
March 2022
Zeh Zeca-Flex
Carl Zeiss Werra 1 (v4) boxed
Perfex Speed Candid
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