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Sokol Automat

Its name means "falcon" in Russian. Sokol-Automat is a 35mm rangefinder camera with CdS meter cells above lens in lens barrel. Made by LOMO in the city formerly known as Leningrad, the first camera in the series was this Sokol-Automat, that appeared in 1966.
Specifications:
| Manufacture Date | 1969-1978 |
| Film | 35mm |
| Frame size | 24x36mm |
| Lens | Industar-70, focal length - 50mm, f/2.8 |
| Lens Mount | fixed |
| Filter Size | 55x0.75mm |
| Focus Range | 0.8m (2.7ft) m to inf - dual scale |
| Exposure Meter | 3 CdS cells (cadmium-sulphide photo resistors) |
| Battery | PX625 or comaptible |
| Shutter Type | central, between elements |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/15 to 1/250 & B |
| Film Speeds | GOST 16, 22, 32, 45, 65, 90, 130, 180, 250 |
| Aperture Values | 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 (clicks) |
| Flash Contacts | hot shoe, X-Sync, M-Sync - sync with all times |
| Picture Counter | present, auto reset |
| Height | 89mm |
| Width | 141mm |
| Depth | 81mm |
| Weight | 774gr |
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Zorki 4

This a real classic camera, the copy of the Leica II made by KMZ (Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod) factory near Krasnogorsk, which is a suburb of Moscow. It's almost identical in appearance to the original, except for a few minor design details and parts, using the same M39 mount and rangefinder design. It's a very enjoyable user, with its large bright finder, rounded sides and comfortable vulcanite exterior, smooth, snappy shutter and sharp lens.
Specifications:
| Manufacture Date | 1956-1973 |
| Film | 35mm |
| Frame size | 24x36mm |
| Lens | LTM Jupiter-8 (KMZ copy of Zeiss Sonnar) 50mm 1:2-22 |
| Lens Mount | Leica M39 screw mount compatible |
| Filter Size | 40.5mm threaded, 42mm slip-on |
| Focus Range | 1m to infinity |
| Focusing System | coupled rangefinder (41mm base length; coincident image) 1.0x magnification factor viewfinder shows 50mm frame of view viewfinder has built-in diopter adjustment |
| Exposure Meter | none |
| Shutter Type | double cloth curtain |
| Shutter Speeds | 1s to 1/1000 & B, 9-15 sec. self-timer |
| Aperture values | 2 to 22 |
| Flash Contacts | external cold shoe, PC cable connector 1/30 sec X flash sync |
| Picture counter | present, manual reset |
| Dimensions and Weight | body: 133x67 xx mm, 519g body+lens: 133 x 67 x 66 mm, 725.8g |
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Zenit 3m

This is a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera designed by N. Marienkov and produced by KMZ from 1962 until 1970.
Specifications:
| Manufacture Date | 1962-1970 |
| Film | 35mm |
| Frame size | 24x36mm |
| Lens | Helios 44, 6 element, focal length - 58mm, f/2 |
| Lens Mount | Leica M39x1 screw mount compatible |
| Filter Size | 49x0.5mm |
| Focus Range | 0.5m to infinity |
| Focusing System | fixed pentaprism with ground glass screen |
| Exposure Meter | none |
| Shutter Type | cloth curtain, horizontal |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/30 to 1/500 & B, 9-15 sec. self-timer |
| Aperture values | 2 to 16 |
| Flash Contacts | PC cable connector 1/30 sec X flash sync |
| Picture counter | present, manual reset |
| Height | 90mm |
| Width | 140mm |
| Depth | 70mm |
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Kodak Retina Automatic III

The Retina was produced first by Nagel Camerawerk in Germany and then Kodak acquired Nagel. Retina Automatic III has a coupled rangefinder, automatic exposure (aperture priority) with low light prevention but also allows manual control, bright frame viewfinder, Gossen meter very precise in normal conditions, speeds from 1/30 to 1/500. The lens f:2.8/45 mm is a four elements that renders nice textures. A very good companion.
Specifications:
| Manufacture Date | 1961-1963 |
| Film | 35mm |
| Frame size | 24x36mm |
| Lens | Schneider Kreuznach Retina Xenar 45mm f/2.8 |
| Lens Mount | fixed |
| Filter Size | 32mm |
| Focus Range | 1m to infinity |
| Focusing System | rangefinder ghost image |
| Exposure Meter | Gossen |
| Shutter Type | Compur B |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/30 to 1/500 & B |
| Aperture values | 2.8 to 22 |
| Flash Contacts | external cold shoe, PC cable connector 1/30 sec X flash sync |
| Picture counter | present, auto reset |
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Welta Perle

This Welta Perle is a nice example of a 6x9cm folding camera produced by Welta Kamera-Werke of Germany between 1932 and 1936.
Specifications:
| Manufacture Date | 1932-1936 |
| Film | 120 roll film |
| Frame size | |
| Lens | Schneider Xenar, 4 element, focal length - 105mm, f/2.9 |
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| Focus Range | 1.5m to infinity |
| Focusing System | prism of horizontal and vertical framing |
| Exposure Meter | none |
| Shutter Type | Compur T-B 25-100 |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/10 to 1/250, B & T |
| Aperture values | 2.9 to 32 |
| Flash Contacts | none |
| Picture counter | none |
| Height | 90mm |
| Width | 195mm |
| Depth | 160mm |
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Nikon D70

SLR digital camera with automatic & manual controls both on-body and in the extensive menu system.
Specifications:
| Body Material | plastic |
| Sensor | 23.7 x 15.5 mm CCD, 6.3 million effective pixels |
| Maximum Image Size | 3008 x 2000 |
| Lens | Nikkor AF G 18-70mm f4.5/5.6 Nikkor AF 70-300mm f.4/5.6 D ED |
| Focus | single/continuous AF, manual focus, focus bracketing, 5 area sensors |
| Exposure Mode | auto, portrait, landscape, close up, sports, night landscape, night portrait, PSAM |
| Sensitivity | auto, 200 - 1600, 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance | auto, 6 presets, manual |
| AF Assist | white light lamp |
| Continuous | 3 fps, up to 12 JPEG images or 4 RAW |
| Flash | built-in, pop-up (electronic) 11m front curtain, rear curtain, red-eye, slow, red-eye slow |
| Storage | compact flash (type I or II) |
| Viewfinder | TTL |
| LCD Monitor | 1.8" TFT, 130,000 LCD pixels |
| Connectivity | USB 1.1, DC-IN, NTSC/PAL video out |
| Power | Nikon EN-EL3 Lithium-Ion Battery three CR2 lithium batteries |
| Weight | 679 g with battery |
| Dimensions | 140 x 111 x 78 mm |
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