Zeiss Ikon Contina Ia, 1954-1955, Viewfinder Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2016, Donation of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal.

The Zeiss Ikon Contina la is a rigid viewfinder camera manufactured in Stuttgart, Germany by Zeiss Ikon between 1954 and 1955. Its code is 526/24, where 24 indicates that it is a 35mm film camera. It has a small, centered viewfinder and flat lens front. Lens:  Novar – Anastigmat 1:3.5 f/ 45. The minimum focus of the lens…

Nikon F 301 (N2000), 1985, SLR Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2015, Donation of Mr. Baiju Jose.

The Nikon F-301 (sold in the United States as the N2000) is probably the smallest Nikon 35mm film camera with a motorized film transport. It was introduced in 1985. This is a manual focus SLR with motorized film advance, and an automatic programmed exposure system controlled by TTL metering. It is the manual focus version of the N2020.…