Zeiss ikon Contaflex lV 1956, SLR Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2014, Donation of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal.

The Contaflex lV is a 35mm leaf-shuttered SLR camera by Zeiss Ikon, with Compur reflex shutter launched in 1956 and Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm f: 2.8 lens with helical focusing. The front element of the lens was removable and could be replaced by supplementary lenses. Shutter: Synchro-Compur shutter 1 sec – 1/500, B settings, X-flash…

Franka Kamerawerk Rolfix 1938, Folding Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2014, Donation of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal, Source – Herbert Ascherman Collection.

The Franka Rolfix was a series of self-erecting folding cameras for type No. 120 film rolls. It was launched in 1935. The series ended in 1954. All Rolfix cameras were designed for “full” medium format 6 x 9 cm, but several variants had the option for 4.5x6cm (half-frame) image format or the 6×6 image format.…