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.…

Luster Award 2017

In a significant move by PhotoMuse to find and recognize talent among amateur photographers, PhotoMuse jury selected the best pictures submitted in BAF-PhotoMuse Club on Facebook during the year 2016. Three photographs were chosen from all seven categories – Contemporary, Portraits, Documentary, Pictorial, Architecture, Landscape & Nature. Five pictures were also nominated as Curator’s Choices.…

Luster Award 2016

In a significant move by PhotoMuse to find and recognize talent among amateur photographers, PhotoMuse jury selected the best pictures submitted in BAF-PhotoMuse Club on Facebook during the year 2015. Three photographs were chosen from all five categories – Pictorial, Contemporary, Portraits, Documentary & Nature. Five pictures were also nominated as Curator’s Choices. THE JURY:…

Bolsey B, 1947, Rangefinder Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2018, Donation of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal, Source – Herbert Ascherman collection.

The Bolsey B is a 35mm rangefinder camera with a cast aluminium body, introduced by Bolsey in 1947. The lens is a fixed Wollensak Anastigmat 44/3.2 with helical focusing, and the Wollensak leaf shutter gives T, B, 10-200 speeds. The rangefinder is of the split-image type, coupled to the lens but separate from the viewfinder.

Agfa Silette Rapid L, 1964, Viewfinder Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2017, Donation of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal.

Silette Rapid L is a 35mm film viewfinder camera made by Agfa and introduced in 1964. It belongs to the long-lasting Silette series. Silette is a name used by the German maker Agfa from 1953 to 1974 to designate successive generations of 35mm fixed-lens viewfinder cameras. The camera uses Rapid 35mm film cartridges. It has a…

Polaroid Supercolor 635 CL, c.1990, Box Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2014, Donation of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal, Source – Herbert Ascherman Collection.

The Polaroid Supercolor 635 CL camera is a box-style plastic bodied camera produced throughout the 80s and early 90s. It works with original Polaroid 600-type film. It is an instant camera. The instant camera is a type of camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after taking the picture. It…