Yashica Electro 35 AF-mini 1989, Compact Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2016, Donation of Mr. Mahesh Ramanujan

The Yashica Electro 35 AF-mini was a 35mm compact camera from Kyocera that utilized the name of a series of classic rangefinders, but was a small plastic camera with autofocus. It was introduced in November 1989. Lens: Autofocus Yashica 34mm, f/4.5 lens. Auto-exposure with shutter speeds of 1/360-2s. ISO speeds of 100, 200 and 400.…

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 2009, Digital Camera, PhotoMuse Collection, 2016, Donation of Mr. Hamzas. K. M.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 is a slim and ultra-compact digital camera featuring a metal body, sliding front plate and folded optics. Measuring 13.9mm thick, highlights of the T90 include a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 35-140mm equivalent 4x zoom lens, large 3.0-inch touch-sensitive rear screen, super steady shot optical image stabilization, face and smile detection technology, ISO…

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.…