Harry Price

Classic Camera Reviews
Classic Cameras
The Linhof Kardan Color 45s
An "Economy" Monorail Classic
Harry Price  |  Nov 01, 2004  |  0 comments

The first large format monorail cameras appeared on the market in the late 1940s and early '50s from European manufacturers like Linhof and Sinar. Linhof's first monorail, the original Kardan, was released in '52, the same year the German company moved into worldwide distribution.

Monorails were quickly adopted by studio and architectural...

Continue Reading >
Classic Camera Reviews
Classic Cameras
The Mamiya Super 23
Harry Price  |  May 01, 2004  |  1 comments

Mamiya introduced the Super 23 in 1967 and it would be the next to the last design the company would release as part of their series of "press" cameras. The term "press camera" was already an anachronism when the model was...

Continue Reading >
X