Here are some of the fascinating stories
behind the equipment we have in stock

We hope this section offers a useful source of information

1. An introduction to Angenieux lenses by Paul Gates, Ducey, France Many of the great French optical manufacturing houses such as Darlot, Hermagis, Boyer and Krauss had their roots in the nineteenth century, or even earlier. Angenieux was an exception.
2. SYBIL: an eccentrically British camera by Harry Kitchen In 1980 I met a Ôone-armed very old gentlemanÕ, (as he candidly described himself), who had a camera to sell. Over lunch he told me that the Kaiser had deprived him of the other arm in the Great War, that during 1926 he had bought the camera from James Sinclair, and that the shutter did not work.
3. The Rare Retinas by Max Dyble Retina collectors are aware of the vast number or Retina & Retina Reflex variants manufactured during the production span from 1934 to 1964. But which are the really rare models, and why are they rare?
4. The Foca Universal RC by Paula Gates, France. The coupled rangefinder interchangeable lens Foca cameras of French design
5. Mixed nuts by Dr Burton Rubin, New York. In any bowl of mixed nuts there are usualy masses of peanuts and lesser amounts of the more expensive, scarcer varieties.
6. Irregular Regulas by Helen Smith. A lot of affordable fun can be had from hunting down the confusing spread of Regula models still surviving out there, and tryingbto make sense of them.
7. The Name’s the Same by Dr Burton Rubin, New York. Sometimes a camera has appeal for the strangest of reasons

If you have an interesting story to tell, please e-mail it to us at
cameras@mwclassic.demon.co.uk

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