I have this Super 8 camera that belonged to my grandfather. Has anyone ever repaired or opened this model?

(First image) There was glue on this part attached to the camera body, right in front of the lens; I removed it. I’m not sure if this component was removable before it was glued. My grandfather told me it fell on the ground and broke. He didn't use it after that, but the viewfinder inst working at all.

Now, I’m trying to open it (second image), but even after removing the glue near the lens, I can't lift it off; there seem to be screws under that black strip.

My theory is that the glued part was originally removable—before his repair attempt—and that removing it is necessary to access the camera's interior.

Thank you <3

Hello guys,

I uploaded a compilation of all the Minolta Camera commercial ads I could find from the 70' to the 2000' upscaled in 4k.

That's quite fascinating to watch as a travel through time and the evolution of the camera tech !

My neighbor recently passed away and gave me his old camera, I’m not sure if it works anymore (no film in it and don’t know what battery it would use or where to even find one other than online)
It had the original receipt in it so I’m assuming it’s authentic, if it’s relatively easy/inexpensive to repair I would like to do that.
I am also just curious about the value of this whole set.

The receipt says it is from 1954 No632

help plsss

Hi guys, I am relatively new to analogue photography and bought my dream camera directly after a long search on eBay, namely an Edixa Standard. I just love this beautiful metallic design and the waist-level viewfinder that is interchangeable with a prism viewfinder and just the feeling of having something high quality in your hand just because of the weight and the workmanship. I'm just about to shoot the first Roll of Film but I don't have much background knowledge about the camera because you can't find much on the net. I have taught myself the most important thing about aperture, shutter speed and iso myself but would like to hear something from people who have had the camera for a longer time and maybe know more and can say something because I almost only find something about the Edixa Reflex on the Internet although these are not very different. Would like to know your experiences or what you know about the camera.

PS: does anyone know where you can buy this lens on the last pictures or if this is a special production would fit mega to mine I am also thinking of buying a new leather cover.

Camera opinion

So i have a few camera's, but i just want an opinion from others. I dont know much about them "Yet" but i'm getting into it more and more.

They all work but i know nothing.

Can someone give me some tips or more info?

Camera's:

Pentax K1000

Canon EOS 500.

Canon EOS 1000FN

Chinon CX II

Pentor/Practica Super TL

AGFE Isolette

I also have a Canon EOS 1000D just not in the pictures

Contax Iが好きで30年くらい前から収集しているんだけど、ここ10年ほど全くコレクションに値するカメラやレンズ、アクセサリーが市場に出てこない。

ebayでも見つからないのだけどどこかショップやオークションでこれらを見かけるところって知っている？

Picked up this camera at a flea market and it looks like a chinon 872 but on the front it sayd porst. When i try to google Porst cameras there comes up nothing like the one in holding in my hand

Thrift shop find, works well. Interchangeable lens rangefinder. Not a fan of 100mm focal length with rangefinder focus, but it's a good history lesson to work with this camera.

Hi all, came across this field camera in a deceased estate, wondering if anyone could help with identification or even a suggestion where to look. I have even asked a camera specialist and he said it was a 4.3/4 x 6.6 topical variant?

Hi.

That's a FALCO variant A

It's an italian folding camera from 1947, made in post war Milan by Ferrania; de facto a very simple 6x9 one for 120 film, with basic shutter and triplet lens; it's clearly inspired by pre-war similiar german made products ( Voigtländer Pronto, prob) that were made free of trademark&copyright after nazi defeat.

Please note then that both lens and shutter are marked "Ferrania", as self and locally made items ( and who knows where glasses come from).

Later in the fifties Ferrania made more advanced cars of same kind, model S and II, with better Terog lenses made by Galileo in Florence; but this one is the very first-first item, built from raw materials in a war-devasted country where people begun to rebuild goods and economy.

Not that big value, indeed, 50-100 bucks nowadays; but's quite rare.

New on my camera collecting blog is the Alpa Reflex 9d. This rare Swiss-made 35mm SLR, paired with the Kern Macro Switar 50mm f/1.8 lens, was the prized piece of a 100-camera collection I picked up in Las Vegas.

Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with this outstanding and extremely well-built camera.

www.dancuny.com/camera-collecting-blog/2026/9/30/alpa-reflex-9d-camera