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Cameras
| Manufacturer:Model | Manufacture years | Serial Number | Date acquired | Price Paid | Comments | |
 | Yashica: Yashica FX-A Quartz | 1983 | 001695 | 2013 | An innovative camera, I love using the hybrid focusing system. It looks great too, especially when paired with the Contax 139 Winder. | |
 | Contax: RTS Gold Anniversary | E-42 | 2012 | Truly beautiful with its matching Zeiss 50 1.4 Planar. They made 100 in the E-series. It is in its original wooden/leather box. | ||
 | Contax: RTS Fundus | 123438 | 1989 | This is the Scientific version of the RTS with a raised surround to the shutter button to prevent accidental tripping; a lock button on the front of the camera for the shutter speed selector and enhanced mirror damping. It's such a lovely camera, I have bought 7 over the years. | ||
 | Contax : Preview | 002051 | 1980 | Not intended for amateur use, this is essentially a Polaroid back attached to a Yashica FX-3 shutter with the C/Y mount. It is a no frills 'brick' to be with a Contax (or Yashica) Right Angle Finder for image viewing prior to shooting with your main camera. Very useful for checking lighting or composition with the taking lens which is then transferred back to the 35mm camera. | ||
 | Contax : CGCM | 001881 | 2000 | There are quite a few variants of the CGCM all of which are based on the Contax 137MD. They are principally for use in laboratories and may lack, metering, mirrors and various controls - most are externally powered. | ||
 | Contax: ST | 009693 | 1999 | This is the most pure photographers' SLR - it has no frills but exudes class and handles like a dream. It shares the ceramic film plate of the RTSIII, though without the vacuum, and has a date back, It can however be used with the rather excellent Data Back of the 167MT for remote operation. It is pictured here with the P-7 Power Pack for extended use and Zeiss' 50 1.4 Planar. | ||
 | Petri: Micro RSD | 188780 | 2018 | A very rare example of the precursor to the MF-1. There seems to be some debate as to whether Petri made the Carena Micro RSD or Carena made the Petri version - perhaps Petri made both...or neither. it's a very nice, tiny SLR. | ||
 | Contax: M 35 W | 7090010 | 1983 | This is the most extreme variant of the Contax 137MD and I've shown the back of the camera to prove its provenance as it shows a D-5 fitted. The front has a circular plate fitted to which a Zeiss microscope is attached via a Prontor Magnetic shutter; the camera has no meter or shutter. You can see the front of the camera, top left of the Contax CGCM group photo. | ||
 | Yashica: Yashica Sequelle | 1962 | 15612 | 11/2018 | A very strange looking half-frame camera, seemingly designed to look like home-movie cameras of the 1960s. Finding the grip was a big plus as it balances the camera beautifully. |
Lenses
| Manufacturer:Model | Serial Number | Date acquired | Price Paid | Comments | |
 | Zeiss, Carl: 70-210 f3.5 Vario-Sonnar | 6818202 | 1988 | This is the best 70-210 ever made and the macro has to be seen to be believed. Despite the huge amount of glass in this lens, I've never owned one with zoom creep. | |
 | Yashica: ML 70-210 f4 | A7600153 | 2015 | Very rare lens of exceptional quality made only for 1 year around 1980. Its build quality and sharpness rivals Zeiss' 70-210 VS though it has no macro capability. It's a stunner and I have 2 of them. | |
 | Yashica : ML 55 1.2 | A5001550 | 2014 | Made on the Tomioka line, this is a beautiful lens with a softer bokeh than the Zeiss 55 1.2 Planar. | |
 | Yashica: ML 100mm f4 | A9100009 | 1979 | This was the 9th lens off the Tomioka production line for the Bellows 100mm and although it has the ML coating, it is stylised as a DSB with its silver nose and coarser diamond grips. Very sharp performer but can only be used with a bellows as it has no focusing mechanism. | |
 | Yashica: 35-70 f3.5 ML | A7702643 | 1980 | This is a rare lens and of superb build quality. It is large and heavy, especially when compared with other 35-70 ML or MC lenses and is a one-touch zoom. It produces superb images. | |
 | Yashica: 35-70 f4 ML | A8101084 | 2013 | This early ML zoom is quite rare and like its larger f3.5 cousin is much sought after. Unlike its big brother, this is a 2-ring zoom and not a push-pull. It has a reputation for sharpness and very low distortion. | |
 | Yashica : 28-50 f3.5 ML | A7401677 | 2015 | This is a stunner! OK - it's got less than a x2 zoom range but it makes up for it in image quality which is outstanding - low distortion, even illumination, and tack-sharp. It received one of the highest ever ratings from Amateur Photographer magazine. It is increasingly hard to find. |