Author Archives: Jouni Rinne

Olympus PEN EE-2

Found this little miniature marvel at the collector’s sale at Killinkoski Camera Museum (highly recommended, if you ever visit Virrat, Finland). Not the modern digital variety, but the original point-and-shoot PEN: a 1968 or so Olympus PEN EE-2 28mm f/3.5 … Continue reading

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Miranda Sensorex C

Recently I had the pleasure to add a new camera to my Miranda collection: a very tidy and fully working Miranda Sensorex C (serial number 933772, circa 1970 model). For the sake of creating an impressive picture I fitted it … Continue reading

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Miranda viewfinders

One of the most distinctive features of the Miranda SLR cameras was the interchangeable viewfinder system. Some other camera companies have also used a similar system on some of their models (notably Nikon F, Canon F-1 and some Topcon models, … Continue reading

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Loose Miranda lens caps

I’d like to share here a tip I got from a fellow mirandacollectors group member. With age and use, the metal push-on lens caps on Miranda and some Soligor lenses wear out and loosen to the extent that they drop … Continue reading

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Yashicaflex test pictures

Last spring I took a roll of test pictures on Dad’s old 1955 Yashicaflex C, which had been last used in the late ’60s, and collecting dust on a bookshelf ever since. Regardless of its neglected state it behaved very … Continue reading

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