Tag Archives: 50’s

120 to 620 film roll conversion for M.I.O.M Photax IV F

Posted on 10/09/2024 by Jouni Rinne

The type 620 film format – long since discontinued – was mainly used by Kodak, but also by quite a lot of other camera manufacturers since its introducion in the ’30s. That is also case with my M.I.O.M Photax IV … Continue reading →

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2 x 200mm (does not make a 400mm)

Posted on 11/05/2014 by Jouni Rinne

Two recently obtained 200mm lenses for Miranda here: First, a Russian Telemar-22 200mm f/5.6 lens (serial number 006675) fitted to 1959 Miranda S. It is, as far as I know, the only Russian-made lens ever with a Miranda m44 mount, … Continue reading →

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Vivo tripods

Posted on 24/01/2014 by Jouni Rinne

I published a new article / page concerning the japanese-made Vivo tripods, which I am very fond of. Please have a look here.

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Miranda S

Posted on 25/12/2013 by Jouni Rinne

I’m happy to introduce the latest addition to my, apparently, ever growing Miranda collection: a Miranda S from the year 1959, serial number 592277. The ‘S’ was an economy version of Miranda’s first camera, the ‘T’, having only the faster … Continue reading →

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