Holy GrailNikon · 1957
Nikon · Japan · 1957
Nikon SP + Nikkor 50mm f/1.1
The Japanese Leica M3, technically superior. Universal viewfinder for 6 focal lengths (28–135mm) and the Nikkor-N f/1.1, the fastest lens of its era.
~400 cameras
The collection.
Rangefinders, classic SLRs, compacts, prototypes and rarities accumulated over 20 years in Barcelona.
Rangefinders
Rangefinders
Leica M3
Leica · 1954
Leica · Germany · 1954
Leica M3
The camera that defined professional rangefinder photography. Bayonet mount, bright framelines, legendary build quality.
Historical fraudKiev · 1963
Kiev / USSR · 1963
Contax noname (Kiev 1963)
Made in Kiev in 1963 and sold as a German Contax II. One of photography's most fascinating historical frauds. ~5,000 units.
Absolute rarityMunich · 1949
Steinheil · Munich, 1949
Steinheil Casca II
German rangefinder with interchangeable bayonet and shutter up to 1/1000s. Pioneer in features Leica and Nikon adopted years later. Fewer than 2,000 units.
Classic SLRs
Classic SLRs
Nikon · 1959
Nikon · Japan · 1959
Nikon F + Nikkor 50mm f/1.2
The camera that took Nikon to the professional world. The first Nikon SLR, used by NASA and in Vietnam.
World's first SLRUSSR · 1937
GOMZ · USSR · 1937
GOMZ Sport (1937)
The world's first 35mm SLR camera. Soviet-made, predating the Exakta and the entire SLR industry.
USSR · 50th anniversary
Zenit · USSR
Zenit 50th Anniversary
Limited edition commemorative Zenit. The most popular Soviet camera, in its special anniversary edition.
Rarities & Specials
The strangest pieces.
1888
Photosphere · France · 1888
Photosphere (1888)
Spherical aluminum camera from 1888. One of the first mass-production cameras. A piece of photographic history.
PrototypeCalifornia · 1948
La-Rose · California, 1948
La-Rose Rapitake
American half-frame 35mm prototype. Presented at a California press conference in 1948 and never mass-produced. Cast aluminum, f/7.5, spring plunger. One of the rarest cameras in the collection.
Spy · 19th century
Stirn · Berlin · 1886
Stirn Concealed Vest Camera
19th-century spy camera disguised as a vest button. Used for covert surveillance. One of the earliest miniaturized cameras.