Source: Mike Eckman – Breathing New Life into Old Cameras
I just discovered this site by Mike Ekman. The photography section has lots of information on classic cameras. Each camera has an extensive review (much more detailed than reviews on most other sites I’ve come across). Pictures of the cameras are also provided as well as sample photographs taken with the camera. So far getting on for 50 cameras have been reviewed (I think the actual number is 43).
There are also other useful articles not related to a specific camera such as: Breathing New Life into Old Cameras; Mike’s Guide to Buying Old Cameras; and What Is My Camera Worth?
If you’re into old cameras this is well worth looking at.
According to Mike:
I made my first old camera post in August 2014. At that time, I had no idea where this hobby would take me. I already had an interest in digital photography, but acquiring 100 year old film cameras wasn’t something I had ever considered. I was on my third Nikon DSLR and had already started to acquire some extra Nikkor lenses and accessories, but never did I think that I would become so interested in this “subculture” of photography, and certainly would have never thought I would one day be a resource for other people to learn about these wonderful devices or how to repair them.
Eighteen months have passed since that first post, and while I still would never consider myself to be an authority on old cameras or their repair, I have learned a few things along the way that I think are worth sharing. I’ve taken apart 20-30 cameras and in most cases, have been able to put them back together in better shape than when I started. Sure, there have been some failures like my attempt at replacing curtains on a Soviet made FED 2 camera, or correcting a mirror problem on a junk box Pentax Spotmatic, but my successes greatly outnumber my failures and I feel the time has come to try and pass on what I’ve learned.
Source: Breathing New Life into Old Cameras
Be sure to read his disclaimers (as described in Breathing New Life into Old Cameras) though.