Pacific Rim - Reference Library

[Andreas Thaler]

An online library of photo related PDF files

Pacific Rim Camera Reference Library Index

A huge source with instructions, product catalogs, price lists, etc., including camera brands that I didn't know existed.

Great!

 

[miha]

This should be a great weekend read. Thanks!

 

[xkaes]

It's been there for a long time -- growing every day -- and is not publicized at all.

There are lots of other hidden gems out there, as well, such as the K&F lens database

https://www.kentfaith.com/index.php?route=product/camera/lens

 

[Saganich]

The 1936 vs 1938 Leica USA product catalogue it is an interesting read for history buffs.

 

[Dan Fromm]

Pacific Rim Camera Reference Library Index

A huge source with instructions, product catalogs, price lists, etc., including camera brands that I didn't know existed.

Great!

Andreas, thanks for posting it. Since you hang out here and are interested, it seems, only in small format cameras you may not be aware of "the LF list." It is an annotated collection of links to sites and pages of interest to, primarily, large format photographers but also points to information on small format gear. The first post in this https://www.largeformatphotography....to-look-for-information-on-LF-(mainly)-lenses discussion has a link to it.

Among others, it has links to information on repairing leaf shutters. If you don't have them already, you might find them useful.

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Great!

 

[Sirius Glass]

I have used it for years. It has obscure and hard to find information on cameras and lenses.

 

[BAC1967]

I’ve been using this for years, great resource. I've also purchased several items from them.

 

[gordrob]

It has been a great source of information over the years and is a valued resource for me.

 

[Individual One]

The various PDFs of accessories bring to mind a device that I saw in a used camera shop back in the late '80s. It was a projection accessory that attached to a Rolleiflex camera body at the location where the viewfinder ordinarily goes and had an illumination system with a lightbulb etc. If I recall correctly they wanted something like $80CDN for it, which for me at the time was a ludicrous amount of money and I did not buy it. I do not recall if it was a Rolleiflex product or from some other manufacturer. Has anyone else seen such a thing?
Bruce

 

[Individual One]

The various PDFs of accessories bring to mind a device that I saw in a used camera shop back in the late '80s. It was a projection accessory that attached to a Rolleiflex camera body at the location where the viewfinder ordinarily goes and had an illumination system with a lightbulb etc. If I recall correctly they wanted something like $80CDN for it, which for me at the time was a ludicrous amount of money and I did not buy it. I do not recall if it was a Rolleiflex product or from some other manufacturer. Has anyone else seen such a thing?
Bruce

And after a bit of browsing sure enough, there it is. At the end of one of the sales documents. What an odd device. I would be reluctant to dump that much heat into a camera.
Bruce

 

[Kodachromeguy]

The Pacific Rim archive is very useful. For example, the 1983 Calumet catalog shows coverage and other data for their Calumet II S lenses, which are rare but sometimes a great value on the ' bay.

 

[ic-racer]

 

[Oren Grad]

The Pacific Rim archive is very useful. For example, the 1983 Calumet catalog shows coverage and other data for their Calumet II S lenses, which are rare but sometimes a great value on the ' bay.

The Caltar-S II lenses are just rebadged Symmar-S. The specs are the same as those in the Schneider Symmar-S literature.