Ferrania Condor I
Manufactured in 1947
An Italian beaut.
"THE NIKON F3 stands as a masterpiece of modern technology, dedicated to today's most demanding photographers. It is the finest of the famous breed of cameras born of the unique Nikon commitment to excellence, whose standard of performance has
made Nikon the choice of the overwhelming majority of 35mm
professionals." - from F3 Manual
Above is a Pentacon F, also branded Contax F. A history lesson of a camera - the name Pentacon is the combination of the term pentaprism and name Contax. There were a handful of companies implementing the pentaprism in this era. The Pentacon F was released in the 1956, but the first camera use of the pentaprism was developed in the 30s and 40s. It’s been an essential part of slr’s through out camera history
