p51
Sr Member
I have perhaps the most comprehensive collection of WW2 war correspondent equipment, uniforms, insignia and personal memorabilia in private hands (which isn't tough to claim as few people collect such stuff).
Cameras come with the territory even though my focus is on the writers, artists and cartoonists (I did a 'talking head' segment for the History Channel on that several years ago here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-n8YMPhwL4 ). I'm now looking for a Contax II with non-coated Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 5 cm f/2 lens like the one used by Robert Capa during WW2 and he shot his famous Normandy scenes with.
I also have several 'lower end' pre-war cameras like a Argus brick and a Kodak 35, as well as some 8MM film cameras.