Exakta Varex VX my grandfather bought in East Germany in the early fifties and gave to me. He just turned 94.

I love a waist level camera. It's my favorite way to shoot.

The viewfinder is modular so you can swap between the two styles, and the spare stays in the cutest little leather box 🥹

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Yes, these are beauties. The whole By Accident archive was shot entirely on Exakta cameras.

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Really difficult to focus with such a small 35mm viewfinder?

I enjoy the chimney viewfinder on the Mamiya RB67 a lot! ...but that's 6x7 cm