If you’re interested in classic cameras, you probably have the reference bibles from McKeown and Kadlubek.

These books have been on the market for quite a long time now.

Well, there’s an exciting up-to-date alternative from our friend Franz Steimer now: the new Steimer’s Fotoliste 2009-2010.

Franz Steimer now has packed so much information about 13,000 classic cameras, 3,400 lenses and 2,400 accessories together with 15,700 pictures and graphs, that it wouldn’t fit on a single CD anymore. It’s now a 2 CD set.

For the price it’s a no-brainer to buy, there’s even a discount if you hand in your older Steimers Fotoliste. I’ve bought it straightaway because this is not just a reference. All kinds of cross-referencing possibilities will definitely save you a lot of time researching your own equipment. Modern technology allows you to lookup information in no time, which is simply not feasible with a paper book. All lenses with M39 mount? Just a few clicks to find out. Articles about many classic cameras? Included.

Steimers Fotoliste is available from www.lindemanns.de or Franz Steimer’s own website www.ffsteimer.de. And no I’m not making a penny out of this, just want you to know someone has put a tremendous amount of time getting this information together and is willing to share it with you. Let’s keep these people motivated to continue, we’ll all benefit from it.

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