Post your Cameras - Show us yours, Old-New-Collectibles

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I don't remember, I must check it...

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I don't remember, I must check it...

Really? Then you must have a large collection!

 

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It's a well designed camera, looks like a box. I sold it for 40 euros.

And yes, I have about 300 old cameras

 

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Kodak Brownie Hawkeye

 

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Photos taken with the Hawkeye

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Photos taken with the Hawkeye

And it still works. Amazing.

 

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I used to test with film all, or most, of the old cameras I bought, the majority was from Sunday yard sales at a price of 1 to 10 euros.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I used to test with film all, or most, of the old cameras I bought, the majority was from Sunday yard sales at a price of 1 to 10 euros.

I bought some vintage lenses and for a while shot a bit with them, mounted on the 5D. But I stopped doing that. I think the lack of autofocus was always a bit problematic for me. I still have the lenses though.

 

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I stopped using film cameras and old lenses too. Digital and AF are way better.

 

[LtDave]

I used to test with film all, or most, of the old cameras I bought, the majority was from Sunday yard sales at a price of 1 to 10 euros.

I bought some vintage lenses and for a while shot a bit with them, mounted on the 5D. But I stopped doing that. I think the lack of autofocus was always a bit problematic for me. I still have the lenses though.

almost ALL of my old cameras, in fact MY first 35mm (kodak Signet 40) my mom would buy at garage sales. ive got some rather obscure stuff that takes 620 or 828 and one or two i think that use 127.

almost NONE of them have had film in them since ive owned them. except the Signet. i shot a lot of stuff with it before my AE-1 the summer between 11th and 12th grade.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

almost ALL of my old cameras, in fact MY first 35mm (kodak Signet 40) my mom would buy at garage sales. ive got some rather obscure stuff that takes 620 or 828 and one or two i think that use 127.

almost NONE of them have had film in them since ive owned them. except the Signet. i shot a lot of stuff with it before my AE-1 the summer between 11th and 12th grade.

I was never into film much. As a student I took a course, learned how to develop B&W film, turned a walk-in closet into a darkroom, borrowed an enlarger (Durst) from a friend, but it was hard. I was desperately trying to learn the exposure triangle (I had a book!), but the time between the taking of the shots and the resulting photos was too long and then I couldn't remember my settings and making notes as I shot didn't work either. And then the chemicals started to irritate my skin and eyes. I gave it up, only took the obligatory shots at birthdays and Christmas and such, half of them out of focus... Then i August 2008 I bought a Canon Powershot. In December I bought the 40D and the rest -as they say- is history.

Film does have a certain look though. And I like that look very much. But I just can't do it.

 

[LtDave]

I was never into film much. As a student I took a course, learned how to develop B&W film, turned a walk-in closet into a darkroom, borrowed an enlarger (Durst) from a friend, but it was hard. I was desperately trying to learn the exposure triangle (I had a book!), but the time between the taking of the shots and the resulting photos was too long and then I couldn't remember my settings and making notes as I shot didn't work either. And then the chemicals started to irritate my skin and eyes. I gave it up, only took the obligatory shots at birthdays and Christmas and such, half of them out of focus... Then i August 2008 I bought a Canon Powershot. In December I bought the 40D and the rest -as they say- is history.

Film does have a certain look though. And I like that look very much. But I just can't do it.

well as mentioned before, i started back in 1976 with a Canon EX-auto. film was all we had, and all i used (although my darkroom era was just a wee portion of the time behind the camera) up until 2001 when my daughter was born.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

I still have my Kodak Instamatic and it still works, from the 60's and my Aunts Kodak Flash Bantam takes 828

 

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Canon Powershot S5IS

The camera is faulty, the shutter is stuck wide open

 

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Photos with the S5is