{"id":1577,"date":"2013-04-30T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?page_id=1577"},"modified":"2019-12-15T21:24:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T20:24:43","slug":"vintage-cameras","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?page_id=1577","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Cameras & Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early 2013, my daughter and I were looking at an old Agfa Billy I had picked up in a Belgian flea market years ago, and a Kodak Six20 my other daughter had bought at a yard sale, and she wondered whether it would be possible to take photos with either of them. Next thing you know, I was bidding on old cameras on eBay, and we’ve had fun learning how to use them, discovering how they work, and seeing if they still do!<\/p>\n

If you are searching for a particular camera, they are sorted first by manufacturer (alphabetically), and then by first year of manufacture.<\/p>\n

\"Agfa<\/a>Agfa-Ansco No. 1A Readyset Special<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1925-1931, uses 116 rollfilm. \u00a0Covered in brown leather made to look like ostrich. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | lens closeup<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AgfaAgfa Billy Compur<\/a><\/strong> – 1934-1942, uses 120 rollfilm. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | close-up of lens<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Agfa<\/p>\n

Agfa A8 Cadet<\/a><\/strong> – 1937-1940, uses A-8 (127) rollfilm. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0\u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Camerashiz!<\/a> | Quirky Guy with a Camera<\/a> | Junkstore Cameras<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ansco<\/p>\n

Agfa-Ansco B2 Cadet<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1937\/8, uses B-2 (120) rollfilm. \u00a0The cool thing about this particular camera is that it came to me with an exposed roll of b\/w film still inside. \u00a0I’m looking forward to see if it is salvageable. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view 1<\/a> | front view 2<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Camera Manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Daniel J. Schneider<\/a> | Matt’s Classic Cameras<\/a>\u00a0| Making Happy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AgfaAgfa Billy I<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1950, uses 120 rollfilm. \u00a0This is the one that started it all for us! \u00a0Purchased at a flea market in Belgium. Blog post<\/a>.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0close-up of lens<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Camera Manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 My Camera Cabinet<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AgfaAgfa Billy Record I<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1950-1952, uses 120 rollfilm. This one is in very nice shape.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0close-up of lens<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AgfaAgfa Paramat<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0– 1963-1965, half-fram 35mm camera.\u00a0 Fixed shutter speed (1\/125) and light meter to control aperture.\u00a0 Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0 | angled view<\/a>
\n– <\/em>Photos made with the camera:
\n– Camera manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Photo.net<\/a> | Mike Eckman dot com<\/a> | Lomopedia<\/a> | Filmosaur<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AgfaAgfa Silette Rapid F<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0– 1964, uses 35mm rollfilm cartridges developed to be competitive with the Kodak Instamatic’s 126 film. \u00a0Given to me as a birthday gift by my daughter.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view\u00a0<\/a>
\n– <\/em>Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Canny Camera<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Aires<\/a>Aires 35 V<\/a><\/strong> – 1958, 35mm. \u00a0A well-designed, solid rangefinder from a Japanese company that went bankrupt in 1960, after 10 years of existence. \u00a0The 35 V was offered with a variety of lenses; this one has the brilliant f\/1.5 40mm lens and an f\/3.5 100mm lens.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0angled view<\/a> | front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a> | with additional lens<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0\u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera Manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Photoethnography.com<\/a> |\u00a0Photo.net<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/a>Anthony & Scovill Ansco No. 2<\/strong> – 1903-1906; used 3 1\/4 by 4 1\/4 rollfilm type 118. \u00a0A huge box camera with wooden insides about which there is not a whole lot of information on the net. \u00a0The camera has almost no markings, and I only figured out what it was (I think) by looking up the (very faint) patent numbers on the inside back cover. \u00a0In 1907, after this “Ansco box” was no longer being made, the company renamed itself as “Ansco.” \u00a0Given as a gift from my mother.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0| angled view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0(Photos made with the camera – I’m sure I’ll figure something out)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Agfa<\/a>Ansco Karomat<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Agfa Karat 36) – 1948 – mid-1950s, uses 35mm cartridge film. \u00a0The Ansco Karomat was the Agfa Karat 36 re-badged for the American market. \u00a0The Karat was the final model in a line of cameras produced from the 1930s onward, and the 36\/Karomat was the first to abandon the rapid cartridge for the 35mm cartridge. \u00a0 In 1953, it sold for $164US (over $1200 in 2007 US dollars – these were not cheap cameras!).\u00a0\u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0\u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Camera Manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Mike Eckman dot com<\/a> | CJ’s Classic Camera Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AnscoAnsco Shur-Shot Jr<\/a><\/strong> – 1948, uses 120 rollfilm. \u00a0Purchased on eBay. \u00a0This one is in almost pristine shape. \u00a0In terms of construction, it appears identical to the Ansco B2 listed above – just a bit more decorative.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Photo.net<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AnscoAnsco Rediflex<\/a><\/strong> – 1950 and possibly later.\u00a0 Uses 620 rollfilm.\u00a0 Homely little pseudo TLR made from bakelite plastic, takes 6 cm square pictures using a fixed f\/11 lens and a 1\/50s shutter.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews: Dean’s Photographica<\/a> | Junkstore Cameras<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AnscoAnsco Readyflash<\/a><\/strong> – 1950s, uses 620 rollfilm. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ansco<\/a>Ansco Regent<\/a><\/strong> – 1953, uses 35mm film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay, with leather case.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0angled front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera:\u00a0\u00a0Flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ansco<\/a><\/p>\n

Ansco Anscoflex<\/a><\/strong> – 1953-1956, uses 620 rollfilm. \u00a0Purchased on eBay, with a roll of film inside it included! \u00a0Here’s an interesting link about its history.<\/a>
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera: \u00a0found film<\/a> | Flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a>\u00a0| disassembly and cleaning<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Junkstore Cameras<\/a><\/p>\n

Argus \/\u00a0\"Argus<\/span>Argoflex Seventy-Five<\/a><\/strong> – 1949-1958, uses 620 rollfilm and uses a large, top-mounted brilliant finder to frame pictures. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled front view<\/a>\u00a0(Argoflex)\u00a0| angled front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr set<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Mike Eckman dot com<\/a> | Random Camera Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bell<\/a>Bell & Howell Electric Eye 127<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1958, uses 127 film.\u00a0 Single fixed shutter speed with aperture controlled by selenium cell or an aperture slider hidden under the nameplate below the lens. Two film speed settings – about ISO 30 and about ISO 80.\u00a0 A red flag will appear in the bottom of the viewfinder if there is insufficient light. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| with case<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Berkey<\/a>Berkey Keystone 310 Everflash<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1970s. \u00a0Little information available on this compact camera everyone who lived through the 1970s remembers seeing. \u00a0If you go to Lomography.com you can even see photos taken with this camera. \u00a0Mine came with a roll of film inside it but nothing came out of it.
\n– Photo of the camera:\u00a0 front view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"CanonCanon FTb<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1971-1973, 35mm SLR. \u00a0I got this one on eBay in a lot of 12 cameras, but it came without a lens. \u00a0I’d like to get a nice FD L lens for it, but they are highly sought after and run in the hundreds of dollars. \u00a0Instead, I have this Kalimar macro lens.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0\u00a0Ken Rockwell<\/a>| Film Photography Project<\/a> | Casual Photophile<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Canon<\/a>Canon AF35SM II<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1983 35mm camera which included a number of innovations by Canon. \u00a0While walking on the beach in India taking photos with an old camera, I was approached by an Indian man who wanted to give me two film cameras he was no longer using – this was one of them.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/p>\n

\"UnknownFranka Werke<\/a><\/strong>, unknown model. \u00a0Believed to be a Rollfix, 1939, or possibly a Bonafix. \u00a0Uses 120 film. \u00a0The shutter sticks at all but 1\/100 speed. Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Franka<\/a>Franka Werke Bonafix<\/a><\/strong> – believed to be around 1950.\u00a0Uses 120 film. \u00a0Pristine condition, other than a bit of fungus.\u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled front view<\/a> | front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr set<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"FoldingHoughton Ltd. Folding Ensign 3 1\/4A<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– c. 1912, uses 122 film. Oddly large early folding camera (nearly a foot tall, lengthwise) made in the UK circa 1912. \u00a0This one appears to be in full working order, though testing it will be a challenge as it uses a much larger format than is currently in production – basically the size of a postcard.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr set<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ensign<\/a>Barnet-Ensign Ltd Ensign Commando<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1949, uses 120mm film with a built-in mask that allows for 12 or 16 exposures. \u00a0Rangefinder which is focused by moving the film plane, not the lens. \u00a0See also this site.<\/a>
\n– Photos of the camera: front view in cover<\/a> | front view<\/a>\u00a0| closed view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Imperial<\/a>Imperial Insta-Flash 126<\/strong> – Not much information on this one. \u00a0Has an undevelopable roll of Kodachrome 126 inside.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a> No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak<\/a><\/strong> – 1905-1906, uses 116 rollfilm. \u00a0This camera came in multiple versions – this is the “Model B” with red bellows.\u00a0 Unfortunately, however, the shutter sticks.\u00a0 May be repairable.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view <\/a>|\u00a0lens close-up<\/a>\u00a0| angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 2 Folding Pocket Kodak\u00a0(Model C or D)<\/strong><\/a> – 1905-1910 or maybe 1915.\u00a0 The model A appears to have been made in the late 1800s and there seem to be four models with many variations, with the last made from 1905-1910 or so.\u00a0 This camera is both marked as a Model C and a Model D\u00a0 Uses 101 rollfilm, which appears to be the first rollfilm size ever made – it takes 3.5 by 3.5 inch photos and was discontinued in the 1950s.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: Front<\/a> | Lens<\/a> | Model C marking<\/a> | Model D marking<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Review<\/a> | Flickr Album<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a> No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak<\/a><\/strong> – 1906-1912, uses 116 rollfilm. \u00a0This camera came in multiple versions – this is the “Model D” with red bellows, which narrows the range of years this camera could have been manufactured. \u00a0It’s different in that its lens pops right off for some reason, and its insides are mainly made of wood – to include the original film spool, still present.\u00a0 The shutter on the original exemplar of this camera I owned was sticky, and nothing I could do would make it operate correctly.\u00a0 So I found another!
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 1A Folding Hawk-Eye Model 1\u00a0<\/strong>– 1908-1912, uses 116 rollfilm.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodak Model B-4<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– June 1908-April 1909, uses 122 “postcard” size )3.25 by 5.5 inch) film. \u00a0One of a series of No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodaks made between 1903 and 1915. \u00a0You’d have needed pretty large pockets. \u00a0Depending on the lens and shutter, original price ranged from $20.00 to $78.00. \u00a0Gift from my parents.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0| angled view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0film found inside<\/a>\u00a0| Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 VintagePhoto<\/a>\u00a0| Redbellows<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Kodak Premo Junior No. 1 Model B<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1909-1913, uses 520 film packs. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 2A Folding Pocket Brownie<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1910-1915, uses 116 rollfilm. \u00a0Serial number 57635 with red bellows makes this a model made in roughly 1912. \u00a0In great shape.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak, R.R. Lens Type<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1912-1915, uses 116 rollfilm. \u00a0Serial number 98585-S, black bellows, likely 1914\/5. \u00a0Missing autographic stylus and leather handle, some metal corrosion, but shutter still fires.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>\u00a0|front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Hawk-Eye No. 2 Model C<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1913, uses 120 rollfilm. \u00a0A cardboard\/leatherette box camera, the No. 2 was made by Kodak after taking over the Blair Camera Company, which made the No. 1 in the late 1800s. \u00a0Later reissued as the 50th Anniversary Edition in 1930.\u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0angled front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>No. 0 Kodak Brownie<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1914-1917 model (variants were made until 1935), uses 127 rollfilm. \u00a0A small cardboard\/wood and box camera with a rotary shutter and two reflecting finders. It sold for $1.25 and is said to take remarkably sharp exposures, 6 by 4 cm. \u00a0Gift from my mother.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0angled top\/front<\/a> | <\/a>angled front view<\/a> | <\/a>front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 1A Autographic Kodak Junior<\/a><\/strong> – 1914-1927, uses 116 film. \u00a0Folding camera with the autographic feature. \u00a0Serial number 105347. \u00a0Has the\u00a0Kodak\u00a0Anastigmat\u00a0f\/7.7-45 lens, Kodak ball bearing shutter, which appears to have been used in models between 1915 and 1925. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\nPhotos of the camera: angled front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie<\/a><\/strong> – 1915-1926, uses 116 film. This is an update of an earlier folding Brownie, but with the autographic feature, which allows the user to use a small stylus to write details concerning the photo when taking the shot, through a small window in the back of the camera. \u00a0This one is in particularly good shape. \u00a0You can tell from some of the features, including the rounded corners of the case, that this one was manufactured in 1917 or later. \u00a0The film for this camera is no longer available, but it looks like it may be possible to use 120 film on the spare 116 spools I have – though I will lose a bit at the top and bottom.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0lens close-up<\/a> | angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr set<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/p>\n

\"Vest<\/a>Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1915-1926, uses 127 film. Body number 1053829 (found on the back of the folding foot). \u00a0From the shiny enamel finish and other features of this camera, it probably dates from around 1919 or 1920.
\n–\u00a0Photo of the camera: \u00a0angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Camera manual\u00a0part 1<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0part 2<\/a>
\n– Detailed website on Vest Pocket Kodaks<\/a><\/p>\n

\"No.<\/a>No. 2C Autographic Kodak Junior<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1916-1927, uses 130 rollfilm. \u00a0Serial number 183945. \u00a0Pretty common model; large, which makes the “junior” moniker a mystery. \u00a0This model with the f7.7 Anastigmat Lens cost $25 back when it was being sold new. \u00a0Appears to work but will need some modification to accept 120 film.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>\u00a0| front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/p>\n

\"VestVest Pocket Autographic Kodak<\/a><\/strong> – 1917-1926, uses 127 film. Purchased from a camera repair shop in Cape Town, South Africa. Body number 1237896 (found on the back of the folding foot). \u00a0“Crackle” finish cameras like this one were made 1920 and later.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Camera manual part 1<\/a> | part 2<\/a>
\n– Detailed website on Vest Pocket Kodaks<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie No. 2A Model B<\/a><\/strong> – 1920-1924 box camera that uses 116 film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: angle view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Vest<\/a>Vest Pocket Kodak Model B<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1925-1934, uses 127 film, also had the autographic feature. \u00a0Seems to have been a step back from the previous model. Was also marketed as the Boy Scout Kodak and Girl Scout Kodak. \u00a0This one is in great shape for a camera this age, though I’ve been working to seal a few tiny bellows leaks, and one of the metal prongs on the bottom front has come off. Purchased on eBay
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | left side<\/a> | right side<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

\"PocketPocket Kodak No. 1<\/a><\/strong> – 1922-1931 folding autographic camera that uses 120 film. \u00a0The bellows on mine are in pretty bad shape. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Anniversary<\/a>Kodak No. 2 Hawk-Eye 50th Anniversary Edition<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1930, uses 120 rollfilm. \u00a0To commemorate Kodak’s fiftieth anniversary, children turning 12 in 1930 were invited to come get a free camera during the month of may (while supplies lasted). \u00a0Of a total supply of 500,000 in the U.S. and another 52,000 in Canada, supposedly they were all gone in two or three days.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0blog post (3D)<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak No. 2 Hawk-Eye Junior (Blue)<\/a><\/strong> – 1932 box camera that uses 120 film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: angled view<\/a> | front view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/p>\n

Kodak Six-20 Model C<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1932-1934, uses 620 rollfilm. \u00a0Introduced by Kodak, along with the Six-16, to start using 620 film. \u00a0There were several different versions, all done in art-deco styling
\n– Photos of the camera: top view<\/a> |\u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0| lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Jiffy Six-20<\/a><\/strong> – 1933-1940, uses 620 rollfilm. \u00a0Folding camera that gets its name from the ease\/speed of taking a picture. \u00a0Pops open with one button and takes a picture with another. \u00a0Has two distance (focus) settings and two apertures operated by a sliding tab, f\/8 and f\/11; and a “time” and “instantaneous (about 1\/25 second) settings. \u00a0There were two versions; the series I art deco version (this one) is much nicer, I think. \u00a0Series II are 1937 and later.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: angled front view<\/a>\u00a0| front view<\/a>\u00a0| rear view w\/ original owner’s name<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie Six-20<\/a><\/strong> – 1933-1941, uses 620 rollfilm. \u00a0My daughter purchased this years ago at a yard sale.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Six-16 Brownie Junior<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1934-1942, uses 616 film. \u00a0Box camera\u00a0made during Kodak’s brief experiment with 116 and 616 size film. \u00a0Virtually indistinguishable from the Target Six-16. Purchased on eBay with an awesome roll of film left inside.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera<\/a>\u00a0| “found film” blog post<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Baby Brownie<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1934-1941, uses 127 film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Retina Type 118<\/a><\/strong> – 1935-1936, uses 35mm film. \u00a0This was the second Kodak model to use “daytime loading film” (i.e. the film cartridges we know today) but is special in that it was the model used by Sir Edmund Hillary to photograph Tenzing Norgay at the summit of Mount Everest. \u00a0Purchased from a camera repair “shop” in Cape Town, South Africa.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: front view 1<\/a> | front view 2<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>>Kodak Senior Six-20<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1937-1939, uses 620 rollfilm. Self erecting with two Kodak anastigmat lens options , either a f4.5 with Kodamatic shutter or a lesser quality f6.3 with a Kodex shutter. Mine has the latter.\u00a0Features include a folding direct view eye-level finder, knurled winding knob, swing out film bracket and a shutter release that is located on the side of the camera. Originally priced at $20.50 for the f6.3 lens.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0angled view<\/a>\u00a0| lens close-up<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a> (for the Senior Six-16)<\/p>\n

\"EastmanKodak Six-16 Brownie Special<\/a><\/strong> – 1938-1942, uses 616 rollfilm. \u00a0This camera came with a half-exposed roll of film still inside! \u00a0Here’s<\/a> how that film turned out. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Baby Brownie Special<\/a><\/strong> – 1938-1954, uses 127 film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| Review<\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Monitor 620<\/a><\/strong> – 1939-1948, uses 620 film. One of the most sophisticated folding cameras of the 1930s and 1940s. Purchased on eBay. \u00a0This one happened to belong to a sailor who was stationed aboard the USS New Jersey during the Korean War.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: \u00a0lens closeup<\/a> | angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Brownie Reflex (Synchro Model)<\/a><\/b> – 1941-1952, uses 127\u00a0film. \u00a0A bakelite and metal camera, fairly common, purchased because it had a roll of undeveloped film inside it.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: blog post<\/a> | Flickr set<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Brownie Target Six-16<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1946-1951, uses 616 film. \u00a0Box camera\u00a0made during Kodak’s brief experiment with 116 and 616 size film. Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: angled view<\/a> | front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera<\/em>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Brownie Target Six-20<\/a><\/strong> – 1946-1952, uses 620 film. \u00a0Among the most common cameras; box camera that sold for $3.50. \u00a0Its predecessor, the “Target Brownie Six-20” was similar and made from 1941-46. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: angled view <\/a>| front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Brownie Flash Six-20<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1946-1955, uses 620 film.\u00a0 This virtually indestructible metal camera sold for $6 just after World War II.\u00a0\u00a0It features an optical direct vision finder, a built-in closeup “portrait” lens, multiple exposure guard, time exposure capability, and a little tab that folds out to level the camera. It accepts a flashgun (which I have) and was renamed from the\u00a0Six-20 Flash Brownie Camera.\u00a0 Purchased on eBay.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| with flash attachment<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Photos made with the camera<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Brownie Hawkeye<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1950-1961, uses 620 film. \u00a0A bakelite\u00a0camera taking 6x6cm images,\u00a0made in the USA and France by Kodak\u00a0between 1949 and 1961\u00a0The version with flash attachments (this one) was made from 1950 onward, while the non-flash versions stopped production around 1951. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0<\/em>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Duaflex II<\/a><\/strong> – 1950-1954, uses 620 film. \u00a0A pseudo twin-lens reflex (TLR). Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr Set<\/a> \/ blog post<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Pony 828<\/a><\/strong> – 1949-1959, uses 828 film. \u00a0The shutter sticks for unknown reasons. Purchased on eBay. \u00a0I have a second one I have not yet tested.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr set<\/a> | blog post<\/a>
\n– Camera manual part 1<\/a> | part 2<\/a>
\n– 1958 TV commercial for Kodak Pony II<\/a>\u00a0| Ad 2<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Retina 1a<\/a><\/strong> – 1949-1954, uses 35mm film. \u00a0Also known as the Type 015. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr set<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Signet 35<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – 1951-1958, uses 35mm film.\u00a0 Sturdy 35mm camera with a coupled rangefinder rumored to have been developed for the military.\u00a0 First of a line of signet cameras, this one cost $95 in the 1950s, putting it near the high end of consumer cameras of the time.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 blog post | Flickr album<\/a>
\n– Other reviews of this camera:\u00a0 Dean’s Photographica<\/a> | Mike Eckman dot com<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie Bulls-Eye<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1954-1960, uses 620 film. \u00a0Has a focus ring and long\/short exposure options, unlike many cameras in its class and time. Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 blog post<\/a> | Flickr album<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Duaflex IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– 1955-ish-1960, uses 620 film. \u00a0A pseudo twin-lens reflex (TLR). \u00a0This one is in pretty lousy shape – it came with other cameras I was after – but as long as the lens and shutter still work, these old cameras tend to work forever. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0angled side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0<\/em>
\n–\u00a0Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie Bullet<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1957-1964, uses 127 film. \u00a0The Brownie Bullet is the same camera as the Brownie Holiday, except that it was given out as a promotional item, often in conjunction with purchases made from other companies. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BrownieKodak Brownie Holiday Flash<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0– 1954-1962, uses 127 film. \u00a0The Brownie Holiday Flash is the flash, retail version of the Brownie Bullet, listed above.\u00a0 Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Brownie<\/a> \"KodakKodak Brownie Starflash<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1958-1962 (the white one); 1957-1965 (the black one), uses 127 film. \u00a0The Brownie Starflash comes with a mounted flash unit that uses M2 bulbs (a bunch came with the camera) but I have not managed to get any to work. \u00a0Different AA batteries in the 60s? Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0(white) | front view<\/a> (black) | box<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr set<\/a>\u00a0(white)\u00a0| Blog post<\/a> (black)
\n– Camera manual
\n– Starflash Camera Outfit Advertisement<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie Starmatic<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1959-1963, uses 127 film. \u00a0The Starmatic is unique in that it uses a photocell to set exposure, making it the first automatic Brownie. \u00a0Not clear if this one works (yet). Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0angled side view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Flashfun<\/a><\/strong> – 1961-1967, uses 127 film. \u00a0Appears to have been primarily given away in promotions, rather than sold (check out this ad<\/a>). \u00a0Produced in various typical 1960s colors. \u00a0I bought mine with a roll of film in it, but nothing came of the film. \u00a0But here are someone else’s pictures<\/a> taken with the same type of camera.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 blog post<\/a> | Flickr album<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie Fiesta<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1962-1965, uses 127 film. \u00a0Many of these were given away as promotions, for things like buying a certain amount of Campbell’s soup; or they could apparently be bought for $5.95. Mine comes with an attached flash bulb holder; later models allowed for the use of flash cubes. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 blog post<\/a> | Flickr album<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak Brownie Starmite II<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1962-1967, uses 127 film. \u00a0This particular one is in mint condition – both the box and camera are in pristine condition, with 3 of the 4 flash bulbs still remaining, as well as the original AA batteries. \u00a0Back then you didn’t just buy a camera, you bought a camera “outfit” that included everything you needed to get you started. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| in box<\/a> | outside of box<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera
\n– Camera manual
\n–\u00a0<\/a>1960 TV commercial for the Kodak Starmite<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ad 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Great Instructables article on the Kodak Instamatics<\/a> and how you can still use them<\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic 104<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1963-1966, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0One of millions of Kodak Instamatics manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s. The 104 was the model which introduced flash cubes. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0(Photos made with the camera)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic 300<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1963-1966, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0The 300 and 400 models were higher-end instamatics. \u00a0This was the first automatic aperture instamatic, though the selenium light meter likely no longer works. \u00a0One of millions of Kodak Instamatics manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s. Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>
\n–\u00a0(Photos made with the camera)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic 134<\/a><\/strong> – 1968-1971, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0One of millions of Kodak Instamatics manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s. \u00a0Purchased on eBay. – photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic II<\/a><\/strong> – 1969-1975, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0The Hawkeye Instamatic II had little in common with any of the various “Hawkeyes” produced by Kodak – instead, it appears to have been a “rebrand” of the Instamatic 44, but solely for promotional giveaways. \u00a0Purchased on eBay with a roll of film inside.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0found film blog post<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic X-45<\/a><\/strong> – 1970-1974, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0One of millions of Kodak Instamatics manufactured in the 1970s. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | the box<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic X-35<\/a><\/strong> – 1970-1976, uses 126 cartridges.\u00a0One of millions of Kodak Instamatics manufactured in the 1970s. \u00a0It\u2019s got a 41mm f\/8 Kodar lens with two focus zones: two to six feet and six feet to infinity. The shutter has two speeds: 1\/90 and 1\/45 for flash photography. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic X-15<\/a><\/strong> – 1970-1976, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0Purchased on eBay. \u00a0This is the model of the first camera I ever owned. \u00a0That actual camera is in better shape, but is somewhere in storage. \u00a0They also typically came with a brown vinyl zipper case. \u00a0This one came in its original box and a pamphlet “in case you need service.” \u00a0I wonder if they would honor such a request…
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | in box<\/a> | the box<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Handle 2<\/b> – 1970s. \u00a0Kodak’s attempt at an instant camera. \u00a0Kodak had been making Polaroid’s film, and when Polaroid took over production, Kodak came out with this camera. \u00a0And in 1986, lost the lawsuit over patent infringement. \u00a0And there’s not much other information out there about this one. \u00a0Acquired this one on eBay as part of a box of various cameras.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Instamatic X-15F<\/a><\/b> – 1976-1988, uses 126 cartridges. \u00a0One of millions of Kodak Instamatics manufactured in the 1970s\/80s. \u00a0This model was the last. \u00a0Purchased on eBay with nearly a fully exposed roll of film inside.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0(found film blog post<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>Kodak Colorburst 250<\/a><\/strong> – 1979-1982. \u00a0This camera used “instant” film packs, but after a lawsuit by Polaroid, the camera was no longer produced and everyone got their money back. \u00a0This came as part of a bundle of cameras I purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leica<\/a>Leica IIIc<\/a><\/strong> – 1941 red shutter model. \u00a0During the war, it appears that Leica used some alternate material for their shutters, and they offered to replace them for free after the war. \u00a0As a result, relatively few remain. \u00a0However, when I tried to use mine, it turned out that the shutter material was completely porous, rendering the camera useless. \u00a0Trying to make it work is an ongoing project. \u00a0Read more here<\/a>.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mansfield<\/a>Mansfield Skylark<\/a><\/strong> – 1961, 35mm. \u00a0A rebadged Yamato Palmat Automatic. \u00a0A\u00a0fixed-focus automatic-exposure viewfinder camera with a light-powered, coupled selenium meter, Mantar or 40mm lens. \u00a0Set the dial according to your film speed\/type, and then it’s just point and shoot.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a> | angled view<\/a> | rear view<\/a>.
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| blog post.
\n– Camera\u00a0manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Minolta<\/a>Minolta Minoltina S<\/a><\/strong> – 1964 35mm leaf shutter camera; in its day, the world’s most compact 35mm rangefinder camera with coupled exposure metering. \u00a0This one came in a box of mixed cameras and the shutter dial didn’t work, but I took it apart and fixed it and it turned out to be a pretty good shooter.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a>.
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a>\u00a0| blog post<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Minolta<\/a>Minolta SR-T-101<\/a><\/strong> – SLR manufactured between 1966 and 1975.
\n– Photos of the camera: \u00a0front view<\/a><\/span>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr album<\/a> | blog post<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Olympus<\/a>Olympus Pen EE-S<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>– 1962-68. \u00a0Half-frame, “fully automatic” (you still have to set the focus ring) compact camera. \u00a0Uses a selenium ring around the lens to set aperture and shutter speed. \u00a0Has a social security number engraved on the bottom – read the blog post below to find out more.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a> | blog post<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Petri<\/a> Petri 7s<\/a><\/strong>– 1963-76. \u00a0Rangefinder produced by the renamed (to Petri) Kuribayashi company. \u00a0Light meter connected to a light sensor that forms a ring around the lens to ensure accuracy, and to allow the use of filters which cover both the lens and the light sensor. \u00a0A gift from my mother-in-law and her husband.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr album<\/a> | blog post<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Polaroid<\/a>Polaroid 95\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 1948. \u00a0The first of the instant photo “Land cameras”. \u00a0This one is marked as U.S. Navy property. \u00a0And it weighs a ton. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled side view<\/a>
\n– Film no longer available.<\/p>\n

\"StereoRealist f3.5\/1041 (“Stereo-Realist”)<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 These were manufactured from 1947 to 1971, but this one (SN A75563) is from around 1952. \u00a0A cleverly-designed camera that uses dual lenses and dual rangefinders to produce “stereo” photos that can be viewed as 3-D photos through a viewer produced by the same company. \u00a0This is the same principle used by Fisher-Price Viewmasters, only using 35mm slides instead of the much smaller Viewmaster transparencies. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/p>\n

\"Ricoh<\/a>Ricoh 500<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 1957-1960, uses 35mm film. \u00a0Unique camera with a fast “bayonet” film advance, dual focus lever, and linked speed and aperture dials, allowing the user to move them in unison for a given light situation. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: Flickr set<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RicohRicoh KR-5<\/a><\/strong>, 1975. \u00a0Uses 35mm film and has an exposure meter; the rest is fully manual. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: blog post, Kr-5<\/a>\u00a0| Flickr set<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RicohRicoh Kr-5 Super II<\/a><\/strong>, 1993-?. \u00a0Uses 35mm film and has an exposure meter; the rest is fully manual. \u00a0I love this camera – though it’s barely vintage. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: \u00a0Flickr set<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rochester<\/a>Rochester Camera Company Cycle Poco No. 3<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0. \u00a0Made between 1897 and 1903, uses 4×5 inch film sheets and still works! Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | front angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: blog post<\/a>\u00a0| Flickr album<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rolleiflex<\/a><\/p>\n

Rolleiflex<\/strong> 2.8c<\/strong><\/a> – One of many in a series of iconic cameras produced from the late 1920s to the mid 1970s.\u00a0 These twin lens reflex cameras were always at the high end of the market and continue to fetch a respectable price, whether the f\/2.8 or f\/3.5 series models.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>\u00a0| front angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rolls<\/a>Rolls Rollax 50mm<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>1939 or 1940. \u00a0A novelty bakelite camera produced by a company that quickly went out of business, possibly as a result of a patent infringement lawsuit. \u00a0The camera uses 127 film. \u00a0Not much is available on the company itself. \u00a0A unique characteristic of this camera is the fact that it stores a spare roll of film inside the camera.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/p>\n

Samyang Quicktouch<\/strong>\u00a0 Not a lot of information about this camera. Samyang is a Korean company founded in 1972 that manufactures lenses; apparently they made at least one camera. \u00a0This came with a roll of film inside that the user thought had been exposed – but had not.\u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:
\n– Photos made with the camera:<\/p>\n

\"Seneca<\/a>Seneca Scout No. 2A<\/a><\/strong>– Box camera manufactured from 1913 to 1925. \u00a0More complicated than most (multiple aperture settings in addition to a timed setting), this loaded from the side with “Vulcan No. 232” film, the same size as 116 film.\u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled view<\/a> | front view<\/a> | side view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SpartusSpartus Rocket<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– 1962, uses 127 film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a>
\n– (Photos made with the camera)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"FalconUtility Manufacturing Company Falcon Model F<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– 1937, uses 127 film.\u00a0 Quirky camera made from a precursor to Bakelite (Neilite) and metal.\u00a0 It takes 16 3-by-4 cm photos.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0 front view<\/a> | rear, open<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: blog post
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Quirky Guy with a Camera<\/a> | Scott’s Photographica Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Voigtlander<\/a>Voigtlander Vitoret<\/a><\/b> – 1960s no-frills camera with an f\/2.8 lens and a huge viewfinder.\u00a0 No idea where I got this one.
\n– Photos of the camera: <\/a>front angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:\u00a0 Flickr album<\/a> | Review<\/a>
\n– Other reviews:\u00a0 Down the Road<\/a> | Classic Cameras<\/a>
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Yashica<\/a>Yashica TL-Electro<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– 1972 35mm single-lens reflex. \u00a0Mine came with a 2x lens converter and a Super-Takumar 1:3.5\/135 lens. \u00a0It came missing the film winder knob, but these can apparently be had on eBay and one is on the way. \u00a0We’ll see if it works. \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: front angled view<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera:
\n– Camera manual<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ZeissZeiss Ikon Ikonta A \/ 521<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– 1940-1956 was the range for these cameras, but based on the fact that it produces 16 4.5×6 cm exposures per roll of 120 film, AND it has a 75mm\/f3.5 Tessar lens and Compur Rapid shutter, lead me to believe this one was manufactured during the war, sometime before the factory in Dresden was destroyed in Feb 1945. \u00a0So the question is, how did it get to the U.S.? \u00a0We may never know. \u00a0Mine is pretty battered – missing paint and a tiny pinhole or two in the bellows (repairable) but seems to be intact otherwise.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: blog post 1<\/a>
\n– About the Zeiss Ikontas<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ZeissZeiss Ikon Ikonta 35 \/ Contina \/ 522\/24<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– 1948-1953, uses 35mm film. \u00a0Purchased on eBay. \u00a0Consumer camera manufactured in Germany after WWII that became a hit in military PXes.
\n– Photos of the camera:\u00a0front view<\/a> | lens close-up<\/a>
\n– Photos made with the camera: blog post<\/a> | Flickr set<\/a>–
\n– About the Zeiss Ikontas<\/a><\/p>\n

Movie Cameras<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"KeystoneKeystone Americana K-773<\/a><\/strong> 1963 Standard 8mm camera with rotating turret. Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: angled side view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KodakKodak XL-55<\/a><\/strong>, 1972-1974, Super 8 camera designed to be used in low(er) light. \u00a0Sadly, in most of them the gears break when run after a long period of storage. \u00a0It even came with an unexposed roll of Super8 Kodachrome inside it! \u00a0But it would cost 50 bucks to expose and put on DVD. \u00a0Should I do it? \u00a0Purchased on eBay.
\n– Photos of the camera: side view<\/a> | top view<\/a><\/p>\n

Kodak Instamatic M4 Movie Camera<\/a>\u00a0– Around 1965, part of the “instamatic” line of products which included movie cameras that made everything easy for the user. \u00a0This was included in a box of cameras I picked up on eBay. \u00a0The camera, sadly does not work, but it had a roll of film inside it which was, sadly, Kodachrome.
\n– Photos of the camera:<\/p>\n

\"EugenBauer 88D<\/strong>, 1958-1960. \u00a0An odd-looking Standard 8mm camera with a rotating turret. Came with an exposed roll of 8mm film inside – currently at Film Rescue International. \u00a0Given as a birthday gift by my daughter.
\n– Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled side view<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RevereRevere Model 88 Double 8<\/a><\/strong> – Double 8mm (i.e. 16mm that gets cut in half after exposing both sides) camera produced in 1940. Given as a birthday gift from my parents.
\n–\u00a0Photos of the camera: front view<\/a> | angled view 1<\/a> | angled view 2<\/a><\/p>\n

– Reviews:\u00a0 Classic Camera Guy<\/a><\/p>\n

Univex A-8 8mm Cine Camera<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– A 1936 8mm camera given to me by my parents, initially lacking a lens.\u00a0 After nearly a year of waiting for one to pop up on eBay I managed to score an Ilex lens for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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