Vintage Cameras

A photograph can say a thousand words, But there would be no photograph without a camera. Here are the beauties that have captured every day life for hundreds of years.

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Vintage cameras series

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From 1968 Polaroid brochure

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Vintage cameras series

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[multimikedc]

New hotness. Circa 1939 Detrola camera, made in Detroit. $60 on eBay. Uses 127 film, which goes for $10+ a roll and only yields 8 exposures per roll, assuming you use it right, which I’m not confident about but at least I have the manual. Wollensak 50mm f/4.5 retractable lens.

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Can we fix it .. .. Yes we can

my Minolta X~700 having a little work.

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“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” —Eudora Welty

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My newest baby

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London Stereoscopic Company. Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe of the African Choir. 1891

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Burton O. Burt. Lady taking a Photograph, Winslow, AZ. Early 20th century

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“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” —Eudora Welty

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My newest baby

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“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” —Eudora Welty

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Kodak brownie hawkeye in Balboa Park

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In the bag: Minolta XG-1, Ashahi Pentax Spotmatic, Canon 600D

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Donovan - ‘Fanclub’ Dutch TV - Feb. 4 1966