This has been a month for old cameras...

[BiggJawn]

Earlier, our hero picks up a Petrie 7 (RF 35mm from the 60's) and a Canonette QL (another '60's RF)
And the obligitory Argus C-4 (50's RF, Cintagon lens), all for $10. AND that included an old GE light meter and bag.

Then at a yard sale today, I see a Fujica STX-1 (made in '80) with a 50mm, 1.6 lens. Shutter doesn't work. Film in camera. Film stuck to guide rails, remove film, shutter works now. Not too shabby for $5...

Much better than the Canonette, which required disassembly and Freon to get its shutter working again...

These old 35's, just can't seem to get away from them...
No, I don't want an old Argus C-3, I already have 13 of 'em....:-)

[tridim]

1. I used to collect old movie cameras

Don't do it much any more, but I remember the thrill of the search. It's a fun hobby.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Dammit, how come whenever I go to yard sales

all they have is shit?

I've yet to go to one in which I found anything.

Especially not cameras - I'd love to be able to pick up some good ones for cheap like that!

[BiggJawn]

7. Yeah, but what I was REALLY looking for was a Peugot or a Herse...

Or maybe a Schwinn "Paramount" for $10.....:-)
I'm going to a Flea this morning, looking for bicycles, but I'll prolly find more camraes....

[madrchsod]

3. do you have a minolta 101?

my area has kinda dried up on used 35mm,all i`ve seen in the last few months are crap plastic cameras or old polariods. i`m trying to find a good working super 8 had a chance to get a couple but they wanted way to much money..i`ll keep looking.

[BiggJawn]

5. No, I have its cheaper brother...

The SRT-SC II, Which I bought new in 1978.
Last year, I found a Canon AE-1 for $20 and an Argus/Cosina STL ( I think one of the last "real" cameras to have the Argus name) for $10...

[Wilber_Stool]

4. I've still use my

1966 Topcon Super D with 58mm Auto Topcor. Get it cleaned and lubed every five years(or so). The guy sez it will last couple of hundred years.

[BiggJawn]

6. My favourite Argus C-3 isolder than me...

Judging from the serial number, I guesstimate it round 1940.The lens is SO good, I've had photos from it exhibited at the State Fair.
I go through the pile and snap the shutters and wind the winders a coupla times a year, just to keep everybody happy.

[Demonaut]

9. lol, the Topcon Super D's were great camera's havent heard

that name in a while

[Demonaut]

8. focus on the old german ones, my favorite was a Ziess Super Ikonta

120 film , but I got drunk in a bar in Mombasa and lost it.

[JanMichael]

10. The Olympus XA

The poor man's Leica--

http://www.diaxa.com/xa/xastart.htm

[Demonaut]

11. I have one, awsome zuiko four element lens, the xa3's and twos were

ok but the 4 had a 28mm lens

[Hotler]

12. 1970 Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic...

still chugging along.

[RetroLounge]

13. I have my Dad's Argus C-3 and Gramps C-4

Still take beautiful pictures, and I have their old Argus Slide projector and Argus slide viewer and Flashbulb holders, etc.

I love the old brown leather cases too!

RL

[hunter]

14. I love my old cameras.

These days I am mostly digital, probably because my wife and I take a lot of snapshots and we were running out of places to store them all.

I have a few 35mm cameras, and it's nice that I can take 35mm film to the drugstore and get a CD back with the prints. I then consolodate all the "keeper" pictures onto CD's I burn myself.

I used to develop and print B&W pictures, but I haven't done that for years. Every once in awhile I'll get an itch to use one of my 120 or 620 film cameras, and now that I've read this thread I hear some of my old camera's calling me...

I've never collected high-end cameras. Mostly I enjoy various old "mass market" cameras, the kind you buy in junk stores for a dollar. You can take "artistic" pictures with anything if you understand the equipment's limitations.

I've been very tempted to buy one of those very inexpensive digital cameras just to see what I can make it do.

[BiggJawn]

15. My daughter specializes in "toy" cameras...

"Diana" and Holga-type cameras. Cheap platice 120's with plasyic lenses and light leaks galore.
She actually gets some "arty" stuff with them...