Vintage movie cameras, projectors and accessories can still be used today to make home movies - or in some cases, even professional productions. The first 16mm home movie cameras were produced in the 1920s, and color film was introduced in the 1930s. Some of the best known names in vintage movie cameras and equipment include Bolex, Kodak, and Bell and Howell.
As home movie camera technology improved, smaller formats like 8mm and Super 8 cameras were introduced, leading to even wider adoption of home cinematography, peaking in the 1950s and 1960s. After that, tape and video-based cameras and camcorders began to take over.
Interviews & Articles
Hollywood at Home: Vintage Bolex Movie Cameras

Collecting Paillard-Bolex cameras was something I started doing by accident. It was a combination of several interests I had, incl… [more]
Rob Niederman Focuses on Antique Wood Cameras

How did I start collecting cameras? Actually, I had an interest in photography as a kid and owned a darkroom by the age of 12 or 1… [more]
From Ambrotypes to Stereoviews, 150 Years of Photographs

We both come from families that had collections and we both had collections as children. Jack lost his when his grandmother threw … [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Bolex Collector

Michael Tisdale's great reference site on Paillard Bolex, a Swiss maker of home movie equipment from the 1930s to 1… [read review or visit site]
The Vintage Knob

The Vintage Knob is an extensive resource on all types of audio electronics organized by manufacturer, from Aiwa to… [read review or visit site]
Collection D'Appareils Photo

While we couldn't read everthing - it's mostly in French - the images on this site speak for themselves. Its an ext… [read review or visit site]
Magic Mirror of Life

Jack and Beverly Wilgus have put together a great trove of information and images of camera obscura-related photos … [read review or visit site]
Cameras and Co

An impressive collection of antique and vintage cameras, this site features high-resolution images of over 120 came… [read review or visit site]
George Eastman House

This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen… [read review or visit site]
Antique Cameras D. Tristram Ludwig

David Tristram Ludwig shares high resolution images of his in-depth personal collection of antique cameras, includi… [read review or visit site]
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