Now that cameras have gone digital, almost everyone has an ‘antique’ around the house. But the difference between a classic high-end Leica with fine optics, an early wood Kodak Brownie with great historical character, and a 1960s Polaroid with great retro looks can be huge. If you’re going to collect cameras, let your knowledge develop first.
How did I start collecting cameras? Actually, I had an interest in photography as a kid and owned a darkroom … [more]
Collecting Paillard-Bolex cameras was something I started doing by accident. It was a combination of several … [more]
Rob Niederman’s homage to (and collection of) late 19th century wood cameras. This site contains extensive galler… [more]
If you're into box cameras, this site offers incredible detail on dozens of early models from 1880 to the 1920s. Al… [more]
This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen… [more]
While we couldn't read everthing - it's mostly in French - the images on this site speak for themselves. Its an ext… [more]
Jack and Beverly Wilgus have put together a great trove of information and images of camera obscura-related photos … [more]
Michael Tisdale's great reference site on Paillard Bolex, a Swiss maker of home movie equipment from the 1930s to 1… [more]
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL -
It featured a giant screen showcasing photos from past festivals and an antique camera display by the Florida Motion Picture & Television Association. ...
Examiner.com -
If you’re not sure what to display or how to display it, use a theme or color: antique cameras, glass vases, vintage perfume bottles or anything blue. ...
Denver Post, CO -
Using an antique camera, noted Denver photographer Mark Sink has collaborated with Kristen Hatgi on a group of images that make use of the venerable process ...
Northwest Arkansas Times, AR -
She and her husband worked there, and Vaughan donated antique camera collections. Maestri Vaughan said she was eventually approached by the wife of the ...
Tampa Tribune, FL -
... Gladys Jeffcoat's camera collection, will host also the Arts Council Fun Festival and Plant City Entertainment's Chocolate Festival at the same time. ...
Awearness, NY -
Patricia started a love affair with photography when she first stumbled upon a broken, antique camera at the age of 7. From then on, she saved and spent on ...
See Magazine, Canada -
... and even after he came to Canada with his family after the Vietnam War, his lack of money didn’t keep him from adding to his camera collection. ...
Green Left Weekly, Australia -
... a poem about dereliction and war lightened by the fact that the events it describes are being filmed on an antique camera by Glasgow’s patron saint, ...