Random/quirky camera suggestions

[David Mitchell]

Hi all,

I seem to have slightly caught the bug with vintage cameras, I thought I would ask everyone what they felt were good iconic usable cameras that I might look at getting at some point to build up an interesting collection.

Some of my more unusual cameras include the stereographic MF Sputnik camera and the Zenit photosniper, im looking at other cameras that I might collect in the future and shoot some film through them, ideally looking at either 120 or 35mm film cameras rather than anything large format at the moment.

I like the older vintage cameras such as the Bessa I have which is cool as it has nice little touchs like a small stand on the bellow lid to steady it when open and shooting portrait - something that wouldn't be needed if it wasn't a folder.

I am looking at getting cool cameras which are also useable, might look at getting something like a Zorki 4 or something iconic like the Olympus Trip.

Im not looking at spending much on each of the cameras but if its a bit special or quirky then I might look at spending a bit more. The main thing is that they are usable, so I don't want to get a Leica 1 as I wouldn't be able to use it etc

Just looking for peoples suggestions on ideas of what I should look at getting that would be cool to own - it might even get to the point where if I have a large enough collection I could loan them out to members on the forum who might want to try out something different - its not like I could use all the cameras at once lol

Here are some examples of cameras I would love to own simply becuase they are a bit different:

Cane camera:

Art Deco box camera

 

[Hamish Gill]

tessina?

375 Robot

might be out of budget mind

Have you shot with all the cameras you currently own?
My advice would be to concentrate the efforts on the shooting aspect of the hobby... A greater understanding fo what you you want to achieve from an image will give you better idea of the sort of camera to aspire to

 

[David Mitchell]

That 375 robot looks awesome lol but it also looks rather unusable lol I havn't shot on all the cameras yet, mainly due to needing to build up a stock of films as well as sorting out parts such as lenses for them to be useable.

I have so far shot on:

Kodak Six-20 (120 film)
Bessa (120 film)
Fujica ST605n (35mm) - in progress

I have just got an E series 50mm lens so I can now shoot on the Nikon EM (although might not use the winding motor due to the fact it can fire at 2 fps and the film won't last long lol), it seems that the light meter isn't correct on the Retinette 1B, I need to get a viewer for the Sputnik and havn't yet needed to roll out the Photosniper with its 300mm lens lol - think that needs to be cleaned though as I can see a mark on one of the optics.

I have actually enjoyed shooting on all the cameras so far, I liked the simplicity of the Kodak and the simple design of the Bessa, I also enjoyed using the Fujica with its easy to use light meter and it also being a nice to use SLR (my first ever SLR).

 

[David Mitchell]

UH OH! Found an epic camera site with pretty awesome cameras on it!!!

Over 25,000 TLRS, SLRS, Rangefinder & Vintage Cameras + Many Lenses , Accessories = Some Rare + Obscure,Medium Format, Large Format, Lens Mounts, Filters, Instructions and flashes. WE ALSO BUY From Single Items to ENTIRE Collections

Might have just bought an Argus C3 brick I also found a Nikon 35mm lens which I can use on my D3100 as a 50mm prime!

 

[David Mitchell]

Argus C2 brick