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  • Mark's online museum for unwanted cameras.



    I don't sell anything in my collection. Objectives are to learn about different brands and models of old film cameras, and get some exercise wandering around taking pictures. Cameras are bought at auctions and thrift shops from $5 up. Most still work fine, and I fixed a few with minor issues. To save money I shoot and develop the cheapest black and white film and digitize everything myself. These pages are written with Pluma, a Linux text editor. The 35mm pics are all scanned with a Wolverine F2D 20 scanner I bought for $15 on Craigslist. The camera pics are all taken by my Sony DSC-H7 digital camera (found in a camera bag) on a $10 copy stand from Facebook Marketplace.

    Many of these cameras were hand-made, carefully chosen and expensive to buy. They were used to record the best moments of people's lives, many taken on trips to exotic locations. After buying a newer model most sat on shelves for decades until their owner passed on, and were donated (dumped) at Goodwill. Nobody else wants the ones I have, but they bring me great joy. I treat them like the treasure they are, zip-lock bagging each with a dessiccant pack. They all get used, as time and film budget allow. I keep logs of each shoot and all the work done on them, and it all ends up on this site so you can appreciate these fine machines. This also keeps me busy during retirement.
    New pics are at the bottom of each camera's page.

    3-21-24: Today I shot the Nikon N8008s that I received yesterday with 7 other cameras. The film is drying and looks great so far. This is the best of the 8 camera deal, so I'm very relieved that it works. Earlier this week I shot the Canon EF, and both my Minolta SRT-101s on a rotational shooting schedule. Each camera gets used at least once a year, except those in the Bad Cams box. Here are links to the Minolta SRT-101 cams (no 1) and (no 2) if you want to see the results.
    3-24-24 Shot the Pentax P30t that just arrived. It was the last mass produced manual focus camera. It's the opposite of the Nikon 8080 I received in the same deal. It's simple, plasticky, and cheap. But it makes great pictures just as well. It's also light and easy to carry on a long walk.
    I received 2 Konicas in this deal too. I fixed the jam in the Konica Autoreflex TC (no 2), the self-timer is bad. The meter is also shot, but happily I have a TTArtisan meter that works with anything. The Konica Autoreflex T4 (no 2) has a dead meter and the finder is full of dirt. Both will need re-sealing with cotton yarn and adhesive-backed felt.
    Disclaimer: I'm not an expert, everything I write here is just my opinion. Do not do what I do, or accept anything I write as fact. I'm not responsible for anything you do.
    Entire site Copyrighted © 2002-2024. After 17 years, Google Adsense finally paid the first and last $100 payment. Since I won't live long enough to see another, I pulled all the ad code from all the pages. Took 2 days to manually edit every page on the site. I hate ads as much as you do. This site hosted for FREE at Freehosting.com
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