My camera collection & why I do it
I do this for fun.
This is, by no means, a fancy, expensive collection with rare and exquisite
pieces. It all started back in the early '90s when I paid way too much
for a couple of old cameras.
Over the past 20 years I've collected just about anything that has to do with imaging - film, paper, accessories, chemical containers, flashbulbs, you-name-it. And of course, cameras.
My
motive in collecting this stuff revolves around the notion that as long
as there has been photography, there has been an inexpensive way for the
masses to use the medium to preserve memories.
Even though I shoot as a pro, I'm not really interested in that type of camera as a collectible. I'm interested in the cameras that people would have used on holidays and vacations, at christenings and little league games. These are the cameras that recorded real history.
How this section works
The link below will take you to a page listing the camera inventory of my collection. That listing will provide links to each camera as well as some general information about it.
The camera information on this site came from several different sources. Check these out when you get the chance: