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Retrocamera · Nov 2, 2009

I usually use manual focus lenses on my EOS 350D (the name was different in US, Digital Rebel XT or something like that?). On the Canon I have adapters for M42 and Contax/Yashica.

Lenses
Yashica ML 35mm/2.8
Yashica MC Zoom 35-70mm/3.5-4.5
Pentacon 50mm/1.8 (zebra-finish)
Auto Yashinon-DX 50mm/1.7
Yashica ML 50mm/2
Yashica DSB 50mm/1.9
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 55mm/1.8
MC Helios 44-3 58mm/2
Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9
Tele-Tokina 105mm/2.8
Asahi Super-Takumar 135mm/3.5

Cameras
Canon EOS 350D
Canon EOS 300V
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic
Zenit ET
Yashica J-7
Yashica FR-II
Yashica Minister D
Yashica EE
Yashica Electro 35 G (broken though)
Minolta Hi-Matic F
Agfa Isolette V

Previous lenses (sold)
Asahi Super-Takumar 28mm/3.5
Asahi S-M-C Takumar 300mm/4
Pentacon Auto 29mm/2.8
Pentacon Electric 135mm/2.8
Canon EF mark II 50mm/1.8
Asahi Super-Takumar 35mm/3.5
Mir-1V 37mm/2.8
Yashica ML 50mm/1.4
Meyer Telemegor 180mm/5.5
Asahi Super-Takumar 105mm/2.8
Industar 50-2 50mm/3
Asahi Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8
(CZ) aus Jena S* 135mm/3.5
Sigma 28-80mm/3.5-4.5
Sigma 70-300mm/4-5.6

Chris_450D · Nov 4, 2009

So far, in my early stages of collecting i have:

Kodak no2. Box
Kodak popular brownie Box
Kodak six-20
Voigtlander Brillant - MK I
Voigtlander Vito B - Mk I
Ensign Ful - Vue
Ensign Ful - Vue Super
Practika L2
Canon AE - 1 w/ 50mm lens

Canon EOS 1 - I intend to use this for B&W film photography.

I also have a circa 1890's Plate camera, with tripod which I have not yet identified. I have partially restored it but requires a new set of bellows. I might post a picture of it in light of someone identifying it for me!

Great Forum btw

itsbudda · May 2, 2010

My K mount Rig
Sigma SA-1 - main camera
Pentax K1000 - Second camera
Pentax ME Super - Backup camera due to badly cracked flip mirror

Lenses
Sigma Zoom Master 35-70 F 2.8-4
Chinon 50mm F 1.9
Pentax 50mm F 2.0
JC Penney 135mm F 2.8
Tokina 70-210 F 4-5.6

Other SLRs
Canon EOS Rebel T2 with kit 28-90 - Retired indefinitely due to wiring fault.
Nikon D40X with kit 18-55 - for all my digital needs

P&S
Vivitar PS:35 - all in all cool old film camera
Olympus D-340R - obsolete and 1.3 mp, but still gets occasional use.
Capital MX-II - Bought at a thrift shop in '07. Still never used it
Samsung Maxima Zoom 70GL - zoom lens is off the motor track.

LowriderS10 · Jun 8, 2010

BODIES

Canon AE-1 Program
Canon AE-1 original
Canon Canonet 28
Zenit 12 XP
Zenit E
Ansco Anscoset
Ricoh XR-P Multiprogram

LENSES

FD Canon 50 1.4 w/ original caps and hood
FD Canon 28 2.8 w/ original caps
FD Canon 80-200 f4 w/ original caps and built-in hood
FD Tamron 28-80
M42 Helios 37 2.8
M42 Helios 58 f2
M42 Industar 135 3.5 w/ original caps and hood
M42 Mayer-Optik 50 1.8
K-mount Rikenon 50 f2

ACCESSORIES

Canon Powerwinder A (x2)
Canon focus screens
Canolite D flash
Pentax 160 flash
Nikon SB-28 flash
Extra straps, etc

DIGITAL

Canon 30D with BG-E2N grip
Canon 30D with BG-E2 grip
Canon 50 1.4
Canon 70-200 f4L
Tokina 11-16 2.8
Tamron 17-50 2.8
Sigma DG Super 530 flash

Canon G9

skywalker · Jul 8, 2010

Awesome!...You guys can open a personal camera museum... :lol:

Stratman · Aug 22, 2010

My latest addition.

Spotmatic SP II, SMC Takumar 55mm F1.8, Super Multi Coated Takumar 35mm F3.5, and an Auto Sears 55-135 F3.5 zoom. My pop found this at Goodwill, and KNEW I would like it, all for a grand total of $30.00 Here is a shot of the camera with the 35 attached.

Here is everything that came with the kit.

Mitica100 · Aug 22, 2010

Ha! Saw the same camera at a Goodwill in Phoenix (Tempe). Nice.

compur · Aug 22, 2010

^ That's quite a nice score. Those SMC Taks are very sought-after these days and getting hard to find.

wasmeister · Jan 2, 2011

So far...

raphaelaaron · Mar 15, 2011

I love cameras. haha.

so i've been getting into doing a lot of medium format photography. and instead of using up a lot of money on well known cameras, i opted to go the route of rare, but dang good cameras.

here's one i enjoy:

Exakta 66 Mod II / Xenotar MF lens (now has waist level finder)

images taken with it:

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I also just obtained a Norita 66:

I don't yet have any images taken with it, but I did drop off 3 rolls today. We shall see how they turn out.

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And one for kicks, it's not really rare, but it's not as popular either. And russian quality isn't the best mechanics wise, but it does a good job because of its Carl Zeiss Jena glass:

Arax 60 MLU (modified Kiev 60) / CZJ Biometar and CZJ Sonnar

images taken with it:

I dig the whole idea that you don't need to always go the route of name brand popular cameras to get decent images. And it's sometimes that the lesser known ones have greater advantages than your hasselblad or mamiya. i bought the exakta 66 to counter the 500 C/M, and it does a good job. the xenotar glass beats the planar in my opinion.

RRYANSMITHH · Jun 22, 2011

Kodak:

Brownie Fiesta (in box)
Zoom 8 (in box)
Duaflex II (in box)
Brownie Bullet (in box)
Disc 3100
Brownie No.2
Jiffy Series II
Instamatic X-35
Pocket Instamatic 20
Ektralite 10
Kodamatic Champ
Instamatic 804
Advantix 3600IX
Zi6
Instamatic 314
Brownie Fiesta (black)
Flashfun Hawkeye
Brownie Model D
Pocket Instamatic 40 (in box)
Star 110
Ektralite 10
Baby Brownie Special (in box)
Six-20 Brownie Junior
Ektasound 130
Duaflex IV
Tele Disc
Pleaser II

Polaroid:

Pronto!B
Zip
One Step Flash
Business Edition 2
Captiva
One600 silver
One600 blue
Automatic 230
One Step Close-Up
Rainbow One Step
Impulse
The 800
ColorPack II
Sonar One Step
Joycam
Spectra
Automatic 250
Sun 660 Autofocus
The Colorpack (in box)
Onestep Plus with Q-Light
One Step Express
Automatic 103
Automatic 100
Sun 600
600 Business Edition
One
SX-70

Canon:
EOS Rebel II
EOS Rebel Ti

Pentax:
ME
K1000

Yashica:
TL Electro X
Electro 35 GSN
MAT LM

Ansco:
Disc 330
Ansco No. 1A Junior

Others:
Sonaki
Vivitar LF
Ferrania
Holga 120N
Recesky
Tomyko T-3000
Lomo Fisheye
Le Clic
Flip Flash 126 (in box)
Bauer C2A Super
Tower Triple Lens Movie Camera
Argus C2
Imperial Satellite II (in box)
Kowa SeT R2

Don't even get me started on lens, haha.

Railphotog · Jul 3, 2011

My current new & old digital cameras, L to R: My first digital, HP215, second HP715, Canon A95, Canon SX30IS, Canon XSi.
Front row: Sanyo 7MP, Pentax Optio Z10.

My current DSLR, lenses and flash: Canon XSi with kit 18-55mm lens and grip, Tamron 11-18mm, Sigma 17-70mm, Canon 75-300mmm IS, Sigma 170-50mm. Front: Canon 430EX flash, Canon 28mm, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Tamron 28-70mm, Opteka 50mm mirror.

My FD collection, a bit of everything!

MY EOS film cameras. On the right is an A2e and an Elan 7e, cameras I owned in the past and obtained these just for the memories. The other cameras on the left are just ones I got in trade for old unwanted photo gear, I don't have any attachments to them, they're just neat to have.