ajramirez
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We all love the gear, and at the rate some forum members buy new cameras (you know who you are...) I am sure some of you have serious collections. Here´s my collection of compacts consisting mostly of riff-raff, in approximate chronological order. I am defining "compact" as anything smaller than a Leica M, which means I have not included my SLRs nor my larger rangefinders.
1940s Kodak Brownie Reflex - Inherited from my grandfather. Not working now, but used it for a while when I was 11 years old and starting to get into photography.
1940s Argus A2f - Inherited from my grandfather. Camera works, but I have never taken any pictures with it. I have old photographs taken by my grandfather with it in the 1940s.
1950s Kodak Signet 35 - Inherited from my grandfather. Camera no longer works, but I also used it as a child.
1966 Minolta Autopak 700 - Ebay purchase, but identical to my grandfather´s last camera, which he also frequently let me use as a child. Uses 126 cartridge film, which is no longer available.
1966 Minolta 24 Rapid - Ebay purchase. Beautifully made camera. Uses the Rapid cartridge system, which means it can still be used if you reload old Rapid cartridges with 35mm film. I have not shot any pictures with it.
1970s Minolta Hi-Matic F - Ebay purchase. Not as well made as the Autopak 700, 24 Rapid, or the Minolta Hi-Matics of the 1960s. Very small, though.
1970s GAF 100XF - Ebay purchase. Identical to the first camera I owned as a child, bought for me by my grandfather at age 11.
1970s GAF 200XF - Ebay purchase. Same as the 100XF, except that it has a crude metering system that warns you when you should use flash.
1990s Rollei Nano 80 - Ebay purchase. APS compact. Bought solely for its looks.
2000 Olympus Stylus Epic - Bought new. Excellent 35mm 2.8 lens in a very compact body. If Oly could manage to produce something like this in digital form, it would be a hit.
2004 Kodak CX7310 - Bought as a present for my then 5 year old son. He has since upgraded to a water and shock resistant Olympus Stylus 850SW. About the same picture quality as your typical cell phone camera.
2008 Canon Powershot SD850IS - Decent picture quality. Lack of RAW capability means it sees very little use.
2009 Olympus E-P1 - My first compact camera that allowed me to leave my DSLR at home and not miss it.
2010 Panasonic Lumix G2 - This one I have owned for a week. Rapidly becoming my workhorse.
Cheers,
Antonio
1940s Kodak Brownie Reflex - Inherited from my grandfather. Not working now, but used it for a while when I was 11 years old and starting to get into photography.
1940s Argus A2f - Inherited from my grandfather. Camera works, but I have never taken any pictures with it. I have old photographs taken by my grandfather with it in the 1940s.
1950s Kodak Signet 35 - Inherited from my grandfather. Camera no longer works, but I also used it as a child.
1966 Minolta Autopak 700 - Ebay purchase, but identical to my grandfather´s last camera, which he also frequently let me use as a child. Uses 126 cartridge film, which is no longer available.
1966 Minolta 24 Rapid - Ebay purchase. Beautifully made camera. Uses the Rapid cartridge system, which means it can still be used if you reload old Rapid cartridges with 35mm film. I have not shot any pictures with it.
1970s Minolta Hi-Matic F - Ebay purchase. Not as well made as the Autopak 700, 24 Rapid, or the Minolta Hi-Matics of the 1960s. Very small, though.
1970s GAF 100XF - Ebay purchase. Identical to the first camera I owned as a child, bought for me by my grandfather at age 11.
1970s GAF 200XF - Ebay purchase. Same as the 100XF, except that it has a crude metering system that warns you when you should use flash.
1990s Rollei Nano 80 - Ebay purchase. APS compact. Bought solely for its looks.
2000 Olympus Stylus Epic - Bought new. Excellent 35mm 2.8 lens in a very compact body. If Oly could manage to produce something like this in digital form, it would be a hit.
2004 Kodak CX7310 - Bought as a present for my then 5 year old son. He has since upgraded to a water and shock resistant Olympus Stylus 850SW. About the same picture quality as your typical cell phone camera.
2008 Canon Powershot SD850IS - Decent picture quality. Lack of RAW capability means it sees very little use.
2009 Olympus E-P1 - My first compact camera that allowed me to leave my DSLR at home and not miss it.
2010 Panasonic Lumix G2 - This one I have owned for a week. Rapidly becoming my workhorse.
Cheers,
Antonio
