Show your vintage cameras!

I don't have access to my computer with some more conventional pics so I took some shalllow depth of field photos. About f5.6 and 12 inches away from the watches. This is using the newer of the 2 lenses. The focal length is about 12 inches to infinity.

I'm working off my small iPhone and didn't realize the 1st pic a little OOF but shows some of the lens tendencies. Pics are generally softer with more softness with close up pics. I'll take some outdoor/scenery pics tomorrow when there is light.

nice vintage cameras..and now..who use a vintage camera anymore? 😀

new arrival.
1937 Jaeger-LeCoultre Compass Camera

Here are a few from my Leica collection.

I do. I am one of those people complaining about collectors driving up prices.

I still like to shoot film every now and then. Usually I will pack an M7 or M3.

many many people still shoot film...including myself. My daily camera is a Leica M7, but I've shot with all of my cameras.

Wow. Just discovering this thread and it is awesome. I've been shooting a combination of film and digital for years, but have switched over to film almost 100% recently. The reasons are that 1) I hate post-processing, and find that I don't need to do as much with film, and 2) shooting with a mechanical camera is just more fun!

My cameras are nowhere near as cool/old as the ones in this thread - I've gone through a ton but typically shoot with a Minolta X-570 SLR with a 50mm 1.4 Minolta MD Rokkor-X lens, as well as a Ricoh GR-1 that pretty much lives in my pocket. The Minolta I find a perfect combination of new and old - fully manual but with aperture priority and a built in light meter for modern convenience. The GR-1 suits my street style sensibilities, and the quality of the photos consistently surprise me for such a small point and shoot (which I guess means I should stop being surprised).

Cameras and watches are in a constant battle for my discretionary funds. The good news is I'm getting more focused in collecting both, figuring out what I really like/need in both areas and selling off the rest. Well, I haven't actually sold off anything yet, but I am planning on it. Oh, and I'm on the hunt for my first Leica, if anyone is looking to offload one... shoot, maybe I'm not on the right track after all.

I can post some pics of my cameras later on, but like I said they are nowhere near as cool as the ones already posted.

I keep wanting to get back into film but only want to buy one. I don't want to start at the bottom and then buy the next best and so on until the house is full of old cameras which aren't used.
Any suggestions ?
I'm assuming Leicas M3/M4 are in the list but what else is there which will take good pictures and not be a pain to load or setup.
Maybe a Kodak retina II/III of Everest fame ?

I must have posted this in another thread since it I don't see it here. But since #1928 showed up I thought I'd include #1248. It was my grandfather's. I've passed it along to my brother since he is the more active photographer these days.

That is a very special piece. Leica I

dibs 😀

The most important thing to remember with film is that the camera has no effect on the image quality: you only care about the lens. If you want rangefinder and Leica M glass a CL like mine or a Minolta CLE are a pretty easy entry point.

If you never used rangefinder cameras it’s a very different experience, you could pick up a cheap one with integrated lens and decide if you like it, the Canonet QL17 is a popular one, has a good luminous lens and can be had for less than $100.

If you want SLR you have ample choice, you can pick up an Olympus or Nikon everywhere and the lenses are usually fairly cheap.

A Twin!

And a few more..some of these may not be exactly be vintage.
This thread makes me want to shoot some film this weekend.

A vintage picture of my new studio camera taken with the non-vintage iPhone 7+.

JohnCote