So I have been wanting to find some really great old film cameras for a while now. I have kept an eye out on eBay and a couple of other places but nothing has really jumped out and caught my eye. It seems when you don’t look for something for a little while it seems to find you.
My wife Kathleen, and her friends on a whim went to an estate sale yesterday in Fairfield. She told me she saw some old camera equipment their but didn’t know if it was what I was looking for. After she told me about this, I had to go back with her today. I thought for sure that there wouldn’t be anything as it is very rare to find old cameras in good condition.
That being said we walked into the house and right there in the front room I found two very cool cameras in near perfect condition. The first camera is a beautiful Pentax SP1000 with 2 lenses (a 55mm f2.0 and a 135mm f2.8). This camera and the 2 lenses are fully manual. The second camera is a Minolta 7000 also with 2 lenses (a 35-70 and a 100-200). This camera is slightly newer and has some automatic features. Both cameras came with all their original parts and owner manuals. I can’t wait to buy some nice black and white film and shoot some cool pictures. Kodak T-Max here I come, maybe a 1600 speed film for that nice B/W grainy feel. I am definitely thankful for Kathleen for finding these cameras.
I think I may bring one of the cameras to weddings with me and shoot a roll or two of film to add an artistic quality. Here are a couple pictures of the cameras. Oh yeah, pay close attention to the Pentax, not only is it fully manual, but there is not a plastic part making up this tank of a camera. Once I take some pictures with both cameras, I will make sure I share some of them. I will of course have to scan them first.
While at the estate sale, Kathleen and I also found this old Polaroid Camera that I got just for fun. I hope I can still find film for it because this would be serious fun to take a couple snapshots with. Take a look!!
