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Collection by CameraDude.
My second attempt at a camera collection. My first collection was in the early 2000\'s in which I bought anything I could afford all over ebay, mostly, and lost purpose and burned myself out, completely selling off the collection a few years later. Now wiser with more disposable income, I am more wary and judicious about what I spend for my camera collection. With the new Sony cameras and their remarkable viewfinders, I find myself buying a lot of vintage lenses that have a remarkable quality to them. I prefer Pentax, Zeiss, and Voigtlander lenses which I use with my a9. I also own a Leica camera, and that tends to make one collect little bits and pieces of Leica gear. I can’t explain it, but every Leica owner knows what I’m talking about. For camera bodies however,I try to stay away from SLR cameras, digital cameras (don\'t want to collect batteries and chargers), Polaroid cameras (never used one), Kodak cameras (my experience as a Kodak user does not endear me to them), and box cameras which I find rather dull. I find myself attracted to smaller cameras with crappy formats like the 110 cameras. I also like cameras that have something unusual about them, either in design or operation. Lastly, support your local non-profits by buying cameras at their thrift shops or rummage sales; nothing feels better than feeding your collection and giving to the community at the same time!Contact CameraDude

Cameras
Manufacturer:Model | Manufacture years | Serial Number | Date acquired | Price Paid | Comments | |
![]() | ADi: Wet 110 | none | 4/24/2017 | In LN condition. Thrift store find. Both camera and flash are "Made in Japan." A plastic, yellow with black trim, very small 110 format underwater camera with flash. Camera is all mechanical with a "sports" viewfinder mounted on top of the camera, and flash is mounted on the side and is powered by 2x AAA batteries. All plastic construction, with two settings for the shutter speed: All sun and cloudy/flash. Almost no information on this camera on the web, similar to those small 110 novelty cameras but better constructed to keep out the water, I guess. | ||
![]() | Asahi: Pentax Auto 110 | 1979-1983 | 2012 | In EX+ condition. Bought at a small collectibles show. Came with wriststrap, 50mm f/2.8 lens with lens cap, 24mm f/2.8 lens with both caps, 18mm f/2.8 lens with both caps, Auto 110 System manual (printed 9/81), 110 winder (BGN grade), AF130P flash (EX+ grade), Leather case (UG condition). | ||
![]() | Canon: EOS 500 N (EOS Rebel G / EOS New Kiss) | 1996 | 10/12/2014 | In EX+ condition, bought from a Japanese seller on eBay. I bought this camera because I learned photography on this camera in Japan, so I have the "New KIss" version. This a film camera! It has three focusing points and that awesome EOS mount so it can use a very wide range of high quality lenses. I used my camera until it broke. I bought this camera with only the strap, English Rebel G manual, and correct body cap. | ||
Hendren: Octopus \'the Weekender\' | 1/25/2025 | In EX+ condition. Antenna and original wrist strap present, very clean in and out. Clock and flashlight works. | ||||
Honeywell: Visitronic 915 | 3/19/2019 | In EX+ condition but inoperable because meter is dead. Prototype camera (1 of 10 produced). Comes with a Zeiss Tessar 40mm f/2.8 lens. | ||||
![]() | Pure Digital: Flip UltraHD (2nd generation) | 2009 | Bought new from Best Buy in 2009 as a vlogging camera. 720p HD video, which back in the day was the bomb. By 2016, the matte coating on the outside had deteriorated into a sticky mess. Removed all of it with alcohol and Mr. Clean Magic eraser to exposed the black plastic underneath. Anyway, contains an 8 gig hard drive for about 2 hours of on-board memory for recording, and a cool flip-out USB arm for easy downloading. No way to expand that memory though. A red light on the front would light up when recording. I guess our cel phones have replaced this technology now. Still, I have a sentimental fondness for this camera and I'm glad it still works and still has the videos stored in its memory. Came with a stylish wrist strap, cloth case, and "Flip" rechargable battery. However, camera runs best on fresh disposable AA batteries (2x). |
Lenses
Manufacturer:Model | Serial Number | Date acquired | Price Paid | Comments | |
![]() | Asahi: 18mm f2.8 Pentax-110 | 2012 | In LN condition. Bought at a small collectibles show. Came with lens cap and rear cap. These are the only interchangeable lenses manufactured specifically for the 110 film format. So amazingly tiny with a 30.5 filter size. Some people have been successful using this lens with a micro 4/3s system. | ||
![]() | Asahi: 24mm f2.8 Pentax-110 | 2012 | In LN condition. Bought at a small collectibles show. Came with lens cap and rear cap. These are the only interchangeable lenses manufactured specifically for the 110 film format. So amazingly tiny with a 25.5 filter size. Some people have been successful using this lens with a micro 4/3s system. | ||
![]() | Asahi: 50mm f2.8 Pentax-110 | 2012 | In EX condition. Bought at a small collectibles show. Came with lens cap but no rear cap since it was mounted to the body. These are the only interchangeable lenses manufactured specifically for the 110 film format. So amazingly tiny with a 37.5 filter size. Some people have been successful using this lens with a micro 4/3s system. | ||
![]() | Canon: 50mm f0.95 (Leica M) | 5/30/2018 |