Sunday, December 18, 2011

Flea Market Cameras!

My sister over at Lap Dog Knits found some very cool old cameras at a local flea market a while back, and I've been wanting to share them on the blog.  I have them 'on display' in the living room (thanks, Sis!), and used my macro lens to get some detailed photos.  Hope you like them and that they bring back some fond memories!
The Kodak Duaflex II.  I'm hoping to do some TtV photos one of these days!
The Brownie Starflex... I think there were millions of these sold!
The Ansco Pioneer.  I think this one is older than the others.
Brownie Hawkeye... I'd forgotten how huge the flash units were!
Wow, we've come a long way with our digital cameras, haven't we?!  Please check out Macro Monday for really great macro photos! 
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23 comments:

  1. Dutch GirlDecember 18, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    These are nice finds for the photographer who has everything.Real keepers.

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  2. CarlettaDecember 18, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    These look like they are in wonderful condition.
    What a special sister you have.
    I have my Mom's Brownie that I treasure. I forgot how big the flash was. :)
    Nice shots!

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  3. Oakland Daily PhotoDecember 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    I like them a lot. Old cameras make an appealing vintage display.

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  4. BirgittaDecember 19, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    What a cool old camera! Like your photos very much!

    http://blogg.birgittasplace.com/

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  5. Stewart MDecember 19, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Hi there - great old cameras. I often linger over similar things at garage sales (yard sales in the US I think!) - but I normally notice my wife giving me 'that look' - so I don’t buy them! Maybe I should go on my own next time!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Australia

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  6. clairzDecember 19, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Thank you for bringing back all kinds of memories with these. Just as computers have made potential writers of us all, so have digital cameras (and phones!) given us all a chance to be photographers on a daily basis. Such changes!

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  7. DianneDecember 19, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    they're beauties!
    I had a huge Brownie camera
    I remember how I loved the way the flash popped

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  8. TorunnDecember 19, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Thank you that you will follow me, Peter, very nice:) Wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Greeting Torunn.

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  9. desertsandbeyondDecember 19, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    Hubby went through a stage a few years ago when he bought some old Hasselblads (he now has 2)...and a couple old Canons. Oh, yes, and a Brownie like his mom had years ago!!!! He also found me a Konica camera just like the one my dad bought for me when I was in high school. He actually found all of them on either EBAY or Craigslist.

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  10. Jackie McGuinnessDecember 19, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    These are great finds!!

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  11. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    I was thinking how great it was that I wasn't old enough to remember these, but then the last one brought back a faint memory. I'm sure when I was very young my parents had one like it. I'll have to ask my mom what happened to it. Great shots!

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  12. AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    These are pretty cool, we never had a camera until instamatics became popular. I bet some of these would still work, try that in 50 years with a digital camera!

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  13. Kerri FarleyDecember 20, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    Those are super!

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  14. Tina´s PicStoryDecember 20, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    very cool!

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  15. Diane AZDecember 20, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    Great collection, beautiful macros!

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  16. MarieElizabethDecember 20, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    What a wonderful find! I bet they look great all together.

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  17. Kim, USADecember 20, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Are these cameras still work? And I do agree we come along wayyyy!! Merry Christmas! And thanks for the visit!

    Macro Red

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  18. SivindenDecember 20, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Ahh, cameras from the "good, old days" ;)

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  19. EllieDecember 20, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Wonderful looking cameras - they are really stylish. You got some great pictures.
    Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog - I appreciate it :)

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  20. YoshiDecember 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Wow, I love vintage camera! It must be a very cool display.
    Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.
    Yoshi

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  21. EG CameraGirlDecember 21, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    She found some very fun old cameras! Is your sister always good at finding neat old collectibles?

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  22. KateriDecember 21, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Oh, my gosh, I woldn't even know what to do with one of those. I have never owned anything but a digital. Pretty cool though seeing how far cameras have come. And like someone else said, I bet those still do work--or could be fixed resonably easily--which is mre than can be said for some of the digital cameras I have owned.

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  23. Max-eDecember 25, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    These indeed bring back memories. I started out with a Brownee box camera and a Baby Brownee, but that was a fe "life times" ago.
    Must say that I do enjoy the digital era

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