Ways of seeing

A blog that documents my addiction of buying vintage cameras, photographing them and providing a short description of each camera.

'The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget.'
John Berger
Film: SX-70 Acquired: Car Boot Sale Comments: Similar to the the Polaroid One Step the camera has a all plastic body, fixed focus lens and probably made around the early 1980s.

Film: SX-70

Acquired: Car Boot Sale

Comments: Similar to the the Polaroid One Step the camera has a all plastic body, fixed focus lens and probably made around the early 1980s.

Camera: Fischer Price Perfect Shot 110 Camera 3815 Film: 110 Acquired: Yard Sale Comments: These days there are a lot of kids cameras about, but this thing has to be the high point of childrens photography. Designed like a view master it has two viewfinders and two handles, i cant believe that there isn’t some kind of secret hidden gems of photography by kids who had these. I got it at at a yard sale or as Im British table top sale, and they even gave me a 110 film with but Ive always been to afraid to try it.

Camera: Fischer Price Perfect Shot 110 Camera 3815

Film: 110

Acquired: Yard Sale

Comments: These days there are a lot of kids cameras about, but this thing has to be the high point of childrens photography. Designed like a view master it has two viewfinders and two handles, i cant believe that there isn’t some kind of secret hidden gems of photography by kids who had these. I got it at at a yard sale or as Im British table top sale, and they even gave me a 110 film with but Ive always been to afraid to try it.

Camera: Kodak Instamatic 304 Film: 126 Cartridge Acquired: Carboot Sale Comments: Produced between 1965 and 1969 the Instamatic 304 introduced the new flash cube system. The flash cubes would fit to the top socket which would rotate revealing the next side of the flash cube every time a photograph was taken. The camera was regarded as one of Kodaks more sophisticated Instamatic cameras.

Camera: Kodak Instamatic 304

Film: 126 Cartridge

Acquired: Carboot Sale

Comments: Produced between 1965 and 1969 the Instamatic 304 introduced the new flash cube system. The flash cubes would fit to the top socket which would rotate revealing the next side of the flash cube every time a photograph was taken. The camera was regarded as one of Kodaks more sophisticated Instamatic cameras.

Camera: Kodak Six - 20 C Film: 620 Film Acquired: Carboot Sale Comments: The camera takes 6x9 pictures on 620 film which is why it was called the six - 20.  It was probably made between 1946 and 1953.

Camera: Kodak Six - 20 C

Film: 620 Film

Acquired: Carboot Sale

Comments: The camera takes 6x9 pictures on 620 film which is why it was called the six - 20.  It was probably made between 1946 and 1953.

Camera: Lomographic Action Sampler Film: 35mm Film Acquired: Lomo Website Comments: OK not vintage or Retro really but decided il document just every camera I have, so here is the Action Sampler by Lomo. It takes four photographs on one single frame. What I really enjoy at the minute is the nice gif animations people have been making with the action samplers heres a good one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvI-05WNBy4

Camera: Lomographic Action Sampler

Film: 35mm Film

Acquired: Lomo Website

Comments: OK not vintage or Retro really but decided il document just every camera I have, so here is the Action Sampler by Lomo. It takes four photographs on one single frame. What I really enjoy at the minute is the nice gif animations people have been making with the action samplers heres a good one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvI-05WNBy4

Camera: Coronet Flashmaster Film: 120 Film Acquired: Car Boot Sale Comments: Produced around the 1950’s by the Coronet Camera Company in Birmingham UK, the Coronet Flashmaster had a black bakelite body with metal bands. 12 6x6 pictures on a 120 film.

Camera: Coronet Flashmaster

Film: 120 Film

Acquired: Car Boot Sale

Comments: Produced around the 1950’s by the Coronet Camera Company in Birmingham UK, the Coronet Flashmaster had a black bakelite body with metal bands. 12 6x6 pictures on a 120 film.

Camera: Halina Prefect Film: 120 Film Acquired: Car Boot Sale Comments: A fake tlr camera produced in Hong Kong around 1957. You can get 12 frames on one roll of 120 and has a black leather cloth finish.

Camera: Halina Prefect

Film: 120 Film

Acquired: Car Boot Sale

Comments: A fake tlr camera produced in Hong Kong around 1957. You can get 12 frames on one roll of 120 and has a black leather cloth finish.

Camera: Cosmic Symbol / Smena Symbol Film: 35mm Film Acquired: Car Boot Sale Comments: Apart from having the coolest name for a camera ever, the cosmic symbol features a LOMO 40mm lens. Produced between 1973 up to 1993 by LOMO in Russia they are said to have produced 10s of millions of these little gems.

Camera: Cosmic Symbol / Smena Symbol

Film: 35mm Film

Acquired: Car Boot Sale

Comments: Apart from having the coolest name for a camera ever, the cosmic symbol features a LOMO 40mm lens. Produced between 1973 up to 1993 by LOMO in Russia they are said to have produced 10s of millions of these little gems.

Camera: Zenza Bronica ETR Film: 120 Medium Format Film Acquired: After a craving for a medium format that I could have more control over I purchased the Bronica from a friend. Comments: A 4.5x6 SLR camera manufactured by the Zenza Bronica Industries Inc in Tokyo, Japan around 1976.

Camera: Zenza Bronica ETR

Film: 120 Medium Format Film

Acquired: After a craving for a medium format that I could have more control over I purchased the Bronica from a friend.

Comments: A 4.5x6 SLR camera manufactured by the Zenza Bronica Industries Inc in Tokyo, Japan around 1976.