Question What is the Oldest Camera you own?

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I have a Casio 10.1 Mega Pixels EXILM. NO idea what year I got it.

Well other than disposable ones of course. 😀

Well I guess I have not figured out how to post jpeg/images here yet.

How about you?
 
I have a couple Olympus OM-1 camera bodies from the mid 70's along with glass. Both bodies are still functional, as well the glass is able to be used on my 40 odd years newer OMD EM10 mk 1 and OMD EM5 mk 1 bodies. Considering the newest camera I own excluding the one on my phone is 11 years old I'm probably due. That said, both OMD bodies still match or even exceed what I can purchase today in image quality, only missing out on some quality of life features and perhaps a better autofocus system. So, maybe I'll wait just a bit longer.
 
CelicaGT said:
I have a couple Olympus OM-1 camera bodies from the mid 70's along with glass. Both bodies are still functional, as well the glass is able to be used on my 40 odd years newer OMD EM10 mk 1 and OMD EM5 mk 1 bodies. Considering the newest camera I own excluding the one on my phone is 11 years old I'm probably due. That said, both OMD bodies still match or even exceed what I can purchase today in image quality, only missing out on some quality of life features and perhaps a better autofocus system. So, maybe I'll wait just a bit longer.
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Wow thats pretty neat, how does that even connect to transfer pictures or is it a proprietary memory card or something?
 
SteJBorchard said:
Wow thats pretty neat, how does that even connect to transfer pictures or is it a proprietary memory card or something?
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The old OM's are 35mm film obviously, the OMD's (OM Digital is basically what that means) are a retro take on the old system utilizing a 4/3 sensor and a new lens mount type, both modern bodies use SD cards, one also has WiFi to transfer photo's or control the camera remotely. For using the old 70's lenses on the new OMD bodies I use a mount converter, and must shoot full manual. I only use these lenses under more controlled scenarios where lighting isn't too variable. I also use them as the glass quality is VERY high. The 4 lenses in question would probably cost a few grand for their modern equivalents.
 
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USAFRet said:
Toshiba PDR-2, from 1998(?)
0.3 megapixel

https://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/PDR2/PDR2A.HTM

I got it free as a promotion from CompUSA.
Buy a laptop, get a free digital camera. Sold!


Yes, it still works.
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I remember thinking how awesome these first digital cameras were, but man did the industry move fast! My first one was from around then, also .3MP but it was an Argus of some kind, no idea where it ended up as I gave it to my father when I upgraded to a 1.3(!) MP Fuji.
 
Most of my current options:
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7 - Olympus C-3000 (inherited from my dad)
8 - Fuji HS10
6 - Fuji X-T1 (my current one)

Various lenses.
 
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Holly Chrisco Macroni Monster. Ya'll are elite pro's.. Make's me taking pictures of Jeeps and Duck Toy's looks like first year Lego building Fantasy. - Shrugs-


Nice job!

I think my current camera was only like 60 USD. I think my next step up may be 200 USD. But I mean I'd have to get like a crush proof case for rock climbing and state parks. - Shrugs -
 
I've still got my dad's old Voigtlander Vito B, which according to Wiki was introduced in 1954. I can remember using it with Ilford FP4 and printing out the results.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Vito_B

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I have an older folding camera somewhere with bellows, but can't remember what it is. Might be pre-war (WW2).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding_camera

I moved on to amass a large number of Canon bodies including several AE-1, AV-1, A-1 (at least 5), F-1, AT-1, Ftbn, plus a Contax T2 (superb lens) and a Ricoh R1, then a bunch of DSLRs (2 x 5D Mk Ii, 5D Mk iii, 2 x 5D Mk iv), Canon S100, G12 and a Fuji X30.

I suppose it'll have to be a couple of mirrorless bodies with new lenses next time. The X30 is the only camera I have with an electronic viewfinder but I still prefer a true optical path to the viewfinder. Both types have their advantages.
 
I gave away a studio grade digital camera made by Fujitsu. Pre hand held digital camera. Picked it up from a university graphics design department.

Came with a nice external SCSI drive. Total package weighed about 20 kilo.

I could never find the documentation for it, or any software. I can understand why they gave it away. Had a nice lens on it though.

So I figured I would pass it along to someone else to solve the mystery.
 
35 mm cameras,
1970s OM10 (with manual adapter)
1989, canon EOS 600
1990, canon EOS 10
Digital
2010, nikon coolpix L22
2013, canon EOS 700D

Canon lenses, standard 50mm 1.8, came with the EOS 600, 18-55mm, 70-300mm, 400mm prime
Olympus lenses, 50mm, 28-70mm, 70-210mm
 
My wife would be the one to ask about specifics, but we have several vintage cameras here. One of them is a Pentax that was fairly legendary for its time. We have a couple of other makes and some of them pretty old big box things. I recently threw out a more modern "digital" camera whose make and model escape me at the moment. Pretty sure it was also a Nikon Coolpix which had a body like a "normal" camera but the lens was fixed and had a fairly low pixel count. The biggest issue with it was a severe latency from pressing the picture button to actually taking it. Action shots were either a video or a blur.
 
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