Online Museum for Unwanted Cameras.
Many of these cameras were hand-made, carefully chosen and expensive to buy. They were used to record the best moments of people's lives with family and friends, and taken on trips to exotic locations. After buying a newer model most sat on shelves for decades until their owner passed on, and were donated (dumped) at Goodwill. Almost nobody else wants the ones I have, but they bring me great joy. I treat them like the treasure they are, zip-lock bagging each with a dessiccant pack. They all get used, as time and film budget allow. I keep logs of each shoot and all the work done on them, and it all ends up on this site so you can appreciate these fine machines. This also keeps me busy during retirement. The kid on a horse was me in 1963. I use this when I don't have a picture to use yet. The picture was taken by a travelling photographer, dragging his pony door to door, taking pictures of bored kids in the dusty town of Simi Valley on the northern edge of Los Angeles County. This was my first exposure to photography, other than my mother with her Kodak Instamatic.
Newest pics are at the bottom of each camera page.
5-12-26: Updated the picture of the "museum" in it's Gorilla shelving unit, not including bad cameras or lenses. Now shooting the Konica Autoreflex FT-1, their top of the line, on the same roll I started with the Konica Autoreflex TC-X, the last one they sold. The TC-X was made by Cosina, as were last models from other brands, including Canon and Nikon.