How old is your oldest camera ?

[Bill Clark]

1936 Leica III a

 

[johannielscom]

It's 1932 for sure, but it might be my Leica II or my Ikonta A 520, with a dial-set Derval shutter.

Both from the same year and I can't tell which was made first.

Scanning negatives from the little Ikonta A520 today.
First observation: I gotta figure out how to transport the film so I actually fit 16 frames on a roll :bang:
Second observation: this 85 year old lens is stellar with Fuji Astia 100!

Straight off the scan, nothing corrected yet.
Low contrast and pastellish color, I think I might grow to like this 12 bucks camera​

 

[lawrence]

Canon L1 from 1957, here shown with the much more recent 12mm Ultra Wide-Heliar.

 

[Robert.M]

KW Patent Etui from 1930, it's fitted with a Plaubel Supracomar 3.9/100mm.
I somtime used it with a roll-back and it performed well.

 

[carbo73]

A working Kodak No.4 Folding Cartridge from 1898-1900. Used long gone 104 format film, but I put 4x5 sheet film and does a pretty job (just a bit slow one)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/42345512701

Here's a picture I took last week:

 

[shawn]

Not sure if it is '34 or '35 but the oldest user is an original Kodak Retina. (Type 117) The first camera to be built for standard 35mm cassettes.

Front right camera.

The 118 on the left might be the second oldest, not sure when it was produced compared to a Contax Tenax II.

Shawn