Oldest camera?

[haempe]

My oldest camera (1933 Leica III) is currently out of order, but my 1934 Super Nettel is in regular use.

 

[DanOnRoute66]

Probably my Nikon S2:



I think most, if not all, of the S2s were made before 1957, which is the production year of my next-oldest camera, a Kiev-IIa. And, yes, I use both the Nikon and the Kiev quite often.

 

[charjohncarter]

1948 Land 95 converted to 4x5, used it last Friday:

Longest owned camera, purchsed in 1964 for $50, used it yesterday:

 

[RichC]

2007 - my Leica M8 ... I've never used film!

 

[umcelinho]

I still use the 1958 Leica M2 I got when it was 9-10 years old, and the Summicron that I got with it. But it has a 50 Sonnar-ZM on it at the moment...

9-10 years old? wow, your parents sure had good taste

 

[Krosya]

Love and use these:

Voigtlander Superb by krosyagms, on Flickr



welturs by krosyagms, on Flickr

 

[meanstreetshooter]

Leica M4 (ca.1967). Used weekly during spring, summer, and fall. I'll probably have it serviced this year.

 

[divewizard]

My two oldest cameras are both stereo Realist format 35mm cameras. I use them both, but not often. Which is the oldest is unknown to me.

1) Scale Focus Realist 45
2) Rangefinder Wollensak Stereo 10

 

[p.giannakis]

This is the oldest camera I own, c. 1952, and i use it quite often.

 

[Tom A]

At the moment my oldest camera is a 1931 Leica II. Slightly dented "shell" so it wont take IXMOO cassettes and even regular cassettes are stiff to pull out. Works fine otherwise - bought it from the original owner in 1994. Came with a Hektor 50mm f2.5. I like the slow speeds - below 1/20 you determine the speed, based on how fast you can remove your finger from the release!

 

[Jack Conrad]

Super Ikonta C originally purchased from Photo-Plait, Paris in 1937 which sort of adds to the provenience.

 

[tunalegs]

I haven't used it in two years because I don't have a reel for 120. I know that it predates the Ansco/Agfa merger since it has the big brass ANSCO on the front. So it has to be from 1927 or earlier.

It sometimes leaks a little light, but otherwise takes nice pictures.

 

[rxmd]

1949 Kiev in the foreground. I do use it, but quite rarely.

 

[AJShepherd]

My oldest camera is a No.2 Brownie, a model I believe went out of production in 1933.


And here's a recent image from it...

Sphinxes by Antony J Shepherd, on Flickr

 

[laurentb]

My Rolleiflex 3.5 B is by far my most used camera.

 

[Snapper_uk]

This gets used every now and then, lovely pics... From 1961.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Here is an update from my former post (now deleted):

"Because it is quite uncommon, I put my oldest on camerapedia: http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Mars_Camera but I don't use it. The oldest I use isn't even my first batch Leica III (1933) but the Zorki 2 from 1955, because I like it better than the Leica."

This year, 2011, I sold the Leica III and the Zorki 2. The oldest one in use now is a Leica II from 1932 factory converted to a IIa synch.

 

[L. M. Tu]

My oldest is still rather young, a 67x Nikon F with F36 motor drive from 1959.

 

[greylensman]

Canon VI-L. Barely older than my Canon P, both see regular use. Both from 1958.

 

[MaxElmar]

I've a 5x7 Seneca View which dates to the 1920s that gets used very occasionally. The '36/'37 Leica IIIa gets used a bit more often. There's a gaggle of post-WWII cameras I use a lot - Kodak Medalist, Speed Graphic, Leica IIIc, 1953 Rolleiflex 2.8C - I use these in place of modern film cameras.