Over the years I have accumulated a respectable collection of cameras of all
shapes and sizes. Along the way some have broken, some have been lost and one
was stolen, but for the most part I have kept these time freezers with me and
will keep on doing so for the forseable future. The collection ranges from
barely working fixed focus point-and-shoot film cameras from the early -90s
through an ancient medium format relic all the way up to professional grade
digital cameras and lenses. And although I only use one or two of them on a
regular basis I can't get myself to get rid of them, even the ones that don't
work properly any more.
Each of my cameras has a story attached to it - either where or when I got it, a particular situation they've been in or a certain picture I took that went on to become a story in its own right. To keep a record of this I've decided to publish a story for each of the cameras right here on the site for everyone to read. Some of them are rather dull while others, like the one about my war scarred EOS-1, are riveting. So if you're interested, take the time to read through them.
Camera Name | Camera Type | Recording Medium | Lens Type | Year of Purchase |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nikon FM2 | SLR | 35mm film | Sakar 35-75mm 1:3.5 - 4.8 | 1976 |
Canon EOS 10D | SLR | Digital - 6.3 megapixel | Sigma 17-35 1:2.8 - 4 | 2002 |
Canon EOS 1 | SLR | 35mm film | EF 28-105mm 1:3.5 - 4.5 | 1998 |
Canon EOS 5D MK-2 | SLR | Digital - 21.1 megapixel | EF 28-105mm 1:4 | 2009 |
Nikon CoolPix S1 | Point and shoot | Digital - 6.3 megapixel | Internal 5.8-17.4mm 1:3 - 5.4 | 2006 |
Sony CyberShot | Point and shoot | Digital - 3.2 megapixel | Internal 5mm 1:2.8 | 2004 |
Hasselblad 5oo C/M | Medium format SLR | Medium format 6x6 film | Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm 1:2.8 | 2000 |
Polaroid iZone | Instant camera | Polaroid iZone film | Fixed focus | 1999 |
Polaroid 600 | Instant camera | Polaroid 600 film | Fixed focus | 2000 |
Polaroid JoyCam | Instant camera | Polaroid JoyCam film | Fixed focus | 2001 |
Nikon CoolPix P6000 | Point and shoot | Digital - 13.5 megapixel | Internal 6-24mm 1:2.7 - 5.9 | 2009 |