There are many of us that share a passion for collecting Vintage Cameras, and many share a passion for collecting Vintage Photos.

And then of course there are people that like to collect both.

The term Vintage in the camera category, seems to apply to cameras made in the 19th Century and early 20th Century. However, it may turn out that almost any film camera will be considered vintage with fewer and few companies making any type of film camera at all.� But, not all of these will be of value to collectors.

While the process of photography started much earlier with a technique called “camera obscura” there wasn’t really a film camera until around 1890 when box cameras, like the one from George Eastman, made it possible for many to begin taking photos and documenting their travels and experiences.

Despite what some people think the foldup cameras were not the earliest, though they were in existence by the end of the 19th Century and are considered quite valuable.

So you can see that there are quite a few things to know about the history of photography, and my focus tends to be on Old or Vintage Cameras (though I have a strong interest in Vintage Photos as well so you’ll see some posts about them also).

One guide that I think every serious collector must have, is McKeown’s Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras. As it is excellent in identifying the cameras that are out there, and also a great guide on what vintage cameras are worth (remember that an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it).

Here in one giant volume we get a vast array of great illustrations, camera histories, and specifications.

I think this is an absolute must have for someone who really is serious about building their Vintage Camera or Classic Camera Collection.

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Apparently he has a great variety of cameras going back to the 1800’s, and he would like to start his own museum to show them to others.  That would be fun!

You can check out the entire article here. http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/17143

And here are some links to museums with Vintage Cameras. 

The Living Image http://www.licm.org.uk/

The Virtual Camera Museum http://www.virtualcameramuseum.com/

And if you’d like to share your own Vintage Cameras with others you could join the Vintage Camera Museum group at Flickr.

These are just a few and I welcome your comments about other places to see Vintage Cameras of all sorts.

They have a enough photos to keep you distracted through dinner time and they’ve done a great job at scanning them in.

And if you’re interested in Vintage Posters, like the one below, you can have a look at a related site called Vintagraph at www.vintagraph.com .

Enjoy

Polaroids bring back memories of my mother taking photos at Christmas, birthdays etc when I was a child.  She still has the camera but I doubt she uses it.  She doesn’t have a digital camera yet but I think she’s saving up for one.

One thing the article mentions about the new Polaroid is that it will basically be a digital camera but have the instant printing capability. 

Check out the article here and let me know if you find anymore info about the new camera anywhere.