Retro Cameras - book

Nancy123

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• Jul 5, 2025

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I'm not a collector but I just got this because it's so darn interesting. 550 pictures of cameras over 280 pages. It would be fun to have a dedicated shelf of some of these. Unfortunately, having moved around the country over the years, I've "decluttered" some old film cameras and now I wish I'd kept them!

 

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• Jul 6, 2025

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I felt the same way when I picked up this similar book a few years ago.

500 Cameras: 170 Years of Phot by House, George Eastman, Gustavson, Todd: Good (2011) | SecondSale

Free Shipping - ISBN: 9781402780868 - Soft cover - Sterling Signature - 2011 - Condition: Good - Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. - 500 Cameras: 170 Years of Phot

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• Jul 6, 2025

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MTGseattle said:

I felt the same way when I picked up this similar book a few years ago.

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Years ago I discarded a Brownie box camera from the 1930s, a folding Autographic from the 1920s, a Rolleiflex, and a Nikon F among others. I'm still kicking myself.

 

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• Jul 6, 2025

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I'm wary about books like Retro Cameras, the works of Todd Gustavson, and Bellamy Hunt's (aka "Japan Camera Hunter") Film Camera Zen. lest they give me ideas!