Share your Collection/Tools of Choice

[super8man]

I have a "few" compared to the people on this thread - holy $hit. But, I tend to use only 2 or 3 - My Bolex H8Rex4, Nikon R8, Sankyo 1100CME, Canon Scoopic 16MS, and my Canon 814XLS.

In still cameras, I use my Leica IIIf with the 15mm Voigtlander Heliar lens almost exclusively.

In digital, I use both my Nikon D50 with screwmount adapter and old lenses as well as my daily driver: Canon S90.

I am trying to basically get rid of all of my remaining super 8 and regular 8 cameras - they just take up too much space in my small house. Sold 2 the other month so that was great (my Zeiss Ikon GS8 (x2)).

Cheers,
Mike

[bakanosaru]

Some f'n amazing collections here.

I thought I had too many when I had 8 or 9.

Now it's just a Canon 1014xl-s and a newly acquired Beaulieu 6008SD.

[etimh]

OK...I'm now confident that I'm not the only one with so many cameras. So here is my list.

Yes, some fantastic collections here, but I do think that yours ultramarine, is by far the wildest. Very impressive. Where do you keep them all?

Reading over your list, reminded me of some I forgot in my own collection--I also have the Agfa Family Set with that crazy round camera, but its boxed up with the projector--I guess I should pull it out and play around with the camera, and iirc, the viewer is a convenient way to preview rolls--easy loading and a nice bright screen. Yeah, I'm going to pull that out.

Another thing, you have your Agfa Microflex 300s listed without the "Sensor" designation--are these somehow different than what I have, the "Microflex 300 Sensor"? I just ask because you have the 100s and 200s listed with the "Sensor." I also forgot that I have the Minolta variant of this camera, the Pocket Z-8, same as the 300 Sensor, I believe.

I also have a Kodak Analyst camera that is in perfect working order--it is displayed on top of one of my shelves because it has that cool Kodak box. But I've never figured out a project to use it on so it sits, waiting for me. But having things out on display also leads to them becoming somewhat "invisible," you don't see them anymore and thus forget them.

Great lists, guys!

Tim

[super8man]

Tim,

You reminded me exactly that - I have a few movie cameras on display I always forget about. One is in its underwater housing so at the moment I even forget the camera name/brand. Go figure.

Cheers,
Mike

[8mm]

Okey here is my collection:

Super 8:
Sankyo XL-40
Sankyo MF 303
GAF Anscomatic ST/88

2x8 mm:
Eumig C 3
Keystone 8mm
Pentaka
Neva
Kodak Automatic
Bolex B8

Projectors:
Super 8:
Sankyo dualux 2000H
Elmo ST 1200
8mm:
Keystone Commander
Noris

Still cameras:
Goerz Tenax 9x12 cm
Kodak Hawkeye 6x9
Plaubel Makina 6,5x 9
Ernemann 6x9
Kodak Brownie 6x9
Yashica C 6x6
Voigtländer Brillant 6x6
Pettri 24x36 mm

[Claus]

Super-8 cameras:
Leicina Special
Nizo Professional

Super-8 projectors:
Elmo GS-1200
Elmo ST-1200

Standard-8 projector:
Bolex M8
Fodeco 8mm

16mm camera (yet to try it):
1923 B&H Filmo

16mm projectors:
3 Eiki SSL
1 Eiki 3500 Xenon

[ultramarine]

Hi Tim

Yes, some fantastic collections here, but I do think that yours ultramarine, is by far the wildest. Very impressive. Where do you keep them all?

I have rented a warehouse...

Reading over your list, reminded me of some I forgot in my own collection--I also have the Agfa Family Set with that crazy round camera, but its boxed up with the projector--I guess I should pull it out and play around with the camera, and iirc, the viewer is a convenient way to preview rolls--easy loading and a nice bright screen. Yeah, I'm going to pull that out.

Another thing, you have your Agfa Microflex 300s listed without the "Sensor" designation--are these somehow different than what I have, the "Microflex 300 Sensor"? I just ask because you have the 100s and 200s listed with the "Sensor." I also forgot that I have the Minolta variant of this camera, the Pocket Z-8, same as the 300 Sensor, I believe.

Yes, there were some variations, not only with the Agfa cameras. There is indeed a "sensor" model and a "non-sensor" one! I have Bauers 715 that differ from eachother! From year to year a specific model was developed futher but kept the original model number. Many leicinas, as you can see in the list, had the same model number but were different in details! Collecting is very addictive and when you get the virus, there is no cure...

[erkanumut]

OK...I'm now confident that I'm not the only one with so many cameras.
So here is my list. It's outdated (the doc was from 2007), doesn't include the 50 projectors, nor the 50-60 splicers, accessories, etc. No still cameras on the list as well. Right now I have more than 650 cameras, yes, I'm a collector but shoot film regularly. At least half of them are film tested! Take a deep breath!

8mm, 9.5mm, super8, 16mm cameras.

1. Agfa family set
...
510. Zenit quartz 1x8S-2

Many of the defect cameras have been sent for service. I should update the list soon or all is lost: I have to begin from scratch... Yes, me too, haven't bought a new car for years!

Yasu Neighbor,
8O Wow! What a collection! Great!
Same as me, but I collect documents: http://www.erkanumut.com/?s=dcl
I have a small collection of equipment: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivax_imag ... 6461364370
Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Erkan

[Will2]

35mm
Eyemo

16mm
(3) Canon Scoopic MS
- with (2) magazine adapters & (4) 400' Magazines
(2) Kodak K-100 Turret
(1) Kiev 16u motorized
(1) Krasnogorsk 3 - Super 16, viewfinder widened and lens mount recentered
(1) Kodak Model B

Super 8
Beaulieu 4008 II
Beaulieu 4008 Jubilee Edition
(2) Canon 814 Auto Zoom
(1) Canon 310 XL
(3) Canon 310 XL AF
(2) Canon 310 XL-S
(2) Kodak Analyst (timelapse)

Regular 8
(10) Canon Cine Canonet 8
(1) Reflex Zoom 8
(1) Zeiss Ikon Movikon 8 (Multispeed version)
(1) Bolex Zoom Reflex

There are a few more in the closet somewhere but can't think of them right now. I tend to buy multiple versions of inexpensive cameras that work so I can hand them out to people at events to shoot with. You'd be surprised at what great footage you can get from a 5 year old sometimes.

[Aaron_M]

35mm
DeVry Standard A

16mm
Bell & Howell 240EE

Love them both.

[reflex]

Nikon Super Zoom-8
Fujica AX100
Krasnogorsk K-16
Bolex H-8

That's it these days. Plus some modern Nikon photo gear and a couple of vintage rangefinders.

[IShootR8]

Just starting out here:

R8:
Tower T-185
Kodak Brownie (2)
S8:
Argus
16mm:
Keystone A7

Still:
Busch Pressman Model C (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 sheet)
Mamiya C330 TLR (120 @ 6 x 6)
Sears Tower Box Camera (120 @ 6 x 9)
Burke and James Orbit (4 x 5 sheet)
Argus Readyflash (plan to convert to shoot 35mm like a friend did to his)

Made a few home movies with the Tower and Brownies. Have yet to employ the Keystone and Argus. All still cameras except the Argus Readyflash are used regularly.

Pics of my (small) collection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nocanikons ... 150672210/

[Rudat]

Reg 8
BOLEX P4
KODAK Eight - model 20
ADMIRA (Meopta) a8IIa
MEOPTA A8G2

DS8
QUARZ-Zoom DS8-3 (2x)

Super 8
BEAULIEU 5008 S
BOLEX 160 Macrozoom
CARENA Zoomex 7710-IM
LOMO 214
LOMO 215
NALCOM Synchro Zoom FTL 1000 Pro
NALCOM Synchro Zoom FTL 1000 Pro Mk II
PORST Sound 1500 Microcomputer

I don't use the cameras much and not all of them are 100% OK, but I shot with one of the Nalcoms in Egypt last year and it all came out great.

"new" cameras I've just got
Agfa Movexoom (reg. 8mm) defect
Nizo S800 (some film transport problems)
QUARZ-Zoom DS8-3...third one

[wahiba]

Playing around on Yola making a free web site:
Go yo:

8mmovies.yolasite.com

to see some pictures of some of my cine cameras. Taken a few years ago as the originals are on film, but not so long as these are off the CD of scanned images that came back with the developed film.

[Rudat]

Reg 8
BOLEX P4
KODAK Eight - model 20
MEOPTA ADMIRA a8IIa
MEOPTA ADMIRA A8G2
Agfa Movexoom - defect

MEOPTA ADMIRA A-el-8 - one of only 1063 cameras made!!! (No# 63/12/0023)

DS8
QUARZ-Zoom DS8-3 — 3x
Meopta Admira A8L2 Supra

Super 8
Agfa Movexoom 4000 synchro sound
BEAULIEU 5008 S
BOLEX 160 Macrozoom
CARENA Zoomex 7710-IM
Elmo 110 R
LOMO 214
LOMO 215
NALCOM Synchro Zoom FTL 1000 Pro
NALCOM Synchro Zoom FTL 1000 Pro Mk II - defect
Nizo S800 - defect
PORST Sound 1500 Microcomputer
Zenith-Quarz 1x8S2