![Canon EX Auto [1972]](https://i1.wp.com/classiccameraguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170527-222521-0202-45.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Have you ever picked up a camera which seemed so familiar, so “right”, that it just felt great in your hands? That’s what the EX Auto feels like to me – with that early 1970s twist. When researching the history of Canon cameras, an interesting little evolutionary dead end occurred in the late 60s and […]
Cameras
Canon T60 [1990]
![Canon T60 [1990]](https://i0.wp.com/classiccameraguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CanonT60-1990-22.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Let’s just get this one out of the way… I don’t see myself ever using this camera. Officially this is the last Canon branded manual camera based on the FD lens mount, although it came out 3 years after the incompatible EF lens mount still used today. This camera seems to exist only to allow a low […]
Canon A1 (black, databack) [1978]
![Canon A1 (black, databack) [1978]](https://i1.wp.com/classiccameraguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CanonA1wdataback-46.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
This came from a local sale. The owner wanted to offload a bunch of 4 or 5 older cameras, all original purchases from his family. It was a simple “lets meet and haggle” type arrangement. His post didn’t even list this camera, and had a slightly blurry photo which included a nice Argus Astigamatic and […]
Canon TX [1975]
![Canon TX [1975]](https://i2.wp.com/classiccameraguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2200/05/CanonTX1975c1-6.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
I have two copies of this camera, both came from local sellers. The lower serial number version came from a guy who claims he was the original owner. I think I paid $20 for it, including the gorgeous Canon FL 58mm f/1.2 lens, which at the time of this writing is the fastest lens I […]
Kodak Empire State No 2 [1908]
![Kodak Empire State No 2 [1908]](https://i0.wp.com/classiccameraguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/KodakEmpireStateNo2-15.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
The Kodak Empire State No. 2 is an example of an early Kodak field view camera. Kodak bought the Empire State Camera company in 1903, and maintained the camera names for a few years before rebranding. This particular model seems to have all original parts, and a Kodak branded lens. Overall condition is pretty decent, […]
Kodak Duaflex II [1950]
![Kodak Duaflex II [1950]](https://i1.wp.com/classiccameraguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/KodakDuaflexII-1950-12.jpg?resize=150%2C150)
Yet another Kodak bakelite camera! It has a quite nice feel for a consumer (ie cheap) camera of its time. About the only thing I don’t care for at all is the strap which cannot be removed. This seems to be a common thing done of this vintage; I’ve run into other cameras with the […]