JC PENNEY POCKET CAMERA

Year made:

Film type: 110mm

Have I tried it yet: Yes!!!

Like most of my cameras, I found this one at an estate sale! This one caught my eye becuase of the unique shape. It's quite long and flat, unlike a lot of 35mm film cameras. I had never seen a 110 camera before, and even now that I look out for them I come across them very little.

110mm film is harder to get your hands on than 35mm, and shoots with much more grain. It's very convenient though, becuase you simply pop the film in without having to hook or wind anything up. it's also nice becuase if you want to switch film mid roll, you can pop it out without ruining the whole roll, you only lose a single shot.

I wish my camera had the flash still working. Works pretty nicely outside, but definitely not for indoor use with the flash. A pretty cheap point and shoot, but more than enough for what I needed, and made me fall in love with 110 film.

POLAROID ONE STEP

Year made: 1983

Film type: Polaroid 600 (NOT i-type)

Have I tried it yet: Hell yeah

I lovvvve this camera. Also an estate sale find, one of my best. If you've ever wanted a classic insant camera, this is it!

The only problem with old polaorids is that the cameras don't hold batteries. They actual get their power from batteries in the film pack! This makes the film pretty expensive. As you can imagine, modern instant polaroids have moved away from that, so you have to make double sure that when you're buying 600 film you're not buying i-type.

MINOLTA FREEDOM ZOOM 90

Year made: 1980s?

Film type: 35mm

Have I tried it yet: Yes, finishing up a roll now!

Currently testing this one out now! Flash sadly doesn't work but it has a nice little zoom, so I'm crossing my fingers on this one. It takes 35mm film, so it would be easy for me to keep using. Kind of hefty though.

MINOLTA 16 II

Year made: 1960

Film type: 16mm

Have I tried it yet: Sadly no :( Can't find the film

This is my only Subminature camera! It's really tiny, fits in the palm of my hand. I found it at an estate sale and I was so intrigued by it! I've never seena camera this tiny. I want to try it out desperately, but it's impossible to find film for it. I have heard that you can slice down film to fit it, but currently I don't have access to a darkroom, so it remains a pipe dream.

KODAK BROWNIE BULLET

Year made: 1957-1964

Film type: 127

Have I tried it yet: Not yet, but I just ordered film for it!

I love this little guy. A total square. An impulse pruchase, but a $7 one, so not unreasonable. Needs a little clean up but should work just fine. Each roll of film only takes 8 shots, so I want to put some thought into these rolls lol.

MINOLTA A

Year made: 1955

Film type: 35mm

Have I tried it yet: No

Look at this charmer! I hve yet to test this bad boy out, but the design is so lovely to me. Also came with the orignal box & a carrying case, so it would be nice for travel.

POLAROID SPECTRA 2

Year made: 1986

Film type: Polaroid Spectra Image Instant Film

Have I tried it yet: No, becuase they stopped making film in 2019 :(

I love a good instant camera, I really do. I want to use this one soooo bad. I love that it's just a little flat box and you can pop it open. Definitely a lot smaller than my ither instant cam. Unfortunately, film for this camera is all expired & very expensive. Polaroid stopped making film around 5 years ago and thus far no one has stepped in to fill that void.

I imagine that one day I'll get (1) pack of expesnive film just to try it, but this boy is sadly mostly just a relic.