Canon Canonet G-III 17 QL

A very nice fixed-lens rangefinder from the 1970s.  Before the era of autofocus cameras, this one one of Canon's biggest sellers.  It's a great little camera, with a very sharp lens.  It's also one of the quietest cameras I've ever used.  Thanks to an excellent rangefinder and a very sharp lens, it takes exceptional photos for such a small camera.

Canon EOS Elan

My first autofocus camera.  While the camera is very light-weight (being mostly built from plastic-composite materials), it has proven to be very durable.  It has what I consider to be one of the best autofocus systems around, fast and highly accurate. 

Fed 5

A recent vintage Ukrainian rangefinder that uses Leica TM lenses.  Mine dates back to 1992, but it uses technology from the 1950s.  It is a solid camera, to be sure, but the quality is a bit lacking.  My example has a dead selenium light meter and a non-functioning frame counter.

Fed 5c

A slightly newer version of the Fed 5, having been built in 1996.  To my untrained eye there seems to be very little difference between the 5 and 5c.  My camera is in perfect working order (even that pesky selenium light meter works!) and I've actually shot quite a few rolls of film with it.

Kiev 35A

A Russian copy of a Minox 35 G (or so I've been told).  It's a nice little camera with a very sharp 35mm lens.  Sadly it is completely dependent on batteries for its electronic exposure system.  Focus is accomplished via "guesstimation" but the lens' depth of field helps to correct minor errors.  When folded up, it's a slightly thick "pocketable" camera.

Lomo 35

A cheap little plastic 35mm Ukrainian camera more useful as a novelty or "toy" camera.  The lens isn't bad for such an inexpensive camera, though.  Focus and exposure control are completely manual.

Lomo Smena 8M

A slightly more expensive "toy" camera.  It doesn't handle quite as well as the more ergonomic Lomo 35.  Otherwise, it is nearly identical.

Minolta Himatic 9

A vintage 1970s rangefinder.  It's not a bad camera, considering I only paid $20 for it.  It's noisier than the average rangefinder, but that is probably more due to the fact that is needs a good cleaning than anything else.

Olympus 35 RC

One of the first cameras I collected.  This was obtained at a garage sale for $5.  Unfortunately the meter is dead and the shutter will not function in the "Bulb" setting.  But it's got a very good lens and is a solid performer.

Vivitar V335

This is one solid workhorse of a camera.  Mine is nearly 15 years old and has never failed to deliver good results.  I initially purchased it to replace my failing Canon FTb.  I'm glad I did.  It has been a great little camera.  I still use it a lot, but mostly for available light photography and astronomy work, since it is completely mechanical and does not rely on batteries for anything but the light meter.

Zenit 212k

A new Ukrainian SLR with a Pentax K-mount and STOP-DOWN metering --I haven't seen that since about 1975!  It's a bit clunky and sounds like a Russian tank, but it seems to be a pretty competent camera.  It is, in my opinion, one of the ugliest cameras I own, just slightly better looking than the Argus C-3 -- which I refuse to show here.

Zorki 4K

This is the camera that got me interested in collecting cameras in the first place.  I like its style, similar to a an old thread-mount Leica rangefinder without the sticker shock.  It is a very heavy camera, solidly-built, but still has that rough edge that makes "Russian" equipment so "interesting" -- to us photo masochists.

Agfa ePhoto 1680

This is my first digital camera.  After a lot of research I opted for the Agfa over the much more expensive Nikon CoolPix 950.  I have been very happy with that decision.  The ePhoto is a very good camera, capable of capturing excellent images.  Sure, its resolution is limited by this year's standards, but it is still quite good and is a bargain these days.