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A Fuji Instax Mini 10 camera, found amongst tools and other junk at a car boot sale has turn into one of my favourite cameras, it really is a secondhand love affair!
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My Pentax K1000 is probably one of my favourite cameras to use. I find it a good, sturdy SLR. What is even better about this bad boy however is that is was totally free and second hand when I got it!
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I found this Minolta X-700 at a secondhand store about a year ago. Now, I couldn't imagine not having one. It's the perfect camera for me, because of the lens and the size. It's a light-absorbing machine!
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In Part 1 of this article, I talked about the Canon AV-1 my aunt handed down to me. Well, she wasn't the only one in my family to hand down their old camera in the past few months. Read on to find out what camera my grandfather handed down to me and what I had to do to get it working!
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In this Secondhand Love Affair story, I feature two of my most loved second hand stuff that surely make my life as a lomographer a lot easier.
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Photography is still a fairly new hobby for me as it started only about a year ago. But ever since last August, I really dove in head on and when my family found out... well, my aunt decided to give me her old Canon AV-1 that she grew up using!
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In the heart of a restless city lies an old mall with stores of antique furniture, secondhand guitars, and smuggled goods from Japan. I didn't know that this is where I will find my secondhand love affair, my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s.
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There she was, gleaming at me at that tiny shop window, waiting for me to go inside, pick her up and take her home. It was that tiny rangefinder camera was waiting for me all along.
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A love story between a Malaysian student and a lovely Russian. I know you're curious, so why don't you go ahead and read about it after the jump!
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In the Fall of 2011, I went with my girlfriend to the Visiting Nurse Association Rummage Sale, the oldest and LARGEST rummage sale in New Jersey! This rummage sale is amazing, with tents set up all over selling items organized by category. Of course, I was most drawn to the vintage camera tent. Read on to find out what I found there!
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These days, iPads Apps and Google Maps may have entered the school classes to teach kids geography. But once, this was taught with the help of lovely big maps.
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I can spend hours searching eBay and second hand stores for camera bargains but more often than not I don't find anything to my liking or at the right price. Once in a while a search comes up trumps though with a little bargain.
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I started a second hand love affair with an broken and old ugly duckling and a desire to turn it into a metaphorical swan. It wasn't going to be easy with a camera older than me but I was determined it would be worth it in the end.
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I love secondhand stuff. My wardrobe contains mostly of clothes bought in flea market or in charity shops. I created my home in the same way. Almost everything in my flat isn't new. I like things with history and mystery.
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My first reflex was a Zenit E, my true "photography teacher." After this camera, I bought other Zenit models, as a Zenit EM, a TTL...funny cameras to shoot with, but they are are QUITE HEAVY. So, some years ago, I had a great secondhand affair with a Zenit 122. Same family, but with less weight to carry.
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I love 80's music and I buy a lot of 80's vinyl records so they tend to be mostly second hand. Somtimes it is a bit hit and miss as there is a high probability the record you buy is scratched and damaged. However, ocasionally you get to have a little glimpse into the previous owner's past. Those are the vinyl records I love the most.
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After reading about an article on Lomography Magazine, I thought I should write about my finds in the old flea market too. Pictures found, which I fell in love with.
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Conveniently located across the street from the Lomography Gallery Store Greenwich Village in NYC, the Goodwill store often carries a vintage camera in the window. So what did I do three months ago? I went inside and asked to see the camera and how much it cost. Read on to find out more about the secondhand beauty I found!
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This is the story of a vintage photo of London I found in a pile of papers in a suitcase at boot fair on 29th of January just this year.