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Gear Acquisition Syndrome #1:

Four of the Polaroids were given away as Christmas/wedding gifts for my brother and sister and their partners, one of my SX-70s now lives with Jonny in London, my Powershot and my Lumix found new homes on eBay, and many of the others have retired to the bedroom cupboard…

…Leaving me some shelf space to fill :D
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Haiku Garry says:

nice shot. it appears as though my syndrome is only half as advanced as yours………so far = )
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

ricksoloway says:

Cool stuff. Enjoy.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

a_bryden says:

where’d you pick up all the older ones from? ebay?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Timmy Toucan says:

Yeah, mostly eBay. Some secondhand stores and markets too.

Oh yeah, and I saw an SX-70 eveready case for the AF models the other day; I remember you were asking about them a while ago.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

a_bryden says:

cheers! i managed to get hold of a case in the end. it’s a bit tight though; not that easy to open the camera with it on.

what’s the ‘blue button’ sx-70?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Timmy Toucan says:

It’s… Exactly what it sounds like! An all black Sonar SX-70 with a blue button (instead of the standard red). Looks cool.

I’ve actually just bought a white manual focus model too, which is on its way to me at present. It’s easier to fit the manual models in my camera bag (and it looks cool).

Did you know the Sonar SX-70s were the first autofocus SLR cameras ever made? What a wealth of knowledge I am…
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

a_bryden says:

lol. A blue button…Should’ve seen that coming.

Man, you’d have loved working at MVE – loads of kit through the door and you could pick and choose for yourself to a degree.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

kicksonrt66 says:

I think I’ve got 2 or 3 of those. Oly XA and OM10 at least. Is one of them an OM4?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Timmy Toucan says:

Sadly not, but I am willing to open my home to any OM-4s that need one…

I am now going to have to redo this for a third time; I’m expecting a shipment of 5 more Polaroid cameras next week. *sigh* A G.A.S. junkie’s work is never done…
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

santhosh0123 says:

Good one
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

smartee_martee says:

Love the OM-PC, used to be my one-and-only but the electronics kept croaking no matter how much work went into it…sad
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Timmy Toucan says:

Oh man, that sucks. I have two and they’ve never failed me (unless the temperature drops below 0°C and then the mirror locks up…)

On the plus side, you can get them for absolute pittance on eBay… Which I recommend…
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

flowerpotman! says:

A fine collection sir! And yes, that 350 is a damn fine thing. Shame Polaroid are letting us down….
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

KF 红相机  says:

hoo-rah!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

<skyPhotography> says:

I’ve got about 20 OLD OLD OLD vintage cameras. Some of Kodak’s earliest cameras…they are indeed fun. Great collection you’ve got here!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )