If it’s colourful, it’s often collectable.ĭo they still work? Make sure you don’t get sold a dud Or maybe the Ensign Ful-Vue which, in 1953, was made in what was planned to be red, white and blue to celebrate the Queen’s coronation, but which turned out to be red, grey and blue. Or how about the 1928 Vanity Kodak or the 1935 Coronet Midget, both of which were made in five colours. Or there’s the Ensign Midget and No.2 Brownie, both made in silver in 1935 to celebrate the silver jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. The 1930 Kodak No.2 Hawkette was made in brown Bakelite. Some key considerations to think about before taking the plunge and waving your debit card around…Ĭolourful cameras, left to right: Kodak No.2 Hawkette, Mickey Mouse Petie camera, Kodak Rainbow Hawkeye, Coronet Midget and Ensign Ful-Vue If you have never thought about buying a camera as a collector’s item, or even if you are a collector already and are seeking confirmation of your sanity, read on. It could be a camera’s rarity, an unusual specification or method of working, a one-off, a landmark in design… Finally sometimes it’s just a gut feeling, nothing more than the fact that you like the look of a particular camera and buy it in the way you might purchase any work of art. So how do you tell what is collectable? Sometimes it’s a matter of age, other times it’s the manufacturer or perhaps the country of origin. There are a lot of old cameras around, many of which are of no intrinsic value or deserving of a special place either in photographic history, or on a camera collector’s shelves. But for most collectors, buying classic and antique cameras is more about the joy of owning and admiring something special and different, while researching and learning about its place in the history of photography.
Some collectors do enjoy using their vintage cameras. Why do people collect cameras with no intention of using them? Okay, maybe that’s a little unfair.
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