Sadness fills my heart

My mom and I found these really cool cameras (see here)

I finished the film the from the Pentax ES II other day (this camera was made in the 70s), and got it developed today
but I was unsure about what may be on the film, so I asked for the film to be scanned onto a cd instead of being printed
I am very glad for that choice, as out of 36 exposures, only one worked




and the rest sort looked like this


(that's Kai eating biscuits at a soccer match)

(that's sarah and rikki on Rix's bday)

(that's my brother playing soccer)


so yeah, didnt really work out.
maybe the next one will be better?

Vintage Cameras

Recently I have decided that I will be a camera collector because there is nothing better than a Vintage camera.
About a month ago my mom and myself went to a local flea market, and came across an old lady who is moving into a retirement home, as her husband has recently passed away. She was selling his camera equipment. I got everything in the below pictures for R160. And as she starts packing up her home, she will keep aside any more items she may find. Very exciting!






This is a Pentax ESII. It was released in 1973. The Lense came with the camera, but I think it is more than likely a Macro lense...because everything is super zoomed all the time. lol. It's a SLR 35mm and still works, quite nicely.






Both the cameras came in customized leather holders, and then a larger leather carry case. The second camera is a Yoigtlander Perkeo III/E. It's a 120mm fold out camera and quite beautiful. It still works, I just need to get film for it.




I also got a flash, it's quite old and made out of plastic and came with light filters.That little thing with the copper chord is a Horvex 3 light meter, still trying to figure out how to work it. hehe!


And those are my exciting finds for now. More to come, soon I hope!

I ♥ Vintage cameras