Collectible Cameras: The Next Big Thing? In what initially seemed as non-related news, Paul Newman’s iconic Rolex Daytona was put up for auction last week by Phillips in New York and sold for a record-breaking $17.8 million. For context, the previous most-expensive watch ever sold for “only” $11 million late last year. People have spent a […]
The Nikkor 6mm f/5.6 Fisheye Nikkor aka The Holy Grail There are rare lenses and then there are the rarest of lenses. Some of you might remember the other Nikon 6mm lens that I acquired a couple of months ago, well if you thought that one was rare then this one is the icing on […]
The ICS camera fair roundup So the camera fair is just about over and as usual there were some stunning items on display. So here is a little report on some of the things that I found.
Why should I buy a camera from JapanCameraHunter? This is a mighty good question that I have been asked a few times recently. So, I thought it would be nice to fill you in on what I do and why I think I offer a good service.
Interview with a collector, Duncan Wong Duncan Wong is a collector of high calibre cameras who I first saw on RFF and later flickr. I had heard about his collection from friends, so I thought I should get a few words from him about it. This is what he said.
So, what does Japancamerahunter shoot with? I recently posted a picture on Flickr with my personal collection of cameras, and several people asked me to describe it in more detail, so here it is in all its glory.
There are some amazing things at the fair The camera fair has come to town, so I thought I should put up a little piece about what is available there and some of the amazing things that I have seen.
The Tomioka Lausar This is about one of the rarest cameras I have ever had the opportunity to find, the Tomioka Kōgaku Kenkyūjo Lausar 3x4cm camera.
This is why I do what I do There are a lot of people who ask me why I do what I do, and the answer is simple…I completely love what I do. Some people want to be an accountant, some people are born to be nurses, but for me I love cameras. But […]
Look at this…Isn’t it pretty? Now why wouldn’t you want this? Yesterday was a very fortunate day for me, as I was given this camera….YEAH!!!! Though to be fair, I wasn’t given it to keep. You see, one of the things that I love to do is clean cameras. I find it very therapeutic and it […]
