10 Vintage Film Cameras for Less Than $55

Here's a great 'Tips & Tricks' post for our fellow film camera lovers! The best part is that the following 10 vintage film cameras are all for sale online for less than $55 - Sounds pretty good to us :) These film cameras are all available on the Etsy marketplace, our favourite online destination for affordable vintage and handmade goods. Some of the many advantages of shooting with film is the dreamy, soft focus and unpredictable images which are produced - Something you just can't achieve naturally with your good ol' DSLR.

Original Diana Camera No. 151 (120 Film): "The most amazing part of the camera was its low quality plastic lens, which produced various levels of sharpness, blurriness throughout the image as well as vignettes in the corners and flare. The results were images that had the feel of dreams or remembrance. It was that generally soft focus look that artists liked and found appealing." (lensgarden.com) 

Vintage Kodak Zoom 35mm Film Camera: "35mm Autofocus ZOOM Camera, Motorized pop-out lens, Excellent condition, no scratches and seems to look brand new. Self-Timer : Yes, Flash : Yes." (Etsy Listing)

Polaroid 600 OneStep Instant Film Camera: "Released by Polaroid in 1983, this iconic camera features an automatic flash and a special built-in lens for close-up photos." (filmphotographyproject.com)

Imperial Debonair - Vintage 620 film camera: "Reminiscent of the Imperial Herco, it’s a simple camera that uses 620 film and has a fixed-focus lens and single-speed shutter...[The lens is] sharp in the centre and shows heavy vignetting." (scrollwright.com)

Minolta Hi-matic AF2 35mm: "Maybe the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 was the first viewfinder camera for 35mm film with active infrared autofocus when it was launched in 1981 as successor of the Hi-Matic AF. It was one of the last of Minolta's long-lasting Hi-Matic series of quality viewfinder and rangefinder cameras with automatic exposure. In addition to its autofocus the camera has a buzzer which indicates too small object distance or low light." (camerapedia.wikia.com)

Vintage Russian BeLomo Camera VILIA: "Meet the BeLomo Vilia, a cheap, sweet looking camera with a surprisingly good lens...The Vilia takes regular 35mm film. It’s equipped with a hot shoe for flash use. Unfortunately shutter cocking and film advance are coupled, so it doesn’t allow for multiple exposures. However with this tipster multiple exposures are possible." (lomography.com)

Polaroid Sun 600 LMS: "A basic 600-series camera, the Sun 600 features a 116mm single-element plastic lens, fixed focus with a minimal focal length of 4 feet, electronic shutter and a built-in electronic flash." (Etsy Listing)

Kodak Brownie Bullet Camera 127 film: "This Kodak Brownie Bullet Camera is in great shape and would fit right in with your growing camera collection or you could get some 127 film and make images with it...The Brownie Bullet is a promotional, or 'premium', exact copy of the Brownie Holiday camera." (Etsy Listing)

Smena 8 Lomo: "The Lomo Smena 8M's secret weapon? Its excellent high-contrast glass lens that yields exceptionally sharp images and deep colors." (lomography.com)

Imperial Insta Flash vintage Twin Lens Reflex 620: "The Imperial Reflex 620 duo lens was a simple plastic box camera made by Imperial for 620 film. Its best part was its bright pseudo-TLR-like viewfinder." (camerapedia.wikia.com)

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