Old Vintage Cameras: collection

Vintage Camera Collectibles

Voigtlander Vito II Vintage Film Camera

DaytonaVintage

$54.45 USD
Sunbeam 120 Vintage Film Camera

DaytonaVintage

$27.45 USD
Imperial Satelite 127 Vintage Film Camera

DaytonaVintage

$24.45 USD
Ambico Tele-Cine Converter

DaytonaVintage

$23.45 USD
Space Shuttle Columbia Piggybacks 747 1980s Photo

DaytonaVintage

$9.95 USD
Kodak Brownie 8mm Movie Camera 1960s

DaytonaVintage

$18.45 USD
Kodak Brownie Starflex Vintage Film Camera

DaytonaVintage

$21.45 USD
Argus C3 Vintage 35mm Film Camera

DaytonaVintage

$34.45 USD
Yashica FX-2 SLR 35mm Film Camera 1970s Era

DaytonaVintage

$59.45 USD
Vintage Kodak Stereo Camera 1950s Era Collectible

DaytonaVintage

$84.45 USD
Kodak Duaflex Vintage Film Camera 1940s Era Collectible

DaytonaVintage

$15.45 USD
Kodak Brownie Bulls Eye Camera and Flash 1950s Era Collectible

DaytonaVintage

$34.45 USD

What is a Camera Obscura?

The camera obscura (Latin; camera = vaulted chamber | obscura = dark, thus darkened chamber or room) is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side. Light from an external scene passes through the hole and strikes a surface inside where it is reproduced, upside-down, but with color and perspective preserved. The image can be projected onto paper, and can then be traced to produce a highly accurate representation. Using mirrors, as in the 18th century overhead version (illustrated in the History section below), it is possible to project a right-side-up image. Another more portable type is a box with an angled mirror projecting onto tracing paper placed on the glass top, the image being upright as viewed from the back. As a pinhole is made smaller, the image gets sharper, but the projected image becomes dimmer. With too small a pinhole the sharpness again becomes worse due to diffraction. Some practical camera obscuras use a lens rather than a pinhole because it allows a larger aperture, giving a usable brightness while maintaining focus.