Not knowing much about film cameras, I had no idea where to start. My first eBay pickup was a Fujica SLR bundle. I was most intrigued by the included fisheye, which seems to sell for upwards of $500 when listed correctly. While I enjoyed the Fujica, I wanted to continue trying out new gear and sold the bundle, minus the fisheye, for a bit more than purchase price and moved on.

From here I picked up a Yashica Electro35 and started a sub-hobby- repairing film cameras (those with common, easily repaired faults, at least).

After fixing the P.O.D. and resoldering the battery terminals I had quickly realized how I may offset some of the cost associated with film photography.

I had started out using expired film for testing, for cost purposes, but quickly realized this made true diagnosis of issues difficult. I now use ProImage100, or any other cheap and available film stock.

Fast forward a few months and I’ve now amassed over a dozen film cameras. I have parted with those I had duplicates of, a Rollie and Pentax with an overall investment of ~$150 was able to cover most of a new Fuji XF lens for IR photography, but that will be in a later post.