When I was a kid, I really wanted an analog camera. When I was 6 or 7, my aunt gave me one and I started taking pictures. At that time, I didn't even understand the principle behind it. The only explanation I got is that I should not open the camera under any circumstances, because otherwise the pictures are broken. Of course, I did it anyway to see what happens and I didn't make the mistake only once.
A few years later affordable digital cameras appeared, I got one and my analog camera gathered dust in the corner of my room until I threw it away. Something I regret today after regaining my love for analog photography. I'm especially into point-and-shoot cameras, the simpler the better like my first camera. Each camera is special in its own way. The feeling of waiting for the developed pictures never gets boring.
New Year's Eve 2017 I saw analog cameras for the first time after a decade. Couple of my new friends had some. Inspired by that, I bought my own analog camera the following week, the Minolta Riva Zoom 70. One day it wouldn't turn on and I couldn't say goodbye.
Status: dead
Saw the camera and wanted it right away. In hindsight, I heard about 110mm and inquired about it. It works completely mechanically without batteries and you can clearly see its age (1977).
Status: alive
By chance I stumbled across an ad for the Agfa Agfamatic 508 Pocket 110, it was cheap and small. Since 110mm film is a bit expensive, I haven't used it that much until now. I prefer to use the Minolta Autopak 250 for 110mm.
Status: alive
After my Minolta Riva Zoom 70 broke down, I started looking for a venerable successor with similar features and looks. I liked the opening mechanism of the Olympus Superzoom 110. But again, I had to watch it slowly die after a year. At least it finished the last film before giving up.
Status: dead
Almost at the same time as the Superzoom 110, I started looking for an analog camera with a date function, because I always thought that was cool. Since a birthday was coming up, I wanted to have a camera on reserve in case the Superzoom broke too. I got the Fujifilm ZoomDate 1000, which I choose because of the glowing display.
Status: dead
For my first vacation with my girlfriend, I got the Lomography ActionSampler. The camera takes 4 consecutive pictures. Some fun stuff came out of it, but in the end it's meant more as a fun toy.
Status: alive
While looking for a half-frame camera, I found the Agat 18k. The Soviet camera is touted as one of the smallest and lightest half-frame cameras ever made. The special feature of half-frame cameras is that you can use twice the capacity of a film. However, I didn't quite get along with the manual setting, and half of my pictures came out underexposed.
Status: alive
I actually couldn't find anything on this camera yet. I saw it on Ebay and bought it. It's probably some kind of merch item. The pictures that come out of it aren't worth mentioning either, but the camera looks nice.
Status: alive
