Vintage Watches are great, but let’s see some Vintage Cameras

even better

Canon L 400mm f2.8ef

gives new meaning to junk in the trunk

Pentax Spotmatic F and K1000 comparison
The Pentax Spotmatic F is arguably one of the all-time icons of 35mm photography. If you are photography student looking for a Pentax K1000 consider this: The Spotmatic F was introduced in 1974 and the K1000 debuted in 1976. If you have ever seen these two cameras side-by-side [I will include photos of this] you would be startled at how almost every part, down to the screw placement is the same. In reality there are only a couple of subtle differences between the two cameras. The one that should be considered relevant is that the Spotmatic F has a “depth-of-field” preview lever, and this very-desirable feature was deleted on the K1000 to lower cost. A new Spotmatic F with lens was around $600, whereas an equivalent K1000 setup was around $450. The other difference was the introduction of the famous “K” bayonet mount on the K1000, while the Spotmatic F had the then universal “M42” screwmount. It is a mixed-bag of trade-offs, on which will be more useful to a budding photographer. On the one hand, the “K” mount lens is a story in itself and, like Nikon, Pentax never abandoned this bayonet mounting system. Almost all K-mount lenses, with the exception of the “DA” and “FA-J” models, will work in manual mode on a K1000. The benefits of the “M42” mount of the Spotmatic F are: not only the superb Pentax Takumar lenses, but most of the other camera manufacturers used the “M42” mount too, so there are millions of lenses, from even German and Soviet firms, that screw right onto the camera. And the “M42” lenses are even less-expensive than the thrifty “K” mount versions. Additionally, there are numerous screwmount/bayonet adapters that will convert most manufacturers bayonet lenses to fit on the Spotmatic F [notable exceptions are the exceptional Konica Hexanons, and the also quite fine Canon FD’s, which have too short of a “register” from the lens flange to the film plane]. One other point of interest with the Spotmatic F is that there were three identical versions of the camera: The world market “Asahi”; the US market “Honeywell”; and the Sears branded “Tower”.
This classic manual film camera requires that you learn the three basic fundamentals of photography---shutter speed, aperture, and film speed. It is entirely manual, and the battery is only required to power the light meter. A note on the light meter…Spotmatic F’s do not have an on-off function , so one MUST keep the lens cap on when not in use to prevent draining the battery. If you want a smarter Pentax 35mm camera then you would be more inclined to the diminutive Pentax ME, MG, or best the MX models.

Those are some lust worthy cameras!

Back when Kodak on the front was a positive. Love the Mt. Everest connection. OK, now I am going to have to break out some of my "folders"

Made me laugh! I will begin with another Kodak. Have always loved the Bantam, talk about a pocket camera. I guess technically it isn't a folder, but more a scissor camera. Good conversation piece on a shelf!

digital vs vintage 1:2 😉

love the Angulon and my heavy duty Manfrotto ( I am preparing for some night-shots today)

I have a couple of old Nikons, I just don't use them anymore, Love the old F3s with their removable viewfinders, solid brass construction they were built like tanks!

Looks like it just came out of the box. I admire those who have figured out how to use their gear without banging it up. Love a sturdy Manfrotto.

That's quite a collection! I think the world would be a better place if you were able to mount Hasselblad glass on anything

I see the big guns are starting to appear

Admiration for those have eschewed the temptations of digital imagery. I am guessing that one of your extra rooms has a safelight in it