Item consists of a Kodak Advantix C400. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic, with self timer. It features a f5.6/25mm lens and a flip-up lens cover that also reveals the flash. Silver in colour. Uses 2 AAA-size alkaline batteries. Specifications and manual match that of the Kodak Advantix C300.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix C300. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic, with self timer. It features a f5.6/25mm lens and a flip-up lens cover that also reveals the flash. Silver in colour. Uses 2 AAA-size alkaline batteries.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix 4800ix. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing zoom 30-60 mm atmospheric lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals a built-in flash.. Dark grey in colour, self-timer, date and time imprinting. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery. Has same specifications and manual as the Kodak Advantix 4700ix model.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix F300. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing 23 mm/f6.5 ektanar lens. Silver in colour. Was available in different colours and the same as the Kodak Advantix 1600 AUTO model. Uses 2 AAA-size alkaline batteries.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix preview. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing zoom 25-65 mm ektanar lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals a built-in flash.. Silver in colour, self-timer, date, time and tiitle imprinting. Uses 2 3-volt lithium batteries.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix 3700ix. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic. It features an auto-focusing f3.6/24 mm ekton lens with a flip-up lens cover that reveals the built-in flash.. Dark grey in colour, self-timer. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery.

Item consists of a Kodak mc3 portable media device outfit. The device featured an MP3 player, a digital camera, and a digital video recorder. Included in the outfit are the device, headphones, a CD-ROM with required software, users guide, etc., a USB cable, 3 AAA batteries and a documentation kit. For use with Kodak Picture Cards, which were available in sizes ranging from 16 MB to 96 MB.

Series contains cameras that are designed to capture images using sensors and digital storage media instead of film, as well as pre-digital cameras that combined digital technology with film.
The digital camera replaced the traditional film camera in all but a few niche markets very quickly; as of the beginning of the 21st century, all amateur and most professional photogrpahy now takes place in the digital format. These early cameras track the rapid increase of image quality and camera optinos avilable to the consumer.

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Item is a 1 megapixel digital camera with gold coloured metal case and 1.8" LCD optical viewfinder and monitor. Camera has 16MB Kodak Compact Flash picture card, fixed focus lens with 2x optical zoom and flash.

Item is a digital camera, in original box, with a camera base, CD-ROM with user's manual and image and video editing software. Camera could take 64 digitial images or 6, 10 second video clips and can also be hooked up to a computer with a USB cable to act as a webcam.

One-time-use, 35mm, 27 exposure camera with Kodak Max film and flash. 7 exposures made. Film expiration date, February 2004.

Item is a one-time-use, 35mm, 27 exposure camera with Kodak Max film and flash. New in box, film expiration date, February 2004.

Item is a one-time-use, 35mm, 800 ISO, 27 exposure camera with plastic, waterproof case. Film expiration date, April 2002.

Item consists of 5 one-time-use, 35mm, 15 exposure cameras with Kodak Max film and flash. Cameras have floral design, intented to be placed on tables at wedding receptions. New in box, fIlm expiration date, November 2003.

Item is a plastic stereo camera typically found through mail order catalogues. For 4.5 x 5 cm exposures on 127 mm roll film. Shutter speed 1/50. Twin f11 menscus fixed focal lenses. Lens are labelled as 1 and 2. Written on item: Bioncular viewfinder patents applied for, coronet 3-D, present use 127 film, to take 8 picture close cover blase over No.1 lens make exposures on every number from 1 to 8, to take 4 pairs stereo picture open cover blase over no.1 lens. make exposures only on odd numbers (1, 3, 5 and 7), use no. 127 roll film.

Item is a black strut-folding stereo camera, takes two 42x55 mm exposures on 127 mm roll film. Camera has f4.5/75mm lenses with guillotine shutter. Item is made of metal and plastic.

Item is a plastic three-dimensional stereo camera with binocular viewfinder. This item makes 4 stereo pairs or 8 single images, exposure is 4.5 x 5 cm on 127 mm roll film. The single shutter-speed is 1/50, twin f11 meniscus fixed-focus lenses, lenses are separated by 53 mm. Instructions on how to use the camera on labelled on the back of the object by manufacturer. Item has simple uncoated lenses with flash contacts on the right side.

Item is a one-time-use, 35mm, 15 exposure camera. No flash, for exterior use only, produces wide, panoramic prints. New in box, film expiration date, July 1996.

Item is a one-time-use, 35mm, 15 exposure camera. No flash, for exterior use only, produces wide, panoramic prints. New in box, film expiration date, October 1999.

Heritage Collection

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 25 exposure roll of 400 ISO APS film for colour prints. Features option to choose between panoramic or regular sized prints while taking pictures. Develop before date is January 2002.

Item consists of a Kodak Cameo Auto Focus camera outfit, including camera, carrying case, instruction manual and 2 rolls of 24 exposure Kodak Royal Gold 400 ISO 35 mm film for colour prints. The camera itself has a slim black body with rounded edges and a flip-up automatic flash that covers the viewfinder when closed. Other features include automatic film advance, self-timer, film speed selection, the option for panoramic format, a 28 mm f/4.5 lens and auto focus. Gold text on the centre recto of the camera reads: CAMEO AUTO FOCUS. Made in Thailand.

Item consists of a Kodak Cameo Zoom camera outfit, including camera, wristband, instruction manual and a roll of 12 exposure Kodak Gold Ultra 400 ISO 35 mm film for colour prints. The camera itself has a slim black body with rounded edges and a flip-up automatic flash that covers the viewfinder when closed. Other features include automatic film advance, self-timer, film speed selection, the option for panoramic format, a 25-50 mm power zoom lens. Gold text on the centre recto of the camera reads: CAMEO ZOOM. Made in Taiwan.

Item consists of a Kodak KD65 Auto Focus 35 mm film camera. It features a 28 mm f/8 2-element ektanar lens, a fixed shutter shutter speed of 1/100 sec., a panoramic format option, and a built in flash unit. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix C650. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic, with self timer and date and time printing. It features a zoom 24-48mm ektanar atmospheric lens and a built-in flash unit. Silver in colour. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery. Allows for three different picture sizes: classic, group and panoramic.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 25 exposure roll of 400 ISO APS film for colour prints. Features option to choose between panoramic or regular sized prints while taking pictures. Develop before date is January 2002.

Item consists of a Kodak Advantix C700. It is an advanced photo system camera that is fully automatic, with self timer and date and time printing. It features an auto-focusing 30-60 mm zoom atmospheric lens and a built-in flip-up flash unit. Silver in colour. Uses 1 3-volt lithium battery. Allows for three different picture sizes: classic, group and panoramic.

Item is a Kodak Panoram No. 4, model D. It is a large box camera in black leather casing that features a swivel lens that rotates as the camera box remains stationary to make a panoramic exposure of up to approximately 110 degrees.

Item is a 35 mm automatic camera with zoom and digital display. has red eye feature, timer, flash and remote function has a switch to toggle from panoramic to regular film size.

Item consists of a one-time use camera loaded with a 25 exposure roll of 400 ISO APS film for colour prints. Features option to choose between panoramic or regular sized prints while taking pictures. Develop before date is February 2001.

Photograph of woman and boy riding horses down a path, with illustrations of 2 cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of woman and young child, and images of four cameras. Text contains consumer information - describes the four cameras advertised.

Photograph of baby and cat, with illustration of cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Illustration of young couple using a camera, with illustrations of 4 other cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of young girl sitting next to a decorated Christmas tree, holding a toy telephone and smiling, with 4 illustrations of the cameras being advertised. Text contains descriptions of the cameras.

Illustration of store display of "Christmas assortment" of Kodak cameras, including Baby Brownies, Brownie Juniors, Bullet and Jiffy cameras. Text contains merchandising and pricing information.

Illustrations of couple and woman using cameras and of three of the four cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information. Headline is cut off at upper edge.

Photograph of young girl sitting next to a decorated Christmas tree, holding a toy telephone and smiling, with 4 illustrations of the cameras being advertised. Text contains descriptions of the cameras.

Four tightly cropped images of individual men and women using the four cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of woman and little girl, and images of four cameras. Text contains consumer information - describes the four cameras advertised.

Photograph of woman and man smiling at each other, the woman lying on a towel on a rock and the man in water holding onto the edge of the rock, and smaller photograph of Ciné-Kodak K and Magazine Ciné-Kodak cameras. Text contains consumer information - describes use of the 2 movie cameras advertised.

Photograph of man holding a hoop while a collie jumps through it, with illustration of camera being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Photograph of two adults skiing across a snowy mountainside, and illustration of two cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes use of cameras advertised.

Color photograph of woman cross-country skiing up a snowy hill, with black and white photograph of four cameras advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes the cameras advertised.

Four photographs of adults running through the surf, skiing, walking along the street, and a baby petting a cat, and one photograph showing 4 cameras being advertised. Text contains consumer information.

Color photograph of woman posing on a beach chair, and black and white photograph of Ciné-Kodak K and Magazine Ciné-Kodak cameras. Text contains consumer information - describes use of cameras advertised.

Black and white photograph of baby sitting on blanket, watching a kitten, and black and white photograph of two cameras advertised. Text contains personal story and consumer information describing use of cameras.

Photograph of crowd on shore waving to people on board a large ship, with streamers filling the air. Text contains consumer information - describes camera use for vacation movies, and suggests those attending "the coronation" [likely of King George VI of the United Kingdom] capture it as a full-color movies.

Large photograph of crowd waving up to people on deck of a large cruise ship, with streamers flying throug the air, and smaller photograph of two cameras advertised. Text contains consumer information - describes use of cameras advertised for capturing vacation memories.

Photograph of Hindenburg zeppelin (blimp) flying over New York City on its maiden voyage, with illustration of 2 cameras being advertised. Text contains caption for the photograph and consumer information.

Photograph of children sledding, with illustrations of 4 cameras being advertised. Text contains handwritten personal note and consumer information.

Item is a three-dimensional 35 mm camera made by Nimslo. Item produces 3-dimensional colour pictures with 100 or 400 ASA speeds, is fully automatic, compact and lightweight, comes with four pre-focused glass lenses, additional flash, and all original instructions. Item comes in original box with 5 film strip negatives rejected from Nimslo printing centre. Film strips would be sent by users to the Nimslo printing centre where Nimslo would complete the printing process. Written on box : Product and/or photographic process covered by one or more of U.S. patents No. 3960563, No. 4037950, No. 4086585, No. D264343, Other Patents Pending.

Item is a Trifocal Viewfinder. The earliest Bolex model H motion picture cameras included this viewfinder which could be fitted at the top or on the side of the camera. The field of view is shown for lenses of 3 focal lengths. Field of view is changed by raising or lowering side levers which move magnifying prisms into place inside the viewer. When fitted to the side of the film door, the finder offers parallax correction by adjusting a dial which corresponds to the distance between the subject and lens. The H-16 version shows the angle of view for 15mm, 25mm and 75mm lenses; the H-8 version adjusts for 6.5, 12.5 and 35mm. A serial number is located on the rear of the viewfinder which, in most cases, matches the serial number of the camera to which it is attached.

Fonds consists of records the Wilhelm E. Nassau created during his time at Wilfrid Laurier University, working in the development of the Audio-Visual department as a professor and curator of an extensive collection of photographic and film cameras and technology. This collection was amassed for the purpose of teaching students of the university and was curated by Nassau over the span of fourty years. Cameras were collected from students, faculty, and employees as well as purchased from local camera shows. The collection traced the history and development of the tools used in these fields. The collection was donated to both Brock University (motion picture and video materials) and the Ryerson University Library and Archives (still photography materials). Objects in the donation were distributed amoung the Heritage Camera Collection (2005.006), the Photography and Film Technology Collection (2005.005), and the Photographic Publications Collection (2005.003).

Item consists of a Kodak Jiffy Six-20 Series II medium format folding camera. It used 620 roll film, for a picture size of 6x9cm. The lens is a 105mm f/8 filter slip-on Twindar Lens with a focus range of 5 to 10 feet +inf. It has manual front focusing, a simple spring, one-speed, rotary shutter, two reflecting bright finders, and a metal body covered with black leatherette.

Item is a Jiffy Kodak Six-20 Series II folding camera for use with 620 film. Features a leatherette covered body and a Twindar lens.

Item is a No. 3A Folding Buster Brown camera used to make postcard sized exposures on roll film.

Item is a No. 1A Pocket Kodak. It is a medium sized camera with black leather casing, metal clasps, and Kodex No. 1 shutter (manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, the rest of the camera body was produced by the Canadian branch), that made 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch exposures on 116 film. The A indicates that the camera is an Autographic version that allowed the photographer to add written information to the film. Includes a cable release.

The ICA Icarette was manufactured in c. 1912-1925 in by the ICA A.G. camera company of Dresden, Germany. This item is a model A, also called an Icarette 0, V.P. Icarette, or Icarette 500/12, as indicated by the Helka Double Anastigmati lens (f6.8) and the Compur shutter consistent with this model. Model B was very similar with the inclusion of the use of plates as well as film.
The Icarette Model A uses 127 roll film. The frame size is 4×6 cm. Features include an extra large brilliant collapsible findermade with an indestructible metal mirror, an automatically locking infinity focus when the bellows are drawn out, and level-adjusted focus. The outside is covered with black leather.
The Icarette series continued after the incorporation of ICA into Zeiss Ikon in 1926.

Item is a folding camera for use with leather carrying strap.

Item consists of a sheet film wooden box camera with brown leather covering, for 4.5" x 3.5" exposures on sheet film. Manufacturer unknown. Includes 2 wooden film holders.

Item consists of a Six-16 Brownie Junior box camera that uses 616 film for 2.5 x 4.25 inch exposures. It has a meniscus lens, rotary shutter, and two brilliant viewfinders. It has a leatherette covering and an Art Deco design on the faceplate.

Item consists of a box camera that uses 130 film for 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 inch exposures. The camera has a meniscus achromatic lens and rotary shutter. The camera has a leatherette covering in a grained pattern, a metal film carrier, two reflecting viewfinders, one tripod socket, and a trigger guard.

Item consists of a Premo 4x5 inch plate camera with 1 plate holder within. This camera opens a the top for reloading. It has a [stiff] safety shutter, a two speed shutter, two viewfinders, an adjustable diaphragm, and two tripod sockets. The plate holder has the following writing on it "The Premo Camera Patent July 19, 1890 Other patents pending."

Item is a box camera that uses No. 101 rollfilm for twelve 3.5 x 3.5 inch exposures. This camera has the unique feature where the sides and back come off completely for loading. It has an achromatic lens and rotary shutter. It was marketed as the "Plico" in Europe.

Item is a small strapless box camera with a single viewfinder that uses 127 film for 4x6.5cm exposures. Some versions are identified "Ansco Dollar Camera" on the front but this specific one only has "Ansco" on the front. This model also came in black, green, and red. The red version with a strap is known as the "Kiddie Camera".

Item is a simple box camera with a leatherette covering, marked as J-B Ensign on the front. The camera uses 2 1/4B (E20) rollfilm for 6x9cm exposures. It has a meniscus lens, a two-speed shutter, and two reflecting type viewfinders.

Item is a box camera for 3.25 x 5.50 inch exposures on 125 mm film. It has a meniscus achromatic lens, a rotary shutter with three stops, two tripod sockets, and two brilliant finders. There is a focus lever on the side of the camera to set proper focal distance. After the focus is set, there is a button to press and the camera will open to proper distance focused and ready.

Item is a plastic box style camera for use with 127 roll film film. It is a simple, fixed focus, point and shoot camera with beige and brown body and plastic lens. Includes a hot shoe for AG-1 flash bulbs.

Item is an Ansco Clipper 4.5 x 6 xm rollfilm camera. It is a simple, fixed focus, point and shoot camera with a black body and expandable lens board.

Item consists of a Brownie Holiday Flash camera. It features a Dakon lens and brown bakelite body. Viewfinder camera for use with 127 film.

Item consists of a Kodak Duaflex camera. It is black and silver with a Kodar f8/72mm lens. Tripod mount. Made in Canada. 620 roll film pseudo twin-lens reflex. Flash-holder imported by the Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd. Toronto, for use with early Duaflex models I and II.

Item consists of a Brownie Target Six-16 box roll film camera that used film sized 616 to make pictures sized 6.35 x 10.8 cm. It was made in Canada, and has a simple meniscus lens and a rotary shutter. The body is a metal box covered in black leatherette with two brilliant finders, and a vertical art-deco line design on the front panel.

Item is a mock twin lens reflex camera with Bakelite body and metal fittings, for use with 620 roll film. Designed to mimic the look of a twin lens camera, the topmost "lens" is in fact a brilliant viewfinder. Camera has a fixed focus Kodet lens.

Item is a brown moulded plastic box camera designed by Eastman Kodak employee Arthur H. Crapsey Jr. for use with 127 film (4x6 cm exposures). The camera features a fixed speed rotary shutter and plastic lens. Item does not include the flash unit. This model was made in Canada, at the Canadian Kodak plant in Toronto.

Item is a small hand held box camera with Bakelite body and brilliant viewfinder. For 6 x 6 cm exposures on 620 roll film. One of the best selling Brownie cameras ever made, it is a simple easy to use design created by Eastman Kodak employee Arthur H. Crapsey. The original sales price was $5.50 for the camera alone and $7.00 for the later flash model, released in 1950.

Item consists of a Kodak Duaflex camera, the first model in a line of four from Kodak. The camera is a 620 roll film pseudo twin-lens reflex manufactured at Eastman Kodak in Rochester New York. The style of camera imitates the look of professional TLR cameras, such as the Rolleiflex, but has an oversized brilliant viewfinder as oppsed to a reflex finder with a ground glass indicating the focus. Camera has a fixed-focus Kodet lens. Oritinally sold for $17.50 in 1947, this model was superceeded by the Duaflex II camera in 1950.

Item is a sub-miniature camera with an Arokkor f3.5/25 lens and a fixes 1.110 shutter.

Item is an Ensign rollfilm box camera that takes 3.25 x 2.25 inch exposures on 120 film. The camera has two viewfinders, three unlabelled aperture settings, and two shutter speeds.

Item is marked with the Hanimex brand, though the camera was manufactured by the Vivitar Corporation. It is a 110 format camera with a built-in flash powered by two AA batteries. It has a fixed focus. The photographer can select either a normal or telephoto lens, by using a slide switch on top of the camera.

Item is an instamatic for use with 110 film. Includes magicube extender, and magicube flash bulbs.

Item is a silver subminiature camera, for 10 x 14 mm exposures on 16mm film. In original box, includes Minolta brand colour print film, camera case, strap and tripod mount.

Item is a pocket 110 camera, in blue plastic presentation case with flash Voightlander Easy Light System V200) and wrist strap. Electronic shutter.

Item is a point and shoot camera for photographs on 110 film. Includes mount for flip-flash and Kodak Ektron II Electronic Flash., 2 built in lenses 22 mm normal and 44 mm telephoto lens.

Item is an automatic point and shoot camera for photographs on 110 film. Includes built in lenses, "normal" and "telephoto". Camera has no identifiable manufacturer marking.

Item consists of a Kodak Ektralite 500 camera. It is a 110 cartridge compact viewfinder camera with automatic flash. Black body with hinged cover that can be used as camera grip. Features a Kodak Reomar 22mm lens. Uses 9-volt alkaline battery.

Item is an Instamatic X-15F camera outfit for exposures on 126 cartridge film. This Canadian model had both French and English notations. The original X-15 used Magicubes for flash photos. The F designation is for the updated model, which uses "Fliflash". Outfit includes wristband and manual.

Item is a compact Instamatic camera for 13 x 17mm negatives with 110 film cartridges. Features a 25mm (normal setting) and 43mm (tele setting), f11 lumized lens and flash attachment. Shutter speeds of 1/125 for dayli1/45 for flash. Original sales price, $35.95.

Item is an Instamatic film camera for 13 x 17mm negatives with 110 film cartridges. Features a 26mm, f2.7 Ektar lens and magicube flash shoe. Shutter is an electronic leaf with speeds of 10 seconds to 1/250. This model has a silver body. Original sales price, $28.00.

Item is a 35mm stereo camera with CdS metering. Manual or automatic exposure. 24 x 29mm images. Industar-81 F2.8/38mm lenses. Comes with leather pouch, sun shades, small parts, and hard plastic case.

Item is a stereo camera produced in the early 1950's when the format became widely popular with amateur photographers. The camera uses 35mm film, has 2 anastigmat lenses, 3.5/35mm with a shutter speed of 1-1/150. The camera has a flash synch on the top.

Item is a four-lens, three-dimensional camera developed by Jerry Curtis Nims and Allen Kwok Wah Lo and manufactured in the UK. The camera has a plastic body and 4 identical lenses, coupled with a shutter that exposes the four square images in synch. When exposed, 35mm film was sent to the Nimslo Co. in England and a few other specialty labs. The customer received developed, autostereo (lenticular) colour prints, which allow a true stereo image without the use of glasses. This process was also developed by Nims and Lo.

Item is a brown Kodak Stereo Camera for two 23 x 24 mm exposures on standard 35mm cartridge film. The camera had a built in sprit level to ensure ideal stereo effect was achieved. Kodak produced a corresponding Kodaslide Stereo Viewer and proprietary stereo slide holders for images shot with this camera. Lenses are Kodak Anaston F3.5/35mm with a Kodak Flash 200 shutter. The viewfinder is between the two lenses.

Item is a 35 mm. film camera designed by Karl Nüchterlein and produced by the Ihagee Kamerawerk company in Dresden, Germany. The Exakta has interchangeable lenses, 1/30 - 1/60 Horz. Shutter and an Accura Diamatic 1:2.8 28mm lens attached.