Where can I buy non-digital cameras online?

Question

I prefer old fashioned photos and don't want to buy a digital camera because the photos never feel the same. I feel that they should be nice and shiny and go in a photo album - digitals aren't like that. I would buy one of those special photo printers, but I really can't afford anything like that.

Answer 1

Bravo!  So far, people have been pointing you in the right direction, but I thought I'd toss my hat into the ring.  Where you can find the film cameras depends on how much you want to invest in learning to use it.

Round abouts a year and a half ago, I got a Canon EOS Rebel T2 for my birthday.  While the camera does have manual modes, it also works pretty well on Auto.  I got that camera because I had a EOS Rebel IIE, and it used the same lens mount.  It's a good camera, and carried both my wife and myself through an Intro to Photography course (refresher for me, new stuff all together for her).

However recently, I've been having amazing luck at thrift stores.  Around a year back, I found a Pentax K-1000 at a thrift store.  The thing works like a dream.  It had a superficial ding on the front of the lens, but I felt comfortable enough, nay, confident enough to let an old friend borrow it to learn photography. The shutter's working perfectly, and the lens itself is in great shape aside from the ding.  It was the best $5 I ever spent, and I'm just happy he's going to be able to take it to Taiwan.

I've also found a Canon AE-1 a few months later at another thrift store.  This one was a little more expensive - I paid $30 for the body, a 50mm lens, a 35-70mm lens, and a flash.  This one I couldn't test (it had no battery - the AE-1 relies on the battery to trip the shutter), but I bought it anyways.  I've not worked with a prime lens that stopped down to f1.4, so I was giddy as all get out that I found it.  Again, I did some cursory cleaning of the camera, and lo and behold, it worked beautifully.  

Most recently I bought a Canonet GIII QL17 at a flea market for $35.  The little rangefinder camera, while in very nice shape, had a lens that has seen better days.  After cleaning it and finding the right battery, again, it works fantastic.

If you are looking for a camera that will do most of the heavy lifting of exposure for you, Freestyle has some film cameras.  Go to:

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_main.ph...

Then choose the one for you.  SLRs, some point and shoots...  It's nice.

But while I know this doesn't quite answer the question, don't discount going to thrift stores or flea markets.  Keep your eyes open, and sometimes you find some real steals.

Have fun using film - I know I am!

Answer 2

B & H Photo and Adorama, both located in New York City have a huge line of used film cameras. You may also find used cameras, cheap, on E Bay

Answer 3

You can buy them from http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&...

Good luck!