Who Uses The Oldest Camera?

[W K Longcor]

HAVING JUST JOINED THIS GROUP A FEW WEEKS BACK, I NOTICE A LOT OF CHAT ABOUT WHAT LENS OR CAMERAS ARE USED. ( THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHERS - WE LOVE TO TALK "EQUIPMENT") I HAVE ENJOYED THE "SHOW OFF YOUR CAMERA" SECTION -- BUT NOW I'M WONDERING -- WHO OUT THERE IS USING THE OLDEST VIEW CAMERA ON A REGULAR BASIS? (NOT - "I TOOK ONE PHOTO - ONE TIME - ON A 150 YEAR OLD CAMERA -- I'M TALKING A REGULAR USE CAMERA.)

[Daniel_Buck]

For future reference, reading posts that are written entirely in upper case letters is difficult, and is equated to 'yelling' online.

I'll start off the bidding, my 4x5 is about 1 year old, my 8x10 is about 6 years old I think. Do I hear 7 anyone, 7 years old?

[phaedrus]

Calumet C-1 magnesium of their first series. Front-focussing and NOT rebuild to do so. The bed folds out to the front. Must be from the early sixties, older than yours truly,
Christoph

[Jon Wilson]

My deardorff V8 was made in 1959 and my New Empire State 11x14 is circa 1910.

[jasonjoo]

I am currently waiting for my Chamonix to come... which should be sometime mid-August.

So I'm still pre-natal

[Greg Lockrey]

I have a Speed Graphic made in 1948 that gets used a lot.

[Jan Pedersen]

Ok, my Kodak 2-D (5x7) dates to around 1940 but i'm sure that's a "new" camera compared to what will be coming from other members.

[David A. Goldfarb]

I think my American Optical 11x14" is 1890s, but I'm sure the wetplate guys have some older cameras.

My oldest lens is a Voigtländer Petzval s/n 14220. If anyone has a date for that, I'd be curious.

[BarryS]

Ok, I'm folding--all I got is a 1930's (maybe) 8x10 Eastman 2D and a postwar Deardorff. I'll just sit here and wait for the 19th century guys to throw down. I'd like to hear about who's using the oldest lens as well.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Ok, I use my Seneca Improved 8x10 on a regular basis. It is circa 1904. I love it!

Jim