Kodak Disc 6000...what is this? lol

Zoom Raider

As some of you may know, I just bought my second camera of my entire life this past Sunday...the Nikon N75. My first one`til a few weeks ago was a Kodak DX7590. A very nice digital camera, but with very lil' options for expanding it's zoom, so I took it back. I'm pretty happy with the Nikon now.:):

Well, as I was laying here today, I remembered I had a camera I've never used collecting dust in a box. It was given to my mom back in 1986. She never used it either. I don't think she ever had a camera in her life`til that one was given to her, and I don't think my dad ever had one either. Then there was me with never having a camera`til a few weeks ago.

Guess we weren't into having many pictures taken of ourselves. I know I didn't like my picture taken ever since I turned about 17. Now days I'm worse about it. Just keep your cameras away from from me...lol But before I was 17, I spent a lot of time doing other things for fun, like BMX, motorcycles (dirt and street) and skateboarding. Photography wasn't in the brain in those days...lol

Well, this camera I got out of the box is a 1982-1984 Kodak Disc 6000. Anyone know about this kind'a camera? For one, I can't figure out why it keeps making a buzzing sound when I push the shutter button,`cos the batteries SHOULD be dead,`cos we never used the camera. Then again, maybe it doesn't use batteries,`cos I can't even find the battery door anywhere. But this camera still seems to work since it's making this buzzing sound.

I'll take it to this shop someday that I have linked at the bottom to see if I can get discs for it and use it at times. It's not that old, but maybe it's a collector's item...not that I'm gonna sell it...lol If any of you buy, sell or and/or trade oldie cameras from shops out of your area, here's a place I found a week ago...www.superiorcamera.com. Only thing though, he doesn't really deal with digital, maybe not even DSLR's. But he sure does have some oldies and plenty of SLR's if you're interested.

Thanks!:):

~ZR~

Seymore

I'll give you $.01 and you pay shipping...
Google is your friend...

KODAK Disc 6000 Camera 1982 1984
Media: HR-disc
List price: $90.00

http://search.ebay.com/Kodak-Disc-6000_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQsacatZ-1QQcatrefZC6QQsargnZ-1QQsaslcZ2QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsadisZ200QQfposZ80935QQfsopZ19QQfsooZ2QQcoactionZcompareQQcopagenumZ1QQcoentrypageZsearch

http://fotografika.andrysstienstra.nl/kamera.php?ID=154&t=e

But I doubt if it's worth much. I'd toss it in a box with some other film gear, put it in storage and forget about it for a while. I suspect it may fulfill a collectors gap in about 50-100 years. But, there are still a few floating around, as is shown on Ebay.

ziggy53

As far as I know, you can't get the discs processed anymore, and the only discs for sale are ancient. I truly believe the camera has only nostalgic value. They are kinda cute.


ziggy53

luckyrwe

I remember reading an article in Pop Photo wondering if disc would take over for the 35mm format. Later read the same about APS, and read it in the past about 110 film.