German Kodak Instamatic 500 Camera and Case

This Instamatic 500 was the Cadillac of the 126 camera genre. It features manual controls, a hot shoe, a PC sync and a threaded cable release. The body is heavy metal with plastic insets and really nicely textured leatherette that is good shape. The Gossen light meter in this camera is still responsive. These cameras were very popular in the 1960's as one of the most high end 126 cameras you could get. There's a lot of nostalgia with these little cameras and they fit so nicely on a shelf or display. These cameras take 126 cartridge film which can still be procured online or you can buy the empty cartridges and spool them with whatever you would like. Internal parts, shutter button and winding knob all move freely. Camera shows very little wear with a couple little scratches that do not impede the functionality.