Ebay Watch: Tiny Spy Cameras, Nikon/Kodak’s First Digital Camera and More
The wildest and rarest photography gear up for auction this week.

Back in May of 1991 Kodak teamed up with Nikon and released the Digital Camera System 100—and the digital revolution began. Originally aimed at photojournalists to help them transmit image at an infinitely quicker speed, the system consisted of a tweaked Nikon F3, two different Kodak digital backs (a monochrome and color version), and a gigantic digital storage unit (that looks like the tower on your Gateway 2000 computer from 1995). The camera was capable of shooting a 1.3 MP images, which is actually fairly impressive. The digital storage unit contained a 200 MB harddrive capable of saving 156 uncompressed images, or 600 jpeg compressed photos. All in all, according to our research, only about 987 of these units were ever sold, certainly making them a collector's item. However it is unfortunate that Ebayer Nsxdream only has the camera portion of the unit—we would love to get our hands on a working Kodak DCS 100 and take it for a spin. Click to view the auction.

Minox Vef Riga SPY CAMERA- $2,299.99 or Best offer

Polaroid 600SE Pro with 4 film backs, 3 lenses, accessories- $3,489.89 or Best Offer

Exakta Varex Stereflex stereo camera- $2,880,00 or Best Offer
And you thought 3D was a new thing? Exakta cameras has been on top of the 3D game since the 1930’s! While its difficult to tell from the seller’s images, this camera appears to be a mid-late model (likely somewhere around the 1950’s) considering the markings on the front are embossed and not engraved. The camera features a waist level viewfinder and comes with a set of stereo eyecups that attach to it. The front Jena stereo attachment splits the image from the lens into two distinctive images. It also appears that a third lens, or a possibly a wide-angle attachment is included in the auction. Unfortunately, due to the fact Ebayer Shphoto-gmbh offered very little information regarding his item, it is hard to tell for sure exactly what comes with the camera, and what kind of shape it is in. Also, while we can’t say for sure whether or not the seller’s unit has this feature, many Exakta models were know to have a knife built into the bottom of the body to aide in slicing film. Click to view the auction

Nikon SP Body with TITANIUM shutter: $3,892.50