ShannonM I am glad you started this thread and hope it will have some legs for years to come.
I have been collecting cameras for years and really started in earnest when digital was beginning to come into its own. During this period you could buy all of the high end, pro level camera for a song....and I did. I concentrated on the top of the line cameras from all of the Japanese manufacturers.....Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Topcon etc.
Going to the camera shows here in the Los Angeles, I was able to find many new or really mint bodies a lot of them still in their boxes...my plan was to buy one of every make....... Soon it was one to display and one to shoot with, it got out of hand much like the purchase of bicycles.....The only difference between the two, was they did not take up much space, which was a bonus in my mind.
Not being satisfied with bodies only, started to look for rare lenses and fast glass...again it could be found for a song because autofocus was the new thing.
My main concentration revolved around Canon cameras......Canon F-1's both old and new along with the odd/rare accessories for them....Booster T's, Servo EE's, Speed finder's, Motors and so on.
I am ashamed to say that I have amassed quite a collection of them along the way.
In order to expand the collection, I opted for some of the older "Landmark" cameras from Canon...Canonflex's and so on.
In my collection, I also branched out into the EOS line...but that's another story.
In any event when I am back in town, I will post some pictures.
Best, Ben