old cameras
How to make your photos look like they’re from 1839
May 26, 2024
David Prochnow
Ah, the good old days; they probably weren’t that good for photographers. Inhaling mercury fumes, handling caustic alkali, and fretting about patent payments, those times…
Yul Brynner’s personal Leica cameras sold for over $3 million at an auction
Nov 28, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In a recent auction held in Vienna, Austria, two Leica MP cameras owned by legendary actor Yul Brynner sold for over €2.76 million (around $3.03 million). Brynner personally used both of them, and they’re considered to be among the rarest and most sought-after Leica cameras in existence.
Floppy disk camera throwback: Shooting with a 1999 Sony Mavica FD83 in 2023
Sep 19, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It seems like new cameras are released every month, featuring ever-improving specs and capabilities. So, it’s easy to get caught up in the buzz. However,…
The Game Boy camera, minus the Game Boy, shoots 256 greyscale and HDR
Jul 31, 2023
John Aldred
We’ve seen a lot of Game Boy Camera hacks over the last few years. We’ve seen them rehoused into camera cases, modified to take “real”…
Five bizarre photo-tech relics you’ve forgotten about
May 24, 2023
Jake Hicks
I ordinarily share nerdy lighting setups and techniques, but with it being a very busy week for me, I thought I’d share something quick and…
Photographer develops a roll of film from 1929 camera and discovers forgotten portraits
Jul 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Sometimes photographers find real gems among the vintage cameras and lenses. Dutch photographer Martijn van Oers found an original Zeiss Ikon 520/2 in a second-hand…
My dad’s 3MP Fujifilm S1 Pro deals surprisingly well vs my 24MP Sony A7II!
Mar 30, 2017
Joseph Parry
I had the rare pleasure of meeting up with my father this week and on my stop through we came onto the topic of progress….
An Old Camera Collection Used To Decorate A Photographer’s Office
Feb 9, 2016
Udi Tirosh
This is probably the best wall you are going to see in the next few years, and you can’t unsee it, so be prepared for…