vintage camera
Oscar Barnack’s personal 0-Series 1923 Leica could break the auction record with $3.3 million
Mar 29, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A rare, almost 100-year old Leica is about to set a world record. The Leica 0-Series No. 105 from 1923 will soon be auctioned at…
Vintage camera sparks in-flight panic and emergency landing
Oct 13, 2021
Alex Baker
Being a camera enthusiast can sometimes land you in some hot water (and not just with your spouse when you’ve bought a new lens!). An…
Watch to See how a 30+ Year Old VHS Camera Holds up in 2020
Jul 9, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It seems that retro-looking music videos and even short clips on Instagram have been all the rage lately. Sure, you can add a filter to…
A stash of hundreds of Soviet cameras discovered in a Kazakh warehouse
Jan 14, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Fans of vintage gear are always happy when they find an old film camera in flawless condition. But what about finding hundreds of them? There’s…
This 1972 Polaroid ad is as informative and nostalgic as it gets
Dec 2, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I love vintage ads. While they are often hilarious and cringeworthy, there are some gems that are actually quite informative. This Polaroid SX-70 ad falls…
This photographer uses saw and resin to turn vintage cameras into trippy sculptures
Aug 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Us at DIYP love repurposing old and broken stuff. After all, that’s what DIY is all about. Photographer Fabian Oefner repurposes old cameras in a…
Why the godfather of sports photography switched from Olympus to Canon. In 1976
Aug 27, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In the past couple of years, we’ve heard of many photographers switching from DSLR to mirrorless. Some of them have gone the other way around,…
This Russian spy camera is cleverly disguised as – a camera
Aug 7, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
From vintage golden rings to lifelike animals, hidden cameras come in many interesting shapes, sizes and purposes. But in a recently sold collection of Russian…
Travel back to 1994 with this video Apple QuickTake 100 shooting experience
Feb 21, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Long before we started discussing whether iPhone can replace compact or DSLR/mirrorless cameras, Apple released QuickTake 100. It was launched in 1994 and was one…
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…