A Look Back at the Canon EOS-1, the First Pro EOS Camera
Announced at a press conference in June 1989 in Bar Harbor, Maine, the Canon EOS-1 was a 35mm SLR meant to be a turning point in professional cameras.
Why Mirrorless Wins: We’ve Come a Long Way and I’m Not Going Back
In 2018 with some trepidation I bought my first mirrorless camera, a Nikon Z7. It wasn’t because I thought it was better than the DSLR I had been using but because my old muscles were spasming with the weight of the camera I was using and I hoped that a package a pound lighter would help me keep on working.
Calypso, The Original Underwater Camera That Became the Nikonos
Camera West recently received an unusual camera through a customer trade-in. In this 3-minute video, the camera shop takes a hands-on look at the Calypso, the first 35mm underwater film camera that didn't require a bulky housing.
This is How a Match-Needle Exposure Meter From a 1971 Canon Works
Technology Connections, a YouTube channel that covers a wide array of interesting technology stories, has shared this 28-minute video that explores how the Canon F1 from 1971 works, with special detail focused on the camera's light meter.
Oddly Satisfying Recording of Classic Camera Shutter Sounds
We interrupt this regular news day to bring you a short, oddly satisfying recording of classic camera shutter sounds. Created by photographer Ace Noguera, he wanted to share a showcase of vintage cameras that was both visually and aurally satisfying. Thus was born The Evolution Of Camera Shutter Sounds.
20 Years with Fujifilm: A Look Back at the FinePix S1 Pro
It was early 2000, and the world looked on towards a new and exciting millennium, thankful that their worst fears surrounding Y2K never surfaced. At the time, I was getting ready to launch my portrait photography business using a completely digital capture and workflow, and was intent on investing in the Nikon D1 as my primary camera.
X-Ray Photos Reveal the Evolution of Cameras
Fossils can tell us a lot about the history of living things. Photographer Kent Krugh is creating a "fossil record" of sorts for cameras. His project Speciation is a series of X-ray photos of cameras that provides a brief history of photography, as told through the evolution of the camera.
How One Photographer’s Camera Bag Has Evolved Over 30 Years
Here’s an interesting 10-minute video by professional photographer Craig Roberts in which he takes us through how his camera gear bag has evolved from 1986 until today.
Leica’s Iconic 107 Camera ‘Family Tree’ Display Just Sold for $475,000
One of the most extravagant and historical pieces of photographic art just sold at auction for nearly half a million dollars. It's called the Leica "Stammbaum" (or "Family Tree") and it's a 107 camera journey through Leica's history... that you can mount on the wall.
Groundbreaking Digital Camera Prototype Nearly Thrown Away as Trash
It's ironic to the point of being tragic to think that one of the pioneers of digital camera technology was Kodak. Now bankrupt and licensing off their brand to mysterious companies, it's easy to forget that it was Kodak that hit many of the initial milestones where digital imaging is concerned.
The Evolution of Canon DSLR Cameras
Canon created this short but interesting video showing how its SLR cameras evolved from the Canon Flex in 1959 …
Oldest Known Surviving Nikon Camera to be Auctioned
While Nikon Corporation was established in 1917 (as Nippon Kōgaku Tōkyō K.K.), the company was a lens manufacturing company …