Film Photographer Recreates 100 Year Old Soccer Team Photo on Antique Camera
Miles Myerscough-Harris of Expired Film Club was recently invited to recreate a 100-year-old soccer team photo. His camera of choice? An 1897 No. 4 Cartridge Kodak.
One-of-a-Kind 1970 Leica CL Prototype is Available Now for $65,000
A previously unknown prototype of the compact Leica CL 35mm rangefinder camera has surprisingly appeared at an Austrian vintage camera store, Photo Arsenal Worldwide, and is available for purchase.
2002’s Sony Cyber-shot F717 Is a Bridge Camera with a Special IR Power
Last August, Gordon Laing of Camera Labs looked at one of his favorite vintage digital cameras, the Sony Cyber-shot F707. Now Laing looks at its successor, 2002's Sony Cyber-shot F717.
Gen Z is Bringing Back Digital Cameras of the Early 2000s
There is a new camera trend that has taken off among Generation Z users on social media. Featuring grainy images and timestamps, the point-and-shoot digital cameras of the early 2000s are making a comeback.
Photographer Whose Camera Caused ‘Bomb Scare’ Sues American Airlines
A photographer is suing American Airlines (AA) following a bomb scare that allegedly began when another passenger mistook the man's vintage camera equipment for an explosive device during a flight.
Rare Collection of 405 Vintage Cameras Worth $30,000 For Sale
A rare collection of 405 vintage film cameras will go up for auction where it's expected to sell for over $30,000.
I Was One of the Lucky Few to Win an Epson R-D1s Digital Rangefinder
In 2010, when I started working as a journalist in Tokyo, layoffs of newspaper photographers had reached the stage where reporters couldn't expect a decent layout unless they provided their own story art. I couldn't afford a camera, but I also couldn't afford to see my stories published without illustration, so I bought a DSLR and soon learned to hate it, or at least to hate the self-conscious way it made the people I was photographing behave.
This is the Epson R-D1s Successor That Was Never Released
Epson has revealed the designs for what would have been the successor to the R-D1s camera. The company says it was being developed in 2010 but was scrapped due to its shrinking digital camera market share.
A Closer Look at the Leica IIIf, One of its Last Screw-Mount Cameras
The Leica IIIf is one of the last screw mount Leica cameras produced in the late 50’s alongside the Leica IIIg. The IIIf holds a special place amongst Leica screw mount users because it was, for its time, the most advanced screw mount camera that Leica produced that kept the values and ideas Oskar Barnack set out to create with his prototype “Ur-Leica” in 1914.
Epson Found 30 R-D1s Rangefinders in a Warehouse, Offers Them to Fans
Epson released the R-D1s rangefinder in 2006 and sold it for three years before taking it off the market. Recently while organizing a warehouse, the company discovered 30 brand-new ones and rather than throwing them out, wants to offer them to fans.
Man’s Vintage Camera Mistaken for Bomb, Causes Emergency Landing
A passenger flight was forced to make an emergency landing in NYC this weekend after a woman mistook a fellow passenger's vintage camera for a bomb. The suspected terrorist was pinned to the tarmac before authorities figured out he was a camera enthusiast.
Photographer Discovers Undeveloped Film Inside 1920s Kodak Camera
Photographer Mychal Watts recently stumbled across an old 1920s-era Kodak Series II camera in a small shop in New York. Enamored with the piece of history, he bought it after he found that it still held an undeveloped roll of 120 format film inside.
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.
Hasselblad 907X Hands-On Review and Vintage Lens Test
I have been so excited about this Hasselblad 907X camera. In this hands on review of the Hasselblad 907x and CFV II 50C we show you an image quality test, discuss the ergonomics and try it out on our Hasselblad 500cm with some vintage lenses. Check it out to see what we got!
Photographing Fireworks with a 90-Year-Old Leica
There they were, a continuous, almost organized line of middle-aged men in various stages of unfolding tripods, mounting massive DSLRs on them, carefully aiming long lenses at indeterminate points in the darkening late evening sky. The LCDs lit their faces with a soft glow as they took test shots and talked among one another while fiddling with various items from their giant bags of equipment.
Visiting the Camera Rescue Project in Finland: A Vintage Camera Paradise
Photographer and YouTuber Mathieu Stern recently got to visit one of the coolest places on earth for camera collectors: The Camera Rescue Project, one of the largest vintage camera collections in Europe.
This is a Modern Car Race Shot with a 1968 Super 8 Camera
A guy named Nick Shirrell recently attended a car race, but instead of shooting it with a modern camera, he brought along a Canon Super 8 camera that was launched back in 1968. As you can see in the resulting 3.5-minute video above, the results were delightful.
Discovering History in an 80-Year-Old Camera
In my mom’s home office, there has been a really old camera sitting on her bookshelf since I can remember. No one ever touched it. I don’t remember a time where it has ever moved.
I Used a Smartwatch to Turn a Vintage Camera Into a Digital Slideshow
Last fall, in preparation for a fair for my wedding photography business in Helsinki, I wanted to create something out-of-the-ordinary that would attract attention to my booth. A friend of mine suggested a type of vintage camera that visitors could look through.
Vintage camera with a mini slideshow inside? Sounds like a plan!
This Woman Made a Digital ‘Vintage’ 8mm Camera with Raspberry Pi
Want the look of an 8mm film camera but the convenience of digital? Instead of using a filter app and your phone camera, you can hack together your own digital 8mm camera using Raspberry Pi.
How to Clean Up Your Old Cameras
Treasures are often buried under dirt. Well, that's usually the case, anyway. Treasures for photographers may mean finding a working copy of their dream camera at a flea market or on the second-hand camera market. However, more often than not, the camera may not be looking great.
Vintage Brownie Hawkeye Camera Clock
We’ve featured a Brownie camera clock in the past, but that one was a custom-made gift. Minnesota-based …