Kodak · 1900s
Kodak Brownie No. 1
The humble box that helped make snapshots ordinary.
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Leica M3Authentic reference • buying notes ↗
Rolleiflex 2.8FAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗
Hasselblad 500C/MAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗
Nikon F2Authentic reference • buying notes ↗
Nikon FAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗
Polaroid SX-70Authentic reference • buying notes ↗
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Contarex BullseyeAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗
Exakta VXAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗.jpg/960px-Polaroid_Big_Shot_(cropped).jpg)
Polaroid Big ShotAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗
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Leica M3Authentic reference • buying notes ↗Rolleiflex 2.8FAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗Hasselblad 500C/MAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗Nikon F2Authentic reference • buying notes ↗Nikon FAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗Polaroid SX-70Authentic reference • buying notes ↗Minox BAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗Contarex BullseyeAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗Exakta VXAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗Polaroid Big ShotAuthentic reference • buying notes ↗V5 / Five new cultural camera dossiers
You've seen the story. Meet the machine.
New research: Exakta VX, Polaroid Big Shot, JVC GR-C1, Bell & Howell 2709, and a Prévost cinema camera.
Kodak · 1900s
Kodak No. 2 Brownie
A century-old gateway into the six-by-nine frame.
Open collector dossier →Kodak · 1930s
Kodak Petite
A camera designed with the same care as a fashion accessory.
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Zeiss Ikon · 1930s–1950s
Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta
The precision folding rangefinder.
Open collector dossier →Voigtländer · 1930s–1950s
Voigtländer Bessa Folder
Pocketable until the bellows unfold.
Open collector dossier →Kodak / Nagel · 1950s
Kodak Retina IIc
A beautifully compact German-made Kodak.
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Leica · 1954 onward
Leica M3
The rangefinder that gave the Leica M its enduring shape.
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Canon · 1959 era
Canon P
A clean-lined alternative in the classic rangefinder world.
Open collector dossier →Nikon · Late 1950s
Nikon SP
The sophisticated rangefinder Nikon built before the F.
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Nikon · 1959 onward
Nikon F
The camera that made the professional SLR a system.
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Hasselblad · 1970s onward
Hasselblad 500C/M
A camera you assemble as much as operate.
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Mamiya · 1970s–1980s
Mamiya RB67 Pro S
The studio camera built around a rotating back.
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Minox · 1958 onward
Minox B
Tiny enough for a pocket, intricate enough for a museum.
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Polaroid · 1972 onward
Polaroid SX-70
A folding instant SLR unlike anything else.
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Polaroid · 1980s
Polaroid SLR 680
Autofocus and flash in the SX-70 family tree.
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Polaroid OneStep 600
The uncomplicated instant camera with a familiar shape.
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Graflex · 20th century
Graflex Speed Graphic
The big press camera with a fast-moving history.
Open collector dossier →Graflex · Mid-20th century
Graflex Crown Graphic
The lighter sibling of a press-room icon.
Open collector dossier →Linhof · 1950s–1960s
Linhof Technika IV
Precision movements inside a folding technical camera.
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Zeiss Ikon · 1959 era
Zeiss Contarex Bullseye
A gloriously complex camera with one giant eye.
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Olympus · 1988
Olympus O-Product
A collectible statement from the industrial-design era.
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Apple · 1994
Apple QuickTake 100
Apple made a camera before smartphones existed.
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Sony · 1997
Sony Mavica MVC-FD5
The camera that stored photographs on ordinary disks.
Open collector dossier →Nikon · 1999
Nikon Coolpix 950
A swivel-bodied digital camera from another design universe.
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KMZ / other makers · 1960s onward
Helios 44-2 58mm f/2
The swirly-bokeh cult classic.
Open collector dossier →Nikon · 1980s
Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S
A classic short telephoto with a long reputation.
Open collector dossier →Carl Zeiss · V-system era
Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8
The familiar normal lens at the center of a modular system.
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