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Design, the history of seeing, and the peculiar beauty of obsolete photographic machines.
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The cameras that made history
Some cameras matter because of what they recorded. Others changed who could take a photograph.
Read story →journalThe most beautiful vintage cameras were designed to be used
Why the best camera design is more than a pretty case.
Read story →journalTen strange film-camera ideas worth discovering
The camera world was once much less predictable.
Read story →journalWhy Soviet-era cameras fascinate collectors
Mechanical culture, repairable designs and a complicated history.
Read story →journalTiny cameras, enormous ambition
Minox, Tessina and Rollei 35 turned miniaturization into a sport.
Read story →journalWhen digital cameras used floppy disks
A strange, wonderful chapter before memory cards became invisible.
Read story →journalBefore cameras: the original camera obscura
The dark room that made the world visible in a new way.
Read story →journalWhy buy a camera made before you were born?
The honest case for collecting equipment with flaws.
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