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Line drawing of Minox B spy camera
Long before Hollywood made this camera into a spy icon, this sub-minature photographic gadget was just a crazy idea that had nothing to do with espionage

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras How the world-famous Minox spy camera survived World War II and Soviet occupation

Classic cameras
The Polaroid Mod
The Polaroid Mod is the most exciting instant print camera since my Grandad’s and brings back the magic of 1970s family gatherings

By Gavin Stoker Published

Opinion For the past 30 years Fujifilm Instax has stolen the original Polaroid camera and chemistry’s thunder. I believe the latter’s new Mod camera could, however, start turning all that around

Opinion
Best film: our picks of the best 35mm film, roll film, and sheet film for your camera
Best 35mm film, roll film, and sheet film in 2026: these are our picks of the best films you can still buy, whatever for your camera

By Sebastian Oakley last updated

Buying Guide Want to know what the best film you can buy in 35mm, medium format, and large format is? Read on!

Buying Guide
The Lomography Lomomatic 110 Panthera
I’ve been waiting for brass to come to the retro camera trend, and this film brand has finally done it (again!) with a camera that looks like it stepped out of the 70s

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FILM The Lomography Lomomatic 110 Panthera adds a brass body with leopard spots to the film camera line, alongside a new red Ladybug design

FILM
A black film scanning stand setup on a desk, featuring a base with a built-in unlit panel, a vertical mounting column, and a strip of 35mm film feeding through the holder.
Lomography DigitaLIZA MAX film scanner review: an affordable way to turn your phone into a film scanner

By Gareth Bevan Published

Review The Lomography DigitaLIZA Max makes scanning your own film remarkably accessible

Review
The working Leica Box camera prototype from the mid 1950s on a red background
Tiny "retro" keychain cameras are going viral. But this rare 1950s Leica is actually retro – and is only about 2.5 inches tall

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

HISTORY Leica once built a metal half-frame film camera that fit in the palm of a hand. Only one working version exists

HISTORY
Line drawing of Pentax 6x7 camera
This oversized 35mm camera changed medium format photography forever – and photographers are still obsessed with the Pentax 6x7 almost 60 years later

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras How Asahi Optical built the camera that took on Hasselblad – and won over portrait photographers

Classic cameras
A selection of digital instant cameras, film and paper, arranged on a wooden surface
The best hybrid instant cameras in 2026: Digital instant cameras with built-in printers for sharing your photos!

By James Artaius last updated

BUYING GUIDE Looking for a hybrid instant camera that can take pictures on the spot and also print photos from your phone? Look no further!

BUYING GUIDE
A selection of Instax, Polaroid and Lomography instant cameras, against a teal background
Is Polaroid better than Instax? What about Lomo? I tried them all and these are the best instant cameras on the market!

By James Artaius last updated

BUYING GUIDE These are the best instant cameras whether you're looking for a great gift or you want to take the ultimate analog photo!

BUYING GUIDE
The Polaroid Mod instant camera
Polaroid Mod review: A rebel in a world of AI, the Mod is an instant camera that makes creative shots almost as simple as shooting on auto

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

REVIEW The Polaroid Mod puts four photography tricks into simple creative modes, creating an analog camera built for experimenting

REVIEW
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