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Film photographers are still obsessed with the Plaubel Makina 67 – in fact, this medium format camera is worth far more today than when it was new!

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras From Germany to Japan: The strange, but brilliant history of Plaubel Makina cameras

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Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 surrounded by Instax Mini prints
The analog photography trend is about photography without “tracking likes and comments” – Instant film is trending, but Gen Z isn’t entirely to blame, Fujifilm says

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

INSTAX I chatted with a Fujifilm executive on the rising analog trend -- and where Instax fits into the picture

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Christopher Nolan is seen on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises" movie on November 6, 2011 in New York City.
Christopher Nolan uses a hollowed-out Pentax SLR to check framing on set

By Mike Harris Published

News Leave it to the famously analog director to use a decades-old medium-format film camera to compose shots between takes

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The world’s smallest interchangeable lens camera is a tiny mechanical masterpiece

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras This forgotten pocket camera was way better than its film format allowed it to be

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FEB 3 1981, FEB 4 1982; Charles Fischer, of Kodak Rochester, Wednesday demonstrated Eastman Kodak's new line of compact camera, which uses a unique 15-exposure rotating disc of film, right, rather than a conventional roll or cartridge ***** camera styles were introduced.; (Photo By Ed Maker/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
This was the worst film format that Kodak ever invented – but millions still bought the cameras

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras Why the Kodak Disc camera became one of photography's weirdest collector's items

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A film vending machine inside a pizza shop in Utah
Think film is dead? This quirky new vending machine says otherwise, spitting out film, disposable cameras, and even compact cameras instead of snacks

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

NEWS A film lab in Utah has expanded...by putting film, disposable cameras, and even the Kodak Charmera inside a vending machine

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A person takes a selfie in the mirror with a Fujifilm Quicksnap disposable film camera
“Using analog adds an opportunity to stay present in the moment.” Gen Z brought back the disposable film camera. Fujifilm says the trend is just getting started

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FILM Fujifilm says the disposable film trend isn't a short-term fad. I connected with a Fujifilm rep to talk about the disposable camera trend

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Kodak Advantix APS film cassettes with an index print
30 years ago: Kodak's smartest film innovation was doomed from day one despite support from Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm

By Paul Burrows Last updated

30 years old APS was meant to give film photography a new lease on life, but it soon became clear that digital imaging was the future

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Photos from the Red Bull Flying Bulls Douglas DC-6B flight shot using vintage cameras
This vintage Red Bull airplane hasn’t flown over the US since the 1950s – so an artist captured the flight with an equally vintage camera from a WWII bomber

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS When the Flying Bulls brought a 1958 airplane back to the US for the first time since it was built, the plane was photographed in midair using an equally retro camera

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LIne drawing of Kine Exakta camera
Before Japanese cameras took over, this brilliant German design ruled the world

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras This 1930s camera company survived World War II bombings – but couldn't survive peace

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