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Contax G2
This titanium masterpiece was the most advanced film camera of the 1990s – but is now a beautiful ticking time bomb

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras This Porsche-designed camera changed how we think about autofocus forever – and is still a masterpiece if you can find one that works

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Classic cameras
The Kodak EC35 camera with the Kodak Charmera
Kodak just launched a compact film camera for the same price as the viral Charmera – and it’s full frame

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

KODAK The Kodak EC35 is a simple, reloadable 35mm film compact camera with a lens and cost that feels like a disposable camera

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Tom Cruise and moderator Kevin McCarthy speak onstage at the trailer launch event for "Digger" at Warner Bros. Studios on July 09, 2026 in Burbank, California.
Tom Cruise really knows cameras: “We want flaws. You want things that have an emotion. It just has a different kind of feeling to it,” he says gushing over his latest movie's use of the Beaumont VistaVision

By Mike Harris Published

News The Top Gun actor goes deep into the camera gear used on his new film DIGGER and explains why filmmakers should be embracing flaws

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Instax Square SQ1
6-year-old Fujifilm camera is suddenly popular, exceeding sales expectations in Japan and "production cannot keep up" – thanks to a new trend

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS This camera wasn't an instant hit when it launched in 2020 – but a new wave of photographers and creators has given it an unexpected second life

NEWS
The Lomography Simple Use Half Frame camera used by a photographer
This US$35 pocketable film camera looks disposable, but it’s actually recycled, reloadable, and cuts film costs in half!

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FILM The Lomography Simple Use Half Frame is a pocketable film point-and-shoot without the disposable camera waste

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Instax Mini 99 Silver front and close-up on a grey background
“Best-looking Instax camera” gets retro silver glow-up. Instant cameras have never looked so cool!

By Mike Harris Published

News Instax Mini 99 is no longer just available in black, following the announcement of a slick-looking silver variant

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Cheap compact film cameras sitting on a garden bench
Cheap compact cameras are the best way to enjoy film photography

By Sebastian Oakley Published

Opinion I bought two film cameras for $10, and that's all you really need

Opinion
Money in the pocket. US Dollar banknote in blue jeans pocket and a camera
Trends make film photography feel expensive, but this popular Kodak film stock is actually priced better than it was in the 1990s

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS An analysis of more than 30 film stocks across 6 months shows that film prices haven't risen as fast as the annual inflation rate

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Photographer using a Nikon F100 to take pictures in a bluebell wood in England
Nikon F100: If you’re serious about film photography but light on budget, this is as close as you’ll get to an F6 without the mammoth price tag

By Mike Harris Published

Opinion The Nikon F100 isn’t the greatest film camera ever made – but for most film photographers, it’s close enough (and a fraction of the price)

Opinion
Rolleiflex Aurum listing images from Live Auctioneers
Is this rare camera classy or trashy? It's gold-plated and covered in lizard skin – and could fetch as much as US$6,500

By James Artaius Published

NEWS Do you want one of Rollei's rarest (and gaudiest) cameras? This gold-plated, lizard-skinned Rolleiflex is up for auction

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