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Contax RTS
How Porsche, Carl Zeiss and Yashica teamed up in secret to build the legendary Contax RTS camera after Pentax walked away

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras “Top Secret Project 130”: The forgotten 1970s scheme that completely changed camera history

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Olympus Trip 35 camera
This budget vacation camera had a secret weapon – and it was so successful that over 5 million were sold!

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras The genius behind the Olympus Trip 35 and its astounding 40mm lens

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Line drawing of Leica S1 camera
30 years ago, this monster futuristic Leica camera shot digital photos at a resolution that was over 20 times better than its rivals – but there was a catch

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras This futuristic Leica camera weighed 8 pounds and took 3 minutes to snap one photo in 1996

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Alpa Reflex camera
The Swiss watchmakers who accidentally built the world’s most eccentric camera

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Classic cameras This classic Alpa camera featured two completely different ways to focus

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PNWY9R Prod DB © Neue Road Movies / DR RENDEZ-VOUS A PALERME (PALERMO SHOOTING) de Wim Wenders 2008 ALL./FRA./ITA. avec Campino appareil photo Plaubel Makina 67, photographe, seance photo, tatouages
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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110 cameras
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

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

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

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

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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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Line drawing of Epson R-D1
Everyone thinks Leica made the first digital rangefinder – but this forgotten camera brand beat Leica and forced photographers to fake-wind film before every shot

By David S Young Published

Classic cameras This rare, modular, 2004 digital camera enabled you to completely hide its screen to make you feel you were still using film

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