Vintage camera sales SKYROCKET 1600% – and it's all down to fancy weddings

A selection of vintage cameras against a white background
(Image credit: Vintage Cash Cow)

What goes around, comes around – and this is certainly true in photography, as vintage cameras as much as 100 years old have seen a 1600% surge in sales over the summer months. 

It's not just luxury names like Bronica and Leica cameras, either; classic Kodak cameras and Polaroid cameras are also among the old-school analogs, all of which have seen retailers like Vintage Cash Cow in England expand inventory by five times the normal capacity in order to keep up.

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James Artaius
Editor

The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. This has led him to being a go-to expert for camera and lens reviews, photo and lighting tutorials, as well as industry news, rumors and analysis for publications like Digital Camera MagazinePhotoPlus: The Canon MagazineN-Photo: The Nikon MagazineDigital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker, as well as hosting workshops and talks at The Photography Show. He also serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus and Canon shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.