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The secret meaning behind the name Minolta (and how the camera brand evolved before disappearing forever)
By David S Young published
Classic cameras This is why photographers fell in love with Minolta’s “fully-automatic” SR series of classic cameras

The hidden meaning behind the '3' in the legendary Leica M3 revealed
By David S Young published
Classic cameras Classic Cameras #18 - Why many photographers still consider this 70-year-old Leica the "perfect" 35mm film camera

This Soviet 'sniper' camera looks more like a rifle than a photography tool and once sold for $63,000!
By David S Young published
Classic cameras Classic Cameras #17 – Why the USSR built a 300mm telephoto camera on a wooden gun stock

This compact 35mm camera changed film photography forever
By David S Young published
Classic cameras The 1972 Olympus OM-1 remains the ultimate proof that great things really do come in small packages!

Everyone thinks Nikon invented the professional system camera – but this forgotten 1953 East German legend got there first
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras This 1953 camera had detachable motordrives and 450-shot backs long before they were standard. Here's the short, brilliant life of the Praktina FX

This is the one camera I truly regret selling – the first TRUE system camera that rewrote the rulebook for pro photography
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras Nearly 60 years after I bought it, I still regret selling this incredible camera

The 26-year-old who designed a camera that sold over 17 million units
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras One of the most beautiful cameras ever made was designed by a 26-year-old wizard of camera craft

This Nikon compact camera proved to be an embarrassing disaster
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras Classic Cameras #9 – the Nikkorex 35
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