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The most expensive part of a 35mm film cassette is the part that photographers don't even think about
By David S Young published
Classic cameras The simple 1934 invention that finally made photography convenient for everyone

A 3-year-old girl asked a simple question – and sparked a US$600 million camera revolution
By David S Young published
Classic cameras Meet the original Steve Jobs: the man who invented the "impossible" decades before the iPhone

You could squeeze 72 shots from a 36-exposure roll or any number in between with this weird twin-format SLR, but one false move with the lever and your photos were ruined!
By David S Young published
Classic cameras The "dual-format" trick that Konica abandoned because it was too confusing

This "Japanese Hasselblad" does things that the original Swedish camera simply can't
By David S Young published
Classic cameras How a self-taught Japanese craftsman created the "Japanese Hasselblad" – which ended up being owned by Tamron

This is the secret reason that the US Navy ditched Nikon for this "American" camera
By David S Young published
Classic cameras This 1960s US Navy SLR is built like a tank – and is still a masterpiece of engineering

Why Russia tried to clone the world's most famous camera (and got it hilariously wrong!)
By David S Young published
Classic cameras Meet the Hasselbladski: Russia's strange, noisy attempt to steal Swedish perfection

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
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