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

Ihagee who? The long-forgotten camera company that brought us the first-ever 35mm SLR
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras Classic Cameras #8 - The Kine Exakta

This gorgeous Canon SLR camera turned out to be a complete disaster. Here's why it was discontinued after just five months
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras The tragic tale of the 1959 Canon Canonflex

This Pentax camera arrived four years late and was missing the feature it was literally named after… yet it sold in the millions
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras The Pentax Spotmatic was late to the camera party and missed a key feature – but was still wildly popular with 4 million bodies sold!

Meet the camera so revolutionary they had to name it 'T' for technology
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras You may never have heard of Miranda, but it paved the way for Japan to become the dominant force in camera production

The flaw that nearly killed Leica's digital dream (and how Leica fixed It)
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras In 2006, Leica made a groundbreaking digital camera – with one performance-breaking problem

This iconic 1970s camera broke all the rules, rewriting camera manufacturing forever – despite one shockingly fatal flaw
By David S Young published
Classic Cameras Classic Cameras #3: the Canon AE-1
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