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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

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!
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