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The world's best-known underwater explorer created a camera that went on to rule the waves
By David S Young published
Classic camera Collectors are now hunting for this notoriously flawed half-frame film camera

Why left-handed photographers fell in love with this otherwise awful 1980s bridge camera
By David S Young published
Classic camera Collectors are now hunting for this notoriously flawed half-frame film camera

Kodak sold 50 million of these cheap plastic cameras, so why did they suddenly vanish?
By David S Young published
Classic camera Before smartphones, the Kodak Instamatic was the ultimate point-and-shoot gadget that everyone owned

Nikon built this camera to replace a legend – but professionals refused to buy it, despite its rugged beauty
By David S Young published
Classic camera Photographers refused to buy Nikon’s most advanced camera for over a decade, sticking with its predecessor

Wide load! The history of panoramic cameras – from the iconic XPan to the old and new Widelux
By David S Young published
Classic camera Panoramic cameras have existed since the 1800s. Here's how we got from obscure German models to Jeff Bridges' favorite camera

More expensive than a Nikon F: The rise and fall of the "Bullseye" camera
By David S Young published
Classic cameras The secret history of the Zeiss Contaflex and the 35mm TLR that changed everything

The forgotten failure that forced Canon to reinvent the SLR camera and change photography forever
By David S Young published
Classic cameras There's a little-known link between a 1980s Canon 35mm SLR and the birth of the World Wide Web

The world's most iconic tiny film camera was almost never built
By David S Young published
Classic cameras The secret history of the Rollei 35: A masterpiece born in a basement
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