This Old Camera

The Pentax 110 Super is the world’s smallest production SLR kit system featuring interchangeable lenses.

The Topcon R was a visionary SLR (single-lens reflex) camera that made its debut in 1958, before both Nikon and Canon entered the SLR market. While the Topcon R might ...

In 1898, the Folmer and Schwing Manufacturing Company introduced the Graflex single-lens reflex camera, the first true consumer SLR, characterized by its large, bulky box design. In 1905, Kodak acquired ...

The Fairchild K-20 is now a prized collectible, revered by both photography enthusiasts and military collectors for its historical significance, mechanical craftsmanship, and crucial role in advancing aerial reconnaissance during ...

If you’re interested in exploring medium format film photography or learning to develop film, the Holga family, including pinhole, landscape, and stereo models, offers an excellent entry point. Instead of ...

Usually when you purchase a camera you don’t have to worry about the camera being fake. However when it comes to classic Leicas… it pays to do your homework.

Introduced just prior to World War II the Graphic View benefited from the advancements in lightweight metal alloys made during the early part of the twentieth century. In fact, such ...

Introducing the world’s first, and only jet-powered camera, the Graphic Jet 35! Designed by the American camera company Graflex and produced from late 1960 to late 1961.

Sometimes milestone advancements are found in some of the most unexpected cameras. That is certainly true of the Konica C35 AF, the first commercially successful autofocus camera!

Why do collectors find the Linex camera so intriguing? In part because it is a crossover piece. An item of interest to collectors in multiple collection genres. A treasured camera ...

Recently I was asked what is my favorite manufacture to collect? That is a tough question. I am sure if you ask a decent size group of collectors there would ...

In the summer of 1982, Nimslo (later called Nishika) was the fastest selling 35mm camera in the U.S., and was featured on the cover of the Sears & Roebuck, Cameras ...

There are many cameras in my collection that have not taken a picture for decades, a few perhaps over a century. My continued use of this camera alone makes it ...

Polaroid was already known for selling Edward Lands other two remarkable photographic inventions, the polarizing filter and variable neutral density filter, when he unveiled the Polaroid Land Camera Model 95. ...

A camera ahead of its time, the 1960s Fotron had features such as a built-in flash at a time when other cameras still used disposable flash bulbs, as well as, ...

Recently I purchased a Rochester Camera Company view camera produced in the 1890s. If you have a collection of cameras, and more than one is from the USA then you ...

Something unique from my collection, the Bulls-Eye camera was the first to use paper-backed roll film with frame numbers visible through a red-tinted window.

Jumelle refers to a type of cameras found in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jumelle means ‘twin’, and by extension ‘binocular’, in French. Jumelle cameras are tapered from ...

I  thought I would share one of the more unique cameras in my collection. Perhaps one of the most famous spy cameras ever made, the Expo (Tica in Europe) Watch ...

The iconic Rolleiflex was introduced by Franke & Heidecke in 1929. The first model, later known as the Rolleiflex Original, quickly earned a reputation as one of the most respected ...