1922: A unique camera that doubled the number of exposures on a roll of film
1914: Finding a First World War nurse via her Vest Pocket Kodak
1934: The potential of plastic is realised by a tiny Bakelite box.
1960: A clever camera in the shadow of better known models.
1897: Frank Brownell’s new kind of camera for a new century.
1932: A pioneering half-frame folding camera that promoted the 645 format
1932: Same chips, different gravy, as Eastman Kodak introduce 616 film.
1979: A clamshell classic that once again helped Olympus redefine 35mm photography.
1901: The first camera in a film format that is still rolling.
1939: One of the earliest and most influential 35mm SLRs of all time.
1934: Kodak invent modern 35mm photography.
1965: The unique mirror of this camera solved viewfinder blackout during exposure.
1959: This chunky Agfa viewfinder camera gets with the program.
1963: Konishiroku’s investment in shutter technology pays off.
1960: Ricoh bring the Space Age to camera design.
1974: Baby steps towards the digital age for film SLRs.
1969: World first cutting edge metering in a mediocre body.
1976: SLRs simply don’t get any smaller than this one.
1963: Kowa curiously put a technological first into a budget camera.
1956: This outrageously handsome Italian camera was as pioneering as it was cool.
1956: KW introduces the first fully automatic lens diaphragm action.
1961: Simplicity is beautiful with the mother of all point and shoot cameras.
1968: Yashica lights up the viewfinder and steps up shutter technology.
1965: Pentacon continues to innovate amidst the rise of the Japanese SLR.
1981: Pentax took an ME Super, added autofocus, and started a revolution.
1953: Kamera-Werkstätten’s great leap forward in SLR photography.
1966: Canon’s quick loading, mid sixties FL mount SLR was built to last.
Latest comments
Christopher Pattison
"What a lovely gift from your dad Alicia. "
Alicia Smith
"My dad gave me one when I was a teenager back in the ..."
Christopher Pattison
"Thanks for your early camera owning history Manou. I can see the Kowa ..."
Christopher Pattison
"You are welcome. "
Christopher Pattison
"Yes, Andrew. I bought a second one and that stiffed too. Such a ..."
Andrew Flannigan
"Unfortunately, the Prakticamat, as with all the Nova derived Prakticas, was too often ..."