Kodak’s long-awaited “new” Super 8 film camera finally reaches production

Almost seven years ago, Kodak announced that it would soon be offering a digitally enabled movie camera that shot on good ol’ analog Super 8-mm film. Well, it’s taken a while, but prospective buyers can now reserve a Kodak Super 8 Camera of their very … Continue reading Kodak’s long-awaited “new” Super 8 film camera finally reaches production

Polaroid goes premium with $600 I-2 instant film camera

Though many of us will have an instant camera with us pretty much all of the time in the shape of a smartphone, printing out snaps can be a hassle. Polaroid cameras have a built in printer, and the company is going premium for its latest model – the I-… Continue reading Polaroid goes premium with $600 I-2 instant film camera

Valoi easy35 sticks a negative-to-digital transfer box on existing lenses

While it is possible to convert film negatives to digital image files using a DSLR, doing so can be a rather fiddly process. The Valoi easy35 is designed to make the task much simpler, as it gets mounted directly onto a camera’s macro lens.Continue Rea… Continue reading Valoi easy35 sticks a negative-to-digital transfer box on existing lenses

NONS SL645 brings on full-metal, full-manual, instant-film photography

Many of the original instant-film cameras tended to be basic plasticky things, aimed mainly at getting simple snapshots. Quite a few of their present-day descendants share that quality, although the aluminum-bodied full-manual SL645 is a big exception…. Continue reading NONS SL645 brings on full-metal, full-manual, instant-film photography

Retro-modern Alfie Tych camera gets twice the shots per roll of film

Like a lot of things, old-school photographic film is getting expensive – especially since it’s not as widely used as it once was. The Alfie Tych camera was designed with that problem in mind, as it lets you get twice as many exposures out of one roll … Continue reading Retro-modern Alfie Tych camera gets twice the shots per roll of film

Pi hack breathes digital life into 50-year-old analog camera

An electronics hacker known as befinitiv recently posted a YouTube video demonstrating how he converted an old Cosina Hi-Lite 35-mm film camera into a digital snapper, using 3D printing, a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a Pi camera module.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Pi hack breathes digital life into 50-year-old analog camera

Polaroid launches world’s smallest instant analog camera

Polaroid instant cameras of old were big, blocky snappers with one-press simplicity and the ability to throw out square photos that developed in front of your eyes. The latest addition to the family follows the same design aesthetic, but the Go is a fr… Continue reading Polaroid launches world’s smallest instant analog camera

Retro wooden Minuta Stereo camera lets users take 3D photos

Long before the first 3D TVs or movies, people were enjoying three-dimensional stereoscopic photographs. The new Minuta Stereo camera allows users to create their own, in a decidedly vintage fashion.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags… Continue reading Retro wooden Minuta Stereo camera lets users take 3D photos

Retro-inspired instant camera features full manual control

Although many photographers like experimenting with old instant film cameras, the things typically lack the manual controls that are integral to serious photography. That’s where the InstantKon SF70 Instant Camera is designed to come in.Continue Readin… Continue reading Retro-inspired instant camera features full manual control

Ilford brings back the point-and-shoot 35mm film camera

Back in the heyday of analog point-and-shoot cameras, the better-quality models used 35mm film. Ilford’s Sprite 35 was one of the classics, and it’s now being reintroduced – sort of – in the form of the Sprite 35-II.Continue ReadingCategory: Photograph… Continue reading Ilford brings back the point-and-shoot 35mm film camera