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Nikon One Touch 100

January 07, 2020 by Paul Lovell

Nikon One Touch 100 (also called the RF-2 and RD-2), 1988 answer to auto everything!

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January 07, 2020 /Paul Lovell

Action Tracker

January 04, 2020 by Paul Lovell

The Action Tracker: date, manufacturer and even actual name unknown. There is a Made in China sticker on the bottom.

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January 04, 2020 /Paul Lovell

Canon AF35M

December 25, 2019 by Paul Lovell

Introduced in 1979, The Canon AF35M was an automatic autofocus camera that helped anyone become a photographer. The AF35M was also known as the Autoboy in Japan and the Sure Shot in the US markets.

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December 25, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Nikon N90

October 17, 2019 by Paul Lovell

The N90 was introduced in 1992. Also, know as the F90 in some markets the F/N90 was Nikon’s offering for the high end consumer.

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October 17, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Olympus Infinity Stylus Epic Zoom 80 Deluxe

September 02, 2019 by Paul Lovell

And the 1999 award for he longest name on a small camera goes to…the Olympus Infinity Stylus Epic Zoom 80 Deluxe.

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September 02, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Fuji HD-R

August 12, 2019 by Paul Lovell

The HD-R started production in 1986 and replaced the HD-S. In Japan there seems to be a whole class of "construction/ work record" cameras.

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August 12, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Lomo LC-A 120

March 15, 2019 by Paul Lovell

The Lomo LC-A 120 was launched by Lomography in 2014. It is an automatic 120 film camera that brings the joy of the Lomo LC-A 35 mm to medium format. It is also a clear tribute to the camera that inspired Lomography.

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March 15, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Holga 120N

March 08, 2019 by Paul Lovell

The Holga 120N replaced the 120S around 2003. The significant updates were the addition of a tripod mount, interchangeable film masks for 6X4.5 and 6X6 and the big change is an aperture setting switch that actually does something. The N also added a Bulb setting for use with flash or long exposure.

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March 08, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Nikon F

January 21, 2019 by Paul Lovell

Nikon F, the start of something big. With production starting in 1959 and running till 1973, the Nikon F was a camera that redirected photography. The Nikon F started a shift that weakened the German rangefinder grip on the industry and shifted the power to Japanese SLR cameras.

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January 21, 2019 /Paul Lovell

Contax T

November 30, 2018 by Paul Lovell

The Contax T was the start of the desirable T line. It launched in 1984 as a ultra compact, high quality, range finder manufactured by Kyocera.

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November 30, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Nikon S

November 08, 2018 by Paul Lovell

The Nikon S was produced in 1951 by the Japanese optical maker Nippon Kogaku KK. It was actually the third version of the “Nikon”. Production lasted until 1955. Estimated production was 36,700 units.

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November 08, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Olympus Trip 35

October 23, 2018 by Paul Lovell

The Olympus Trip 35 was introduced in 1967 and had a heroic run until 1984. Final production was reported at over ten million units.

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October 23, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Minolta Freedom Zoom 115

October 09, 2018 by Paul Lovell

Introduced about 2001, the Freedom (Riva in some markets) Zoom 115 is consumer grade, point and push, simple. Found at a Goodwill for $2.99 and it showed a roll of film in the window.

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October 09, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Olympus OM-4 Ti

September 14, 2018 by Paul Lovell

The last of the "single digit" OM cameras. The OM-4 was introduced in 1983 and the updated OM-4 Ti (OM4 T in some markets) was introduced in 1986 and sold until 2002. 

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September 14, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Canon L3

September 04, 2018 by Paul Lovell

Produced from 1957 to 1958, the Canon L3 was the economy version of the Canon L line.

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September 04, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Holga 120 S

August 28, 2018 by Paul Lovell

Designed in 1981, the HOLGA 120 S was an unlikely candidate to become such a cult classic.

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August 28, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Canon F-1

August 04, 2018 by Paul Lovell

Canon F-1 was introduce in 1971 as Canon's professional grade answer to the Nikon F series of Cameras. The target was the professional photographer.

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August 04, 2018 /Paul Lovell
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Diana+

July 28, 2018 by Paul Lovell

The original Diana Camera was produced by the Great Wall Plastic Factory of Hong Kong starting in the early 1960s. This is the Lomography resurrection of the original.

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July 28, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Samsung ECX1

July 19, 2018 by Paul Lovell

Samsung introduced the ECX 1 in 1994. It was designed by Porsche Design and won some prestigious industry awards when it launched. What were they thinking?

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July 19, 2018 /Paul Lovell

Lomo La Sardina

July 10, 2018 by Paul Lovell

The La Sardina is a toy camera from Lomography. Yes, it does look and feel like a sardine can, just thicker and plastic. It is based on a camera from the 1930 called the Kandor Candid, manufactured by the Irwin Company. So it is a toy camera copy of a toy camera. The original took 127 film but the La Sardina is mercifully, 35mm. 

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July 10, 2018 /Paul Lovell
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