Welcome to the new updated events calendar of camerafairs all over Europe. List has been composed by Victor Nolte. I’dd like to thank him for his effort as he does this every year. These dates are researched and written accurately. Nevertheless there could be mistakes or the dates would have changed. Therefore all facts, also […]
As the Leica cameras got more sophisticated, engineers recognized that the light meter in the camera displayed a sensitivity to contrast. A frame looked the most contrasty when in focus, Richter said. This observation paved the way for autofocus technology. Leica used its Leicaflex SL2 for the autofocus prototype and equipped a 50 mm lens […]
Nikon QV-1000C was Nikon’s first filmless camera, announced on August 26, 1988.. The QV-1000C is an analog black and white still video camera with a 380.000 pixel CCD sensor. Images are stored on a magnetic two inch video floppy disk. Technically, it’s not a digital camera. The camera was only sold as a complete kit, […]
Announced at MacWorld Boston in August 1992, the DCS 200 targeted desktop publishing rather than photojournalism. In sharp contrast to the complexity and cost of the original DCS, the 200 was the simplest DCS camera ever. Everything but the imager fit onto one circuit board. 2.5-inch hard drives had just appeared and were just the size to […]
By May of 1991, PPD was ready to announce the first Kodak Professional Digital Camera System at a New York City press conference. The prototype camera was spruced up with a much larger image LCD and optional JPEG compression and serial transmission boards. Six models were priced from $20,000 to $25,000. The slogan “Convert to a new […]
By 1987, Kodak had developed the world’s first megapixel CCD imager, the M1. A US Government customer contracted with the Federal Systems Division (FSD) to incorporate the M1 into a standard 35 mm camera body to create the first megapixel portable digital camera, truly the prototype of the digital camera system (DCS) product line. It was designed for […]
What if you like polaroid SX70 so much you are willing to dedicate a big portion of your time to upgrade the wonder full system that was designed in the 1970’s. Although a variety of models were offered, all share the same basic design. All SX-70 models feature a folding body design, a 4-element 116 […]
Look at this new(oldskool) concept of camera and enlarger for large format negatives. The intrepid Camera..
