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..
Pre-owned super rare one of a kind subminiature spy camera from the former Mr. Shibata famous Japanese camera collection, it is a Russian “KGB” spy ring camera (this is what is commonly known as “KGB” camera, to this day there is no confirm information as to who made it) this is from the Christie’s auction/McKeown’s camera guide, […]
More than any other type of photographic image, from the moment of their invention, daguerreotypes were widely perceived as perfect reflections of reality. Daguerreotypes learned people to see the world photographically for the very first time, and still today we often regard them with a similar sense of wonder. We are attracted by their captivating […]
How to find out when your Hasselblad was made by Q.G. de Bakker All Hasselblad cameras and film magazines, as well as some other Hasselblad items, bear a two or three letter code in front of, or incorporated into, the serial number. Two of these letters are used to encrypt the year of manufacture. The […]
Zeiss Lens Serial Numbers Between 1912 and 1942 Year of Manufacture – Serial Number Range 1912 – 173418-200520 1913- 208473-249350 1914 – 249886-252739 1915- 282820- 1916- Unknown 1917 – 289087-298157 1918- 298115-322748 1919 – 322799-351611 1920 – 375194-419823 1921 – 433273-438361 1922 – 422899-498006 1923 – 561270-578297 1924 – 631869- 1925 – 652230-681743 1926 – […]
This is information that I have collected over the last few years from a number of sources. Some of those sources contradict each other so I have had to make decisions as to what I wish to keep. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. The date a lens or shutter is made is not always the […]
The serial number on an Olympus Trip 35 camera does *not* give you a precise date of manufacture. The only way to tell is to open the film compartment and carefully remove the pressure plate on the back of the door (this is quite easy. It simply slides free from its locating pins) and look […]