#camera history
4 stories
How a 1959 camera failure inspired modern mirrorless design
Yoshihisa Maitani's radical PEN camera was called a failure, but its vision of compact, simple photography lives on 67 years later.
Digital Camera World · 2m
A 1966 Nikon factory film just resurfaced
A 30-minute company documentary from 1966 shows Nikon cameras and lenses being built by hand, and it is now free to watch.
Digital Camera World · 1m
The secret project that brought Contax back
How a German optics giant, a Japanese underdog and a Porsche designer rebuilt a legendary camera brand from scratch.
Digital Camera World · 2m
The DSLR that refused to follow the rules
After 23 years, Pentax's K-series DSLRs are done, and they leave behind a run of features nobody else dared ship.
Digital Camera World · 2m