Get to know the Compass Camera, an ultra-compact pocketable film camera from 1937

The quest to make a ridiculously small, yet still fully-featured camera is not a new one. For historical examples, look no further than the Compass Camera. Made by Swiss watchmaker LeCoultre, it was designed by Englishman Noel Pemberton Billing and sold by Compass Cameras of London starting in 1937.

It features a collapsible design and accepts 24x36mm plate film (a roll film back was later introduced).

Take a look at the video above for a full tour of the camera. Only around 5000 were produced, and they're now highly sought after by collectors. In fact, you can pick one up now on ebay if you have $7450 to spare.

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2017-2-1 13:00

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Video: 3D printed film canister and Raspberry Pi camera can turn an old film camera into a digital camera

If you have an old analog camera that you don't mind modifying, you can turn it into a digital camera for less than $50. YouTuber befinitiv converted an old Cosina Hi-Lite film camera into a digital camera using a 3D printed film cartridge equipped with a Raspberry Pi Zero camera module (with the lens removed since befinitiv used a lens attached to the Cosina). dpreview.com »

2021-07-19 21:05

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12 Things Not To Do When Buying Your First Film Camera

12 Things Not To Do When Buying Your First Film Camera You’ve got your flannel and your beanie and you’re ready to buy your first film camera. So… now what? I can’t tell you exactly what to do, because then you’d risk turning into me, which means drowning in an ever-deepening lake of 35mm SLRs, but I can tell you a few things to avoid. dpreview.com »

2020-05-29 17:00

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Funny Short Film Follows a Camera Crane That’s Trying to ‘Reinvent’ Itself During the Pandemic

North Carolina-based filmmaker Jeff Hartman of Rapid Motion Camera has put together a funny, oddly touching little short film that stars… his automotive camera crane. It’s the story of how this expensive bit of technology is trying to ‘reinvent’ itself so it doesn’t get sold during these tough times. Hartman posted the short film to […] petapixel.com »

2020-05-05 20:43

‘A History Of The Photo Camera’: An Incredibly Short Yet Rewarding Cartoon

If you have approximately one and a half minutes to spare, you could do far worse with your time than watch this delightful speedrun cartoon tour through the history of photographic cameras. Created by Barcelona-based animator/editor Portero Delantero, this extremely short film provides a fluid rundown of every major milestone camera from the Kodak Brownie in 1900, to the iPhone 6 in 2014. digitalrev.com »

2016-11-23 03:00

‘The Camera Collector’ Must-Watch For Any Photographer, Is Free To Watch Now

One of the year's greatest dedications to photography, a short Italian-language film (with English subtitles) entitled The Camera Collector is now available to watch for free online. The film, made by Andrea Casanova of the fine art collective Branco Ottico, is a journey through the memories of an Italian man who has spent a lifetime collecting photographic history. digitalrev.com »

2016-11-09 03:00

Fujifilm gives us a glimpse of its upcoming Instax Square camera

We've known for a while now that Fujifilm is developing a 1:1 format instant film, which measures 85. 6mm x 72mm and provides a 62 x 62mm image, and an accompanying Instax camera. Unfortunately not much detail is known about the camera but now the Japanese manufacturer has released a teaser video on its Instax Square website that gives us at least a glimpse at some elements of the camera. dpreview.com »

2016-10-19 21:32

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