Want an unusual camera that you can pretty much guarantee that no one around you has? A rare World War II German “gun camera” has popped up over on eBay. It’s a Zeiss Ikon camera that was mounted to fighter planes to shoot dogfights.
The Zeiss Ikon German Luftwaffe military gun camera has a model […]. petapixel.com
Our Declassified series has uncovered some fascinating stories around photography and the military. But the story behind this machine gun camera is unlike anything that we've seen. We've known about cameras mounted to planes for reconnaissance. thephoblographer.com »
2020-10-02 01:00
Here's something for all you military history fans and vintage camera collectors out there. Another rare camera with rich military history has surfaced from the depths of ebay: a Zeiss Ikon German Luftwaffe Me 109 gun camera from the World War II era. thephoblographer.com »
2017-12-26 17:00
For several decades, there were two big names -- both of which happened to be German -- in the 35mm camera world that stood like skyscrapers among all companies. You’ve undoubtedly heard of both of them: Carl Zeiss and Leitz Camera, more commonly known as Zeiss and Leica. [Read More]
As a huge nerd for the history of photography, I've spent a lot of time reading about and studying products of the past. And there have been a lot, to say the least. [Read More]
We interrupt this regular news day to bring you a short, oddly satisfying recording of classic camera shutter sounds. Created by photographer Ace Noguera, he wanted to share a showcase of vintage cameras that was both visually and aurally satisfying.