Photographer Joey Ready wanted to take his Super 8 film camera into the water to snap some clips of surfers. There aren’t any underwater housings designed for his old Canon camera, so he fashioned his own.
The video above is what resulted. Here’s a 9-minute video in which Ready shows how he adapted an old VHS camcorder housing he […]. petapixel.com
“Camera obscura” refers to a device for viewing an image that makes use of the principles of pinhole imagery, and is usually made with a box of sorts. It’s this that was eventually turned into the first pinhole camera – and now you can make your own! In the above video 11-minute video by AdoramaTV, photographer Marcin Lewandowski looks […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-07 20:25
Are you a keen DIY hand? This do-it-yourself pinhole camera is the brainchild of Kelly Angood. This is her third project involving pinhole cameras, and it’s something that she’s had great success with in the past. petapixel.com »
2017-06-21 20:39
Camtraptions, the brainchild of wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas, has released the latest infrared motion sensor in its line-up. Used for wildlife camera trapping, these sensors activate a camera should an animal move past it. petapixel.com »
2017-06-12 21:20
The analog photography enthusiasts at the Milwaukee-based Retrospekt are back with another limited-edition camera, this time a limited edition run of carefully refurbished 24-karat gold-plated Rollei 35 film cameras. [Read More]
DIY and vintage camera enthusiast Max Vega did a full-scale conversion of a Barbie camcorder from 2001, turning the hot pink toy into a fully functional modern camera, all while maintaining the charm of the camera's lackluster imaging capabilities. [Read More]
If I told you that Kodak just released a new camera that shoots Super 8 film but has a digital LCD, an SD card slot, and it costs $5,500, you’d probably be as confused as I was.
Light Lens Lab recreates classic optics with a passion for sharing the experience of vintage glass with the masses. There is a previous review of the 50mm f/1.2 "1966" on PetaPixel I encourage you to read, but I wanted to speak about my own experience using it. [Read More]
As cameras and lenses have improved, some photographers and filmmakers have begun looking back at objectively "worse" vintage lenses with envy. There is a certain charm to softer lenses, and Sandmarc hopes to capitalize on the nostalgia craze with its new Retro Filter for iPhone. [Read More]
When the Fujifilm X100 first hit the market it took the world by storm. A pocket-sized camera with stellar good looks and a retro-inspired control scheme, it was instantly coveted by photographers aplenty.
I’ve been in the camera review business for over 15 years and in that time I’ve been fortunate enough to have tested and taken photographs with countless cameras, spanning a wide variety of designs and intentions.