The kiloview cube R1 is a fascinating product - it perfectly fills a need that isn't really met anywhere else to my knowledge. For a multi-camera IP Production environment, that is a critical missing piece of infrastructure. When this came across my radar, I got so goddamn pumped like you wouldn't b...

There has always been a demand for simple photographic tools that produce an acceptable image with little effort. Today we have fully automatic point-and-shoot cameras such as Canon’s Powershot line or Nikon’s Coolpix series. Before there were compact digital cameras, moms at birthday parties us...

Name the two biggest camera companies right now. Did you say Canon and Nikon? That's fine. So did everyone else who isn't on the Sony train. Who was the biggest in the 80s? Those two still? I think you're forgetting Minolta. This underdog Japanese company debuted the first automatic film advance, in...

Our camera this week is such a beautiful machine. Really. Stare at those photographs. Admire them. Now we can continue. It's a collapsible film camera manufactured by Kodak in the mid-30s. It's very art-deco, with swooping arms counterpointed by a stern, octagonal face.  It takes 620 film,...

Rollei is the name-brand when it comes to TLR's - Twin Lens Reflex cameras. While they certainly didn't invent the concept, they quickly established themselves as a top-tier player. They were never the biggest camera company, but they did one thing and they did it well. ...

Last thanksgiving, walking through my parent's basement, I noticed an old crate of boxy objects lying on a shelf. The contents were shocking - a treasure trove of valuable antique cameras....