10 O'Clock Smile • Fun Stuff • Nikon

Nikon Retro Film Camera Designs I Absolutely Love

2023-08-17
by photoxels
These are the Nikon film cameras of yesteryear that I find the most beautiful as far as their designs are concerned. I can’t tell you exactly why they appeal to me: It could be the simplicity of their design, the clean lines, the texture, colors, proportion… or it could be the knob, the self-timer, the shape of the prism… they seem to just have some “J’ne sais quoi…” quality that sets them apart from other cameras.
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10 O'Clock Smile • Canon • Fun Stuff

Canon Retro Film Camera Designs I Absolutely Love

2023-08-15
by photoxels
These are the Canon film cameras of yesteryear that I find the most beautiful as far as their designs are concerned. I can’t tell you exactly why they appeal to me: It could be the simplicity of their design, the clean lines, the texture, colors, proportion… or it could be the knob, the self-timer, the shape of the prism… they seem to just have some “J’ne sais quoi…” quality that sets them apart from other cameras.
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ITZY: Lia - Chaeryeong - Ryuji - Yeji - Yuna
10 O'Clock Smile • Fun Stuff

ITZY: Fun Camera Anecdotes

2023-08-11
by photoxels
Today, we take a look at the five very talented members of the K-Pop dance group ITZY and the cameras that we’ve seen them use. They use a number of mirrorless and film cameras, some to record themselves during their live sessions with fans, some when they are doing their vlogging walk-abouts and some as props. Of course, they also use their own smart phones to take stills and videos. So, Put Your Sneakers On, and let’s go on an ITZY camera tour.
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Leica • Press Releases • Samyang

ASTRODESIGN and SAMYANG Join the L-Mount Alliance

2023-07-14
by photoxels
The L-Mount Alliance is slowly growing. The L-Mount was developed by Leica in 2014 (with the Leica T) and the alliance was founded by Leica, SIGMA and Panasonic. It specified a diameter of 51.6 mm and a short register of 20 mm to satisfy the attachment of lenses on full-frame and APS-C (though we have not quite seen that happening for APS-C) cameras. With the addition of ASTRODESIGN and SAMYANG, there are now seven members of the alliance.
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