Old cameras are becoming a stylish accessory, and in Japan the youth eagerly show off their retro cameras to the Tokyo Camera Style blog.
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July 7, 2009
New Old-Style Olympus Pen Digital Camera
Olympus recently unveiled the newest version of their iconic Pen camera. In the 60s and 70s, the Pen series camera sold more than 17 million units and Olympus is clearly hoping to match its ancestor’s distinctive style.
The modern digital version of the Pen will feature 12.3 megapixels, 720p HD video recording and come with two lenses. As DPreview points out, it’s essentially an Olympus E-620 crammed into a new sexy body, but also includes minor upgrades like the ability to apply Art Filters on RAW files directly from the camera. It’s great to see camera manufactures taking a page from [...]
January 29, 2009
The Impossible Project: Saving Polaroid Film
The legacy of Polaroid isn’t dead yet. An Austrian artist, businessman and Polaroid obsessive name Florian Kaps has swooped in to save the day.
Last February when Polaroid announced they would stop making the iconic film, enthusiasts of the instant cameras were distraught at what seemed like the end of an era. But Kaps has devised a plan to re-open the currently dormant Polaroid factory in Amsterdam and begin manufacturing film again. Kaps is also the founder of Polanoid.net, (the biggest Polaroid gallery on the web) and Polanoir, the first ever Polaroid-only art gallery in Vienna.
The Independent reports:
Now he plans to [...]




