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INSANE: Rollei - The Real Truth

Retro camera brands are trending. But camera brands from Kodak to Yashica aren’t made by who you think

Iconic retro camera brand names, from Kodak to Yashica, are often licensed to other companies

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Back from the dead? Not quite. I looked into who's using iconic photography brand names like Agfa, Minolta, Rollei any Yashica today — and what I discovered shocked me

Some camera brands died long ago but their names live on under new management. Here are some of the most notable 'orphaned' brands in the camera industry that have nothing to do with the original companies

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The world's most iconic tiny film camera was almost never built

The secret history of the Rollei 35: A masterpiece born in a basement

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K&F Concept Natural Night review: a top-quality light pollution filter at a rock-bottom price

Shoot for the stars with this cheap and cheerful, feature-packed light pollution filter

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How a trench warfare invention became Germany’s most iconic camera for a whole generation of professional photographers

Why the Rolleiflex medium format film camera is still considered one of the finest camera lines ever made

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The Nikon 35Ti compact camera would have been the TikTok star of its day, if TikTok had existed in the 1990s…

Move over Fujifilm X100VI. The Nikon 35Ti did compact cool first, with a plush titanium finish and an analog exposure dial that looked like it was pinched from a classic Porsche

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Voigtländer: the family name behind generations of cameras and lenses

Three generations of the Voigtländer family built one of Germany’s leading makers of cameras and lenses, with its origins dating back to the 19th century

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Wanna know how Leica and Hasselblad escaped the digital death spiral that killed off Rollei?

Why money and vision, not just heritage, determine a camera brand's survival

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Iconic retro film brand Rollei Analog is back, but the cryptic teaser leaves more questions than answers

An Instagram post from Rollei Analog has film photographers speculating what's coming next from the company

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Don’t fall for cheap cameras like Rollei’s strange new twin-lens compact – here are 3 budget bargains I’d buy instead

The Rollei Powerflex X8 is a cheap compact camera with twin lenses and an 8x optical zoom, but its 64MP stills and 5K video aren't quite what they seem.

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New Rollei compact camera launched, just don’t expect another Rollei 35 AF

The Rollei Powerflex X8 is a cheap compact camera that appears to be Rollei in name only

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This is not a drill: The iconic retro camera brand Rollei is creating its first mirrorless lens. The Rollei AF 85mm f/1.8 is an affordable portrait prime with a metal design

The Rollei AF 85mm f/1.8 is a portrait prime with a metal build and 11-blade aperture for creamy bokeh

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The curious history of the Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera

The twin-lens Rolleiflex was the camera of choice for both professional and amateur photographers for around 50 years

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Lee Miller's son tricked into thinking Kate Winslet is actually his mother in new biopic due to her skill with a Rolleiflex camera

"It was so like her. And I thought, 'How'd they do that? She's been dead for years. It's a movie," said Antony Penrose

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Want a 24K gold camera? This gorgeous gold-plated Rollei 35 adds even more drip to an analog icon

What could be better than a classic Rollei 35 film camera? A classic Rollei 35 film camera plated in 24K gold!

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Fujifilm hates money, is not making a new film camera

All the big names like Pentax, Kodak and Rollei have new 35mm cameras –but a new Fujfilm film camera is not "on the agenda"All the big names like Pentax, Kodak and Rollei have new 35mm cameras –but a new film camera is not "on the agenda" for Fujifilm

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Rollei 35AF goes on sale - but pre-orders close in two days due to high demand

You only have until September 12 to pre-order the new Rollei 35AF film camera

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Forget the Pentax 17, the upcoming Rollei 35AF is the film camera I’m most excited about in 2024 – here’s why

The upcoming Rollei 35AF brings new features to a much-loved classic film camera from the 1960's.

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The Rollei 35AF looks like the new film camera I WANT to own

The new Rollei 35AF features a 35mm f/2.8 lens, autofocus, and other user-friendly features bring new life film to analog!

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Mint is remaking the classic Rollei 35 film camera with autofocus – and I can't wait

The new auto-focus Rollei 35AF could arrive this year but it will cost you.

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OFFICIAL: A new Rollei 35 film camera is on the way this year!

The Rollei 35AF will cost between $650-800 and is coming "as early as possible" this year

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Rolleiflex is BACK? A digital TLR is said to be coming next month

A digital Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera is allegedly coming in April – and if true, I will be first in line to buy it

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