The oldest surviving Nikon camera is now also the most expensive. We reported back in October that the third Nikon 1 rangefinder ever made would be hitting the auction block at Westlicht with an estimated max value of $200,000.
Well, that camera just sold for roughly $406,000, more than double the original estimate. The final […]. petapixel.com
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There’s a viral video floating around that appears shows a photographer accidentally dropping what looks like a Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS lens into a swimming pool while crouched at the edge. Photographer Steven Ho of Macau, China, posted the video to his Facebook page, where it quickly received hundreds of shares and tens of […] petapixel.com »
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The Hasselblad H6D-100c is a 100-megapixel medium format DSLR that costs $33,000 without a lens. Throw in a Hasselblad H lens and the resulting camera kit can easily cost over $40,000, or more than the average car. petapixel.com »
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Camera companies often slice cameras and lenses in half to show off the inner workings at trade shows. If you’re wondering how the slicing is done, check out the 3-minute video above that shows a Canon EOS ELAN 7E 35mm SLR getting cut in half by a 60,000 PSI waterjet. The video is by a […] petapixel.com »
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This is what 20,000 miles of hard travel by thumb, foot, van, and train does to a camera. My name is Mike Quain, and I’m a photographer based in Arkansas. Beginning in 2014, I hitchhiked and train-hopped for two years working on my first photo project, called The Nikon Kidd, a photo essay focused on […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-01 18:15
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2016-10-24 20:48
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2016-10-13 21:00
If you have $200,000 to spare, you may soon be able to buy one of two early Leica RIFLE sets that were first sold back in July 1938. The cameras will be auctioned at Leica’s 30th WestLicht camera auction on November 19th.
This Nikon 1 rangefinder from 1948 is the earliest known surviving production Nikon camera in the world. It’s up for sale at the Westlicht camera auctions, where it’s expected to fetch up to $200,000.