In the digital age very often the sensation of those mechanical miracles seems to disappear, in a time where “analog” film cameras retain their sometimes strange and special character while the digital design is seemingly far ahead by any means.
Photographer J. F. Novotny’s ongoing project “CameraSelfies” featuring vintage cameras portraying themselves on the background of contemporary wallpapers. His goal is to capture 100 cameras and he reached 93. Please check his website, for more old and vintage cameras.
You can find more info about CameraSelfies Project:
#1 Nikon F
#2 Yashica 8
#3 Zeiss Ikon Movikon 8
#4 Krasnogorsky Mechanicheskiy Zavod Horizon
#5 Hasselblad 503 Cx
#6 Pentaka
#7 Yashica 44
#8 Rollei 35 Se
#9 Leica Iii
#10 Ihagee/Veb Pentacon Elbaflex
#11 Nikon F Photomic
#12 Tower Automatic 127
#13 Olympus Om2
#14 Asahi Pentax Spotmatic
#15 Eumig C3
#16 Contaflex
#17 Meopta A8g2 Supra
#18 Gevabox
#19 Vitomatic
#20 Polaroid Vision
#21 Agfa Iso-Rapid
#22 Leica I
#23 Contax T2
#24 Olympus Pen
#25 Instamatic X-35
#26 Ricoh Af-5
#27 Keystone Everflash
Copyrights:
All the pictures in this post are copyrighted J. F. Novotny. Their reproduction, even in part, is forbidden without the explicit approval of the rightful owners.