Classic Cameras

This superb collection of 75 classic cameras is inspired by Colin Harding s highly successful Classic Cameras feature in Black and White Photography magazine. The cameras, which are sourced from the National Media Museum in Bradford, are arranged in chronological order, with a chapter for each era and a double-page spread devoted to each camera. Each spread has a large and impressive shot of the camera in question, smaller shots of any variants, a potted history giving a fascinating insight into the camera s development and a succinct biography and photograph of the inventor where appropriate.

Illustrates and describes over 300 timeless cameras--from early plate cameras to the pocket cameras of today--with dates of production, specifications, and current values. A helpful introduction provides information about the history of photographic technology and important manufacturers, plus tips for the care, repair, and preservation of classic cameras.

Expert advice for turning old cameras into valuable collectibles, these step-by-step instructions show how to restore a vintage camera. Learn to work on antique leather, brass, and wooden components to achieve a complete camera restoration.

Illustrates the cameras and describes their special features.

CAMERA MAINTENANCE & REPAIR BOOK 2 Advanced Techniques Builds on the basics outlined in the first book in the series and teaches techniques that will refine users camera repair skills. Includes over 175 detailed photos and illustrations of camera parts and the specifics of disassembly and repair.

Books about war and the pictures that came out of conflict usually concentrate on the picture content. But behind every picture there is a camera – and that’s what this book is about. Profusely illustrated throughout with pictures of the cameras, rather than the pictures they took, it looks at 100 years of conflict from the Crimean War to the Korean War. It begins in the days when a photographer needed to be more of a scientist than an artist, such were the difficulties of shooting and processing any photograph. It ends with the cameras whose compact dimensions, versatility and ease of use meant that photographers could largely forget the science and concentrate on the art. Some cameras simply recorded events. Others defined and changed the way those events proceeded. These were the cameras that went to war, and this is their story.