Forgotten Cameras and Visual Devices

My childhood took place in the 90s, and some of our family friends had Polaroids, but my parents couldn't afford it or maybe they just hadn't seen any value in having a Polaroid camera ...

Attisholz is an abandoned cellulose factory in the kanton Solothurn, Switzerland. Cellulose was produced here since 1881 year. In 2008 the fabric was closed. Unfortunately, all the industrial buildings are closed but the area is actually not abandoned. Now it looks like an open-air street art museum...

In the world of vintage photography, Rolleiflex TLRs (Twin-lens reflex cameras) are among the most sought-after and liked. I am no exception. Unfortunately, later and more advanced models always were beyond my budget. So some time ago I was happy to buy very old, one of the earliest models called Old Standard (type 622)...

Some time ago I became the owner of Jupiter-3 soviet lens. I dreamed about it for years but always found it too expensive. But finally (ta-da!) I made up my mind. My copy is from the 1958 year...

Another cheap point-and-shoot in my closet. Japan, the 90s, of course. Possibly the only distinctive feature from the other point-and-shoots in this class is the presence of panorama mode. This switch will cut...

In October I am going to take a trip to Istanbul, Turkey. This would be my second time. The previous time was almost 10 years ago, in 2013. Suddenly I found myself sorting pictures from that journey and subsequently decided to share.

Some time ago I've won an auction lot with 3 cameras for about $10. It wasn't clear if cameras were working or not. It contained point-and-shoots Yashica J2, Minolta Panorama Zoom, and strange-looking Minolta 110 Zoom SLR. As it turned out, first two were in working condition. In this article I want to show some information and pictures I've took on Yashica J2...