The Afghan box camera—a homemade wooden device known as the kamra-e-faoree, meaning “instant camera”—has been used to preserve memories in Afghanistan for generations. It is part of the local ...

The box camera design with simple one-speed shutter and two mirror/lens-based viewfinders goes back to the 1901 Brownie No. 2, and the 1950 Vredeborch Vrede Box Standard Menis camera shows that ...

He took black-and-white portraits of people for passports, identity cards and other documents using his "magic box" on a sidewalk, producing prints in a couple of minutes. Now in his 70s, he says the ...

Yesterday, Kodak exited bankruptcy, and the world of consumer products, in order to protect what remains of the once megalithic company. It seems a sad coincidence that exactly 125 years ago, George ...

The Afghan Box Camera has been used in Afghanistan for over a century. It’s unlike any other camera in the world, and this beautifully peculiar device, along with the culture surrounding it, is on the ...

Even though 35mm film is easy to find today, you can't just pop it into a No. 00 Cartridge Premo camera. The reason Kodak called this camera a Then this laboriously-crafted six-image roll goes into ...

Bolide BN2002WDRIP is a Hybrid Box Camera (IP and analog) with the best characteristics for indoor and outdoor installations. This box camera offers high versatility thanks to its compatibility with a ...

Kabul (AFP) – Haji Mirzaman was just a teenager when he started taking photos using a homemade wooden box camera in his cousin's studio in downtown Kabul. He took black-and-white portraits of people ...