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Retro camera brands are trending. But camera brands from Kodak to Yashica aren’t made by who you think

Iconic retro camera brand names, from Kodak to Yashica, are often licensed to other companies

Digital Camera World · Jun 29

Back from the dead? Not quite. I looked into who's using iconic photography brand names like Agfa, Minolta, Rollei any Yashica today — and what I discovered shocked me

Some camera brands died long ago but their names live on under new management. Here are some of the most notable 'orphaned' brands in the camera industry that have nothing to do with the original companies

TechRadar · Apr 26

The world's most iconic tiny film camera was almost never built

The secret history of the Rollei 35: A masterpiece born in a basement

Digital Camera World · Apr 26

Wanna know how Leica and Hasselblad escaped the digital death spiral that killed off Rollei?

Why money and vision, not just heritage, determine a camera brand's survival

Digital Camera World · Dec 14, 2025

Iconic retro film brand Rollei Analog is back, but the cryptic teaser leaves more questions than answers

An Instagram post from Rollei Analog has film photographers speculating what's coming next from the company

Digital Camera World · Aug 29, 2025

Don’t fall for cheap cameras like Rollei’s strange new twin-lens compact – here are 3 budget bargains I’d buy instead

The Rollei Powerflex X8 is a cheap compact camera with twin lenses and an 8x optical zoom, but its 64MP stills and 5K video aren't quite what they seem.

TechRadar · Jul 22, 2025

New Rollei compact camera launched, just don’t expect another Rollei 35 AF

The Rollei Powerflex X8 is a cheap compact camera that appears to be Rollei in name only

Digital Camera World · Jul 16, 2025

This is not a drill: The iconic retro camera brand Rollei is creating its first mirrorless lens. The Rollei AF 85mm f/1.8 is an affordable portrait prime with a metal design

The Rollei AF 85mm f/1.8 is a portrait prime with a metal build and 11-blade aperture for creamy bokeh

Digital Camera World · Jun 11, 2025

The curious history of the Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera

The twin-lens Rolleiflex was the camera of choice for both professional and amateur photographers for around 50 years

Digital Camera World · May 18, 2025

Lee Miller's son tricked into thinking Kate Winslet is actually his mother in new biopic due to her skill with a Rolleiflex camera

"It was so like her. And I thought, 'How'd they do that? She's been dead for years. It's a movie," said Antony Penrose

Digital Camera World · Dec 3, 2024