Blackmagic Design: History, Cinema Cameras and DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design is the Australian maker of cinema cameras and DaVinci Resolve. This overview covers its history since 2001, the current cameras and its software.
Kodak: History, Films and Cameras
Kodak is the American company that made photography popular with the Kodak camera of 1888 and the Brownie. This overview covers its history, its films such as Kodachrome and Tri-X, the bankruptcy of 2012 and Kodak today.
DJI: History, Drones and Cameras
DJI is the Chinese maker of camera drones, gimbals and action cameras. This overview covers its history since 2006, its product lines, the current models and the U.S. restrictions of 2025 and 2026.
Sigma: History, Cameras, Sensors and Lenses
Sigma is the Japanese maker of lenses and of the fp and BF cameras. This overview covers its history since 1961, the Foveon sensor, the L-Mount Alliance, its lens lines and the current cameras.
Lomography: History, Cameras and Film
Lomography is a style of photography and a Vienna company that sells film cameras, lenses and film. This overview covers the LOMO LC-A, the Lomographic Society of 1992 and the current range.
GoPro: History and Action Cameras
GoPro is the American maker of HERO action cameras. This overview covers its history since 2002, its product lines and the current cameras.
Phase One: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Phase One is the Danish maker of medium-format cameras and digital backs. This overview covers its history, the XF, XT and XC systems, IQ4 backs and its industrial and aerial cameras.
Hasselblad: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Hasselblad is the Swedish maker of medium-format cameras used on the Apollo missions. This overview covers its history since 1940, the V, H and X systems, the current range and photographers who used Hasselblad.
Pentax and Ricoh: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Pentax and Ricoh are the camera brands of Ricoh Imaging. This overview covers Pentax history since 1919, the K mount, the Ricoh GR compacts, the Pentax 17 and the current range.
Leica: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Leica is the German maker of the first practical 35mm camera and of the M rangefinder system. This overview covers its history since 1914, its camera systems and mounts, the current range and photographers who used Leica.
Olympus and OM System: History, Cameras and Current Range
Olympus cameras are now made by OM Digital Solutions under the name OM System. This overview covers the history from 1919, the Pen and OM cameras, Micro Four Thirds and the current range.
Panasonic Lumix: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Lumix is Panasonic’s camera brand, with Micro Four Thirds and full-frame L-mount cameras. This overview covers its history since 2001, its systems and the current range.
Fujifilm: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Fujifilm makes the X-series and GFX cameras and Instax instant cameras. This overview covers its history since 1934, the X and G mounts, the current range and photographers who used Fujifilm.
Sony: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Sony makes the E-mount Alpha mirrorless cameras. This overview covers its camera history since 2006, the difference between E and FE lenses, the current range and photographers who used Sony.
Nikon: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Nikon is the Japanese maker of the Nikon F and the Z mirrorless system. This overview covers its history since 1917, the F and Z mounts, the current Z range and photographers who used Nikon.
Canon: History, Camera Systems and Current Range
Canon is the Japanese camera maker behind the EOS system. This overview covers its history since 1933, the EF and RF mounts, the current EOS R range and photographers who used Canon.