If you’ve ever watched a movie set in the 1930s or 40s, that had a news photographer in a scene, then you’ve seen a Speed Graphic. They were large, heavy – typically weighing 7 pounds or 3kg – but ...

There’s something wonderfully poetic about Getty Images turning to a modified Graflex Speed Graphic camera at this year’s Winter Olympics. In an era obsessed with speed, resolution, and frame rates, ...

When you think about all that the digital age has changed, there are few categories that have changed more — and less — than optics. Film cameras are nearly obsolete and the great names of the past — ...

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SaberForge in Oregon City is known for creating sabers inspired by Star Wars. The sabers come in a variety of styles and colors, and are sturdy enough to be dueled with if you want to re-enact a scene ...

Among the most interesting things about film photography is the idea that the vintage camera you’ll be using likely has an interesting history behind it. Or, at worst, it’s a cautionary tale waiting ...

On April 8, Rochester will go to the dark side, briefly, during the total solar eclipse. But a long time ago (relatively), it worked for The Force. The makings of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber ...

We love when nerdy things collide here at Pop Photo, and that is precisely what happened with the creation of perhaps the most iconic movie prop of all time. As the video below from DigitalRev ...

The phenomenon that is Star Wars is so ingrained in our culture that finding someone who hasn’t watched a Star Wars movie is like discovering a unicorn. It even has its own holiday. May the 4th, ...

Disassembling the only 35mm film holder made for Graflex Cameras isn’t something you get to do every day. Some sixty years ago, a photographer had a distinct need to shoot 35mm on a 2×3″ format ...

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Saber Forge is a Lightsaber manufacturer that has been making super cool and awesome lightsabers for Star Wars fans a while now. You can find all kinds of traditional models on their website along ...