Nel corso degli ultimi due secoli, l’evoluzione della fotografia è stata accompagnata e spesso anticipata da marchi leggendari che hanno lasciato un’impronta indelebile nella storia dell’immagine. Aziende come Leica, Kodak, Nikon, Canon, Zeiss e Hasselblad non solo hanno costruito strumenti iconici, ma hanno anche contribuito a ridefinire il modo in cui vediamo, documentiamo e interpretiamo il mondo. Alcuni di questi brand hanno scritto pagine fondamentali della fotografia analogica, altri hanno rivoluzionato il settore con l’arrivo del digitale.
Questa sezione è dedicata proprio a loro: ai brand fotografici che hanno fatto la storia e agli autori che li hanno resi celebri, utilizzando le loro macchine e ottiche per creare immagini destinate a durare nel tempo. Di seguito troverai un elenco di link che ti guideranno attraverso i fotografi più significativi associati a ciascun marchio, tra scelte tecniche, stili personali e rivoluzioni visive.
A
- Adox Fotowerke Dr. C. Schleußner GmbH
- Agfa
- Agfa-Gevaert
- Agilux
- Aiglon Camera
- Aiken-Gleason
- Aires Camera Ind. Co.
- Albini
- Albion Albumensing Co.
- Alfred C. Kemper Co.
- Alfred Gauthier
- Allen W. Camera Mfg
- Allied Camera Supply Co.
- Alphonse Giroux for Daguerreotypes
- Altheimer & Baer Inc.
- Altissa-Camera-Werk
- Altrincham Rubber Co.
- Amalgamated Photo Materials Co.
- American Advertising & Research
- American Camera Corp.
- American Camera Mfg Co
- American Northern Photo Supply
- American Optical Company
- Andrew H. Baird
- Ansco
- Ansco Company
- Anthony Camera Company
- Archer & Sons
- Argus Camera Company
- ARS Optical Company
- Ashford Company
- Atkinson, J. J.
- ATOMS (Association de Techniciens en Optique et Mécanique Scientifique)
B
- B. J. Oehler of Wetzlar
- B&R Manufacturing Company
- BACO Accessories Co.
- Balda Werk Max Baldeweg
- Barker & Starbird
- Baudry company
- Bausch & Lomb
- Bausch and Lomb
- Baynton, C. S
- Bencini F.I.A.M.M.A.
- Benetfink & Company
- Benjamin French & Company
- Benson Dry Plate & Camera Co.
- Bentzin Camera
- Bernard Products
- Bilora (Kürbi & Niggeloh)
- Binoca
- Birmingham Photographic Co.
- Blair Camera Company
- Bloch
- Bolsey Corp of America
- Bolta-Werk GmbH
- Boniforti & Ballerio (officine)
- Bopp
- Boston Camera Company
- Bourquin
- Bruns, Chr.
- Buisson, J.
- Bullard Camera Company
- Burke & James Co.
- Butcher & Sons
C
- C. F. Foth & Co.
- C.O.M.I. – Costruzioni Ottico-Meccaniche Italiane
- C.P. Goerz AG.
- C.P. Stirn
- Camera Corporation of America
- Candid Camera Company (Dallas)
- Candid Camera Corporation (Chicago)
- Canon
- Cappelli S.A.
- Cardinal Creations Corporation
- Carette
- Carl Paul Goerz
- Century Camera Co.
- Certo Camera Werk
- Charles Cheetham Vevers
- Chicago Camera Company
- Chicago Ferrotype Company
- Chuo Shashin-yohin
- Ciro Cameras Inc.
- Closter
- Columbia Optical & Camera Company
- Compagnie Française de Photographie
- Compass Camera Ltd.
- Compco Camera
- Conley Camera Co
- Contax – Kyocera
- Contessa Nettel Aktiengesellschaft
- Cornu Company
- Coronet Ltd
- Cosina
- Craftsman Sales Co.
- Croma Inc.
D
- D. H Cussons & Company
- Dacora Kamerawerk
- DayDark Specialty Co.
- Debrie Sept
- Detrola Corporation
- Donnelly Camera
- Dr. Eulitz of Harzburg
- Druopta Praha
- Ducati
- Durst
E
- E. & T. Underwood Company
- E. Elliott Limited
- E. Enjalbert
- E. Mazo
- E.R.A.C. Selling Co. Ltd.
- Eastern Specialty Mfg.
- Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak)
- Eder Prazisionskamera GmbH
- Eho Kamera-Fabrik GmbH
- Elgin Laboratories
- Ellison Kamra
- Emil Busch AG
- Emil Wunsche A.G.
- Encore Camera Company
- Ernemann AG
- Ernst & Wilheim Bertram
- Erwin Adloff Apparatus
- Escopette camera (Albert Darier)
- Ets Bauchet & Cie
- Europhoto
- Evans, Sons, Lescher and Webb
- Expo Camera Company
F
- FATIF (Fabbrica Articoli Tecnici Industriali Fotografici)
- FED
- Ferrania
- FILMA
- Filotecnica Salmoiraghi
- Finemechanische Konstruktions Werkstätte (FKW)
- Finetta Werk
- Foka
- Folmer & Schwing – Graflex Inc.
- Forte Photochemical Industry
- Fotax
- Foto-Flex Corp
- Fototecnica (1940-1950)
- Fővárosi Finommechanikai Vállalat
- Foxtechna
- Franka Kamerawerk: Un’Icona della Fotografia del XX Secolo
- Franke & Heidecke
- Franz Kochmann Fabrik Photographischer Apparate
- Fred V. A. Lloyd
- Fujica – Fuji
G
- G. Glunz & Sohn Camerawerk
- G.G.S. – Gian Antonio Sommaruga e Carlo Gnecchi
- G.P.M.
- Galter Products Co.
- Gamma S.r.L.
- Gandolfi (Louis Gandolfi & Sons)
- Gem Dry Plate Company Ltd.
- General Products Company
- Gennert Brothers Photo Supply
- George Mason & Company
- Girard, J. & Cie
- Gnoflex
- Goldammer Lichttechnik
- Goltz & Breutmann
- Gomz/Lomo
- Gossen
- Gothenburg Camera Factory
- Greenpoint Optical Co.
- Gundlach Optical Company
H
- H.A. Hyatt Photo Supply
- Hale Camera Company Inc.
- Hall Camera
- Haneel Tri‑Vision
- Hasselblad
- Henry Crouch Limited
- Hensoldt Wetzlar
- Herbert George co.
- Herbst & Firl
- Herold Manufacturing Company
- Hess-Ives Corporation
- Hetherington Magazine Camera
- Hinton & Company
- Holmes, Booth and Haydens Company
- Horne,Thornthwaite & Wood
- Horsman Dolls Company Inc.
- Houghton-Ensign
- Hurlbut Manufacturing Company
I
- ICA (International Camera Aktiengesellschaft)
- Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & Co.
- Ilford Limited
- Iloca Kamera-Werk
- Indra-Camera-Gesellschaft
- Ingersoll
- Intrepriderea Optica Romana
- Irwin Corporation
J
- J. A. Anderson Manufacturer
- J. H. Dallmeyer
- J. Lancaster & Son (1835 – 1900)
- J. Marynen Produits Photographiques
- J. T. Chapman Ltd
- J. W. Willard Manufacturing Co.
- J.E. Mergott Camera
- James A. Sinclair & Co. Ltd
- James Woolley, Sons & Co. Ltd.
- Jamin & Darlot
- Japy & Cie
- Jeanneret & Cie
- John J. Griffin & Sons Ltd.
- John J. Griffin & Sons Ltd.
- John Piggott & Co.
- John Stock & Co.
- Jonathan Fallowfield & Co.
- Jonathan Fallowfield Photographic Chemical and Material warehouse
- Jules Richard
K
- K.G. Corfield
- Kafta cameras
- Kambayashi & Company Ltd
- Kamerafabrik Woldemar Beier KG
- Kern & Company
- Kinax
- Klein
- KMZ
- Konica
- Kozy Camera Company
- Krügener
- KW (Kamera Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch GmbH)
L
- L. G. Kleffel und Sohn
- L. Gevaert & Cie
- La fotocamera Kodak N° 2A Folding Autographic Brownie
- Lamperti & Garbagnati
- Lancaster (J. Lancaster & Son)
- Leitz
- Lejeune & Perken
- Lennor Engineering
- Lepage & C.
- Levy-Roth
- linex corp.
- Linhof
- London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co.
- Lonsdale Brothers
- Lord & Company
- Lumière
- Lundelius Camera
M
- Macris-Boucher
- Magic Introduction
- Manhattan Optical Company
- March Corporation
- Marion & Co Ltd
- Marlow Brothers
- Max Juruick
- Meopta
- Metropolitan Industries
- Monarch Manufacturing Co.
- Montanus Kamerafabrik
- Montgomery Ward Company
- Moore & Co.
- Muller & Vaucher
- Multi-Speed Shutter
- Multiscope & Film Company
- Murer & Duroni
N
- National Instrument Corporation
- Nefotaf Camera Co.
- Newman & Guardia
- Newman & Guardia
- Niagara Camera Company
- Nikon
- Norton laboratories Inc.
O
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R
- R. & J. Beck
- R. Clark Mahogany Camera
- Ray Camera Company
- Rectaflex
- Regula-Werk King KG
- Rendall & Co.
- Reneman Works
- Reynolds & Branson Limited
- Richard Hüttig & Sohn
- Ricoh
- Rochester Camera Manufacturing Company
- Rochester Optical Company
- Rocket Camera Co.
- Rodenstock
- Rollei
- RolleiFlex
- Rolls Camera Mfg. Co.
- ROTO Camera Company (Ro-To)
S
- S. D. McKellen
- S.J. Charia & Co.
- Sanders & Crowhurst
- Sanwa Co. Ltd.
- Schneider Optische Werke GmbH
- Scientific Hand Camera Company
- Scofield
- Scovill Manufacturing Company
- Secam
- Seneca Camera Manufacturing Company
- Seneca Camera Mfg. Co.
- Seymour Products Co.
- Shew
- Simda
- Simmon Brothers
- Sirio (S.I.R.I.O.)
- Society No. 2 Camera
- Skyview
- Société de Construction d’Appareils Photographiques (SCAP)
- Société Optique et Précision de Levallois (OPL)
- Soho Ltd.
- Spartus Camera Corporation
- Speed-O-Matic Corporation
- Spiegel
- Spirotechnique
- Spratt Brother’s
- Standard Cameras Limited
- Stereocrafters Inc.
- Studio Camera
- Sunart Photo
T
- T.P. Bethell
- Taiyokoki Co.
- Talbot & Eamer
- Taron (K.K. Taron)
- Taylor Hobson
- Teddy Camera
- Tella Camera Company
- The Ernst Lorenz camera
- The Monroe Camera Company
- Thornton Pickard Manufacturing Company
- Thornton-Picard
- Tisdell and Whittelsey
- Toko Shashin K.K.
- Tovara Na Kabele AKC
- Tudar T. Hora & Co.
U
- ULCA Camera Corporation
- Underwood & Underwood
- United Optical Instruments
- Universal Camera Corp.
- Utility Manufacturing
V
- V. Liebe
- VEB Feingerätewerk Weimar
- Vena (Optische en Fotografische Apparatenfabrik)
- Vernak Film Company
- Vive Camera
- Voigtländer
- Voigtlander & Sons
- Vokar Corporation
- Vormbruck Camerabau
W
- W & W. H. Lewis Manufacturers of Daguerreian Equipment
- W. A .C. Smith
- W. Watson & Sons Ltd.
- W.I. Chadwick
- W.u.P. Fertsch
- W.W. Rouch & Company
- Wallis Brothers
- Watkins Meter Company
- Welta Kamera Werk
- Western Camera Manufacturing Company
- Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
- Whitehouse Products Inc.
- Wilby & Co.
- Wilkin-Welsh Camera Company
- Williamson Manufacturing Company Ltd.
- Willsie Camera
- Willsie Camera Company
- Wirgin Kamerawerk
- Wm. R. Whittaker Co.
- Wollensack Optical Company
- Wray Ltd
- Wünsche Aktiengesellschaft für photographische Industrie Reick