Optic & Frame: Culture https://opticandframe.com/culture/feed.xml Photography beyond specifications: exhibitions, books, photographers, museums, and the culture of the image. en The Design History of the Rangefinder Camera https://opticandframe.com/culture/design-history-of-the-rangefinder-camera/ https://opticandframe.com/culture/design-history-of-the-rangefinder-camera/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A century of squinting through two windows: how the rangefinder went from accessory to icon, and why it never quite died. The Film Revival Grows Up https://opticandframe.com/culture/the-film-revival-grows-up/ https://opticandframe.com/culture/the-film-revival-grows-up/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 New cameras, new factories, new emulsions: analog photography has moved past nostalgia into something the industry can invest in. The Camera That Went to the Moon https://opticandframe.com/culture/hasselblad-500c-moon-camera/ https://opticandframe.com/culture/hasselblad-500c-moon-camera/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A stock Hasselblad 500C, stripped of its leather and painted black, flew on Mercury-Atlas 8 in October 1962. Seven years later its descendants photographed the first moon landing.