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Anodized aluminum, check. Sleek forms, check. Minimalist aesthetic, check. The MNL MK-1 from Manual really looks like something Jony Ive would craft with his own hands, but in fact, the design comes from the folks at (acasso), a Seoul-based industrial design and engineering studio. The camera was designed for Manual NYC, a high-end camera company specializing in analogue photography. The MNL MK-1 is a premium film camera concept that incorporates anodized aluminum with ergonomic matte silicone, creating an aesthetic that’s both ergonomically comfortable, and futuristic/cutting-edge. The camera’s retrofuturistic approach also extends to the fact that even though it looks like a modern shooter, it runs on film.

Designer: (acasso) for Manual NYC

The MNL MK-I has an undeniably premium aesthetic, with its clean, almost Japanese Zen-inspired forms that direct the eye wonderfully to all of the camera’s details. The design ditches the textured black leather-inspired plastic grip for silicone – a choice that seems outwardly odd, but goes perfectly with the upper aluminum elements. This results in a jump from matte to metallic, creating an interplay of reflections and contrast that’s difficult to ignore. The camera’s front features a fixed Carl Zeiss lens, along with a viewfinder on top, a flash beside it, and a simple embossed Manual logo molded into the silicone.

(acasso)’s work with detailing feels incredibly inspired by Jony Ive’s own work for Leica, but in a way that really takes the minimalist style forward. The knobs, dials, and buttons on the MNL MK-I are just beautiful to look at and even more so to the touch. Subtle use of the color red helps the controls stand out wonderfully against their matte metal background, with the additional use of backlit displays on the top left, around the film rewind knob, for things like counting the number of images left, or knowing when the flash is toggled. It’s possible these displays aren’t built into metal, but instead, are placed under metallic plastic, which allows light to pass through.

As simple as the camera looks, using it is designed to be just as easy. A knob on the top lets you control exposure, while the lens ring lets you adjust focus. A shutter button located above the on/off switch lets you take photos, which then get captured on the film reel. The rest is pretty self-explanatory for anyone born before 2000…

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For as long as we’ve been posting photos online, we’ve been glancing back at the sepia-toned, washed-out moments of the past for inspiration. The 1960s provide an endless supply of grid inspo for today’s creative youth, so it’s no wonder we all want to get our hands on the relics of yesterday’s cameras like those from Polaroid. This influx of young creatives purchasing vintage cameras has given way to some rebranding and new launches, particularly Polaroid’s new instant analog camera, Polaroid Go, the smallest of its kind.

Polaroid Go boasts itself as the world’s smallest instant analog camera, offering the same classic Polaroid frames, only smaller. Similar to Polaroid’s previous analog cameras, the Polaroid Go is compact and wearable with a detachable shoulder strap. The team behind Polaroid Go also notes that the instant analog camera is pocket-size for optimal portability, cutting the Polaroid Original-sized prints in half. Oskar Smolokowski, chairman of the board at Polaroid says, “You can put this in your pocket and have fun with it, all the objects in our life got smaller until the smartphone fit in our pocket, but it’s the same iconic photograph, just smaller.”

Dubbing it the ‘pocket-size creative companion,’ the Polaroid Go ushers in the brand’s first new film format since 1999. Outfitting the new camera with selfie features, a self-timer, and a simple double exposure function, the Polaroid Go certainly fits the bill for today’s photographic needs. Currently only available for preorder, the Polaroid Go offers an exciting reinterpretation of the Polaroid’s beloved analogs, Smolokowski goes on, “The Go follows that lineage but it’s a smaller size—it’s the smallest instant analog camera ever made.”

Designer: Polaroid