American Cameras

While most cameras were made in Germany and Japan, a fairly robust camera industry existed in the United States for many decades and continues to a small degree today.

Kodak was the dominant camera maker, which of course also created and produced numerous films through the years that were used by amateur and professional photographers, as well as filmmakers. In fact, it was Kodak’s 35mm cinematic film that was widely used during the 20th century, repackaged in the small 35mm canister.

However, there are a number of other U.S. camera makers that must be mentioned, and they are listed below. First and foremost is Argus, which faithfully served the amateur market with a vast number of cameras and continues to have a very strong following today. There are other camera makers – nearly all are defunct – that deserve a mention.

This is not a list of all models produced by each camera maker – just those that have reviews or photos available.