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Mottweiler Studio is a design/build atelier in Portland, Oregon engaged in the production of original camera designs for creatives who love analog photography.

Inspired by the handmade cameras that served early practitioners of photography, our designs are directed primarily at alternative methods of image making with an emphasis on wide-field, panoramic or lensless designs.

If you like the traditional appeal of film and are in love with the simplicity of lensless photography, yet still secretly harbor a passion for traditionally crafted creative tools, then you will love our camera designs.

The P.90 is made by small batch production methods to insure the highest quality. It is a completely original design with the curved shape that is a hallmark of our camera design philosophy. Curly and quarter-sawn Cherry combined with brass hardware keep this edition firmly planted in the solid tradition of historical camera design. We periodically produce special, one-off examples that often bend the rules just a bit. Read Less

Cameras have long been regarded as treasured objects - tools with an aesthetic appeal of their own. The careful blending of complex functional elements with forms of sensual appeal make the camera an object that inspires passion among photographers and collectors alike. When the creative tool itself becomes an object of the maker's fascination, its form can evolve until design and craft become art. When a finely made tool like the P.90 can inspire and serve the needs of a creative photographer, the creative circle is complete. Read Less