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Snap away! WOW!

Until relatively recently, photography was reserved It is estimated that
every two minutes we
for special occasions, such as holidays and weddings, snap as many photos as

due to the cost and time involved in buying film and the whole of humanity
having it developed. Now we can take pictures all took in the entire
19th century.
day long and we no longer even need a special
COMMUNICATION camera—our cell phones do the job.

Kodak No.3a,
made from
1903 to 1915 Press camera
■ What? Speed Graphic
■ Who? Graflex
■ Where and when? US, 1912
A press camera shot pictures that were
bigger than average, but the camera was
still relatively compact and very easy to
handle. It was used by press photographers
and anybody that needed a reliable camera
that could shoot pictures quickly.

Graflex Speed
Graphic camera
Pocket camera
Flash Twin-lens reflex camera
■ What? Folding Pocket Kodak No.1 bulb
■ Who? Eastman Kodak Co Ltd ■ What? Rolleiflex K1
■ Where and when? US, 1897–1898 ■ Who? Franke & Heidecke
Pioneers in the camera business, Kodak ■ Where and when? Germany, 1929
produced ever smaller and cheaper models
TLR (twin-lens reflex) cameras have two
for the amateur photographer, including
lenses, one to take the picture and one
one of the first folding cameras. This
for viewing, as pictured above on the later
was followed by an even smaller
2.8 F model. A 45-degree mirror allows
“vest pocket” camera in 1912.
the user to view the shot from above,
with the camera held at waist height.
With this technique, the camera could
also be held more steadily.

35 mm camera

■ What? Leica Standard format for cameras. Cameras using
■ Who? Oskar Barnack 35 mm film were available as early
■ Where and when? Germany, 1932
as 1913, but the compact cameras
In the first quarter of the 20th made by Leica, such as the iconic
century, 35 mm (the width of the Leica Standard (left), really
Leica Standard, 1932
film) became the primary popularized the format.
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