Camera history

  • William Henry Fox Talbot

    William Henry Fox Talbot
    He was a mathematician, painter, English (1800-1877). At this time the camera obscura was used, it worked in the following way you put the paper on top of the diagram and you traced it, the lens focused on what you were looking at.
  • William Henry Fox Talbot

    William Henry Fox Talbot
    But not getting the desired results he began to experiment with silver nitrate and sodium thiosulfate to create the perfect camera and image; that was how in 1839 he managed to keep the image on paper.
  • Photographic technology in the xx century

    Photographic technology in the xx century
    You had to be a chemist to take pictures. Then Kodak came and said that there was no need to educate the public at all. "You push the button, we do the rest."
  • Photographic technology in the xx century

    Photographic technology in the xx century
    In the 1930s the Kodachrome, a color reel, was popularized, and that was a very basic 35mm prototype.
  • Photographic technology in the xx century

    Photographic technology in the xx century
    Polaroid introduced instant photography.
  • Photographic technology in the xx century

    Photographic technology in the xx century
    At this time you did not need a light meter to measure the light separated from your camera, it came integrated, things were easier.
  • Photographic technology in the xx century

    Photographic technology in the xx century
    Instamatic. It was again 1888, everyone could be a photographer. In the 80's Minolta arrived with its autofocus system.