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Jan 1, 1021
The "Camera Obscura"
Alhazen was a physicist the early middle ages at around 1000AD, he created the pinhole camera also known as the camera obscura -
Jan 24, 1544
The solar eclipse was viewed by Reiners Gemma Frisius
After that in 1558 Giovanni Batista della Porta suggested the camera obscura to be used to draw pictures -
Nicéphore Niépce makes the first photograph with a camera he made.
The picture was not permanent, as it darkened because of the exposure to light. -
Louis Dagguere created the first photographic method
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Louis Daguerre partner of Niepce continues on work with photography after Niepce's death
In 1837 he made the first practical photographic process, he named it the daguerreotype he showed his invention publically in 1839. -
Henry fox talbot made a different proccess on photographic proccesses called the calotype.
This proccess was much more confusing compared to Louis dagguerres one. -
The first camera invented by Alexander Wolcott
Unlike other photographic processes and other attempts at the camera as we call it now, Alexander Wolcott made a device tat took photos that did not disapear. It is also the first patented camera not the first camera ever. -
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Dry plates available: a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatin-based emulsion, used formerly as an improvement on the earlier wet plate.
The dry plate was available in 1885 made by Désiré van Monckhoven. -
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George Eastman produces the paper film used to take photos on.
After 4 years paper film switched to celluloid which is plastic film basically.
Hannibal Goodwin created this bendable celluloid creation in his attic lab. It was hte first plastic film before Eastmans Kodak film -
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George eastman and the Kodak and the Brownie
The Kodak was on the market in 1888 and was a very simple box used to take photos. This although it had a very low price didnt go down well in the market. Later on the he decided to better his product and created brownie. -
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Oskar barnack tries to make a 35mm compact camera capable of making high quality enlargements.(Ur-Leica)
His prototype started in 1913 but was delayed for a long time by World War 1. Only after the war was he able to comercial his camera. It was put into production as Leica I. -
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The first two 35mm film cameras to reach high numbers in sales were The tourist multiple and the Simplex
These cameras were also the first ones going public but 35mm film cameras were also invented in 1905. -
Age of electronic cameras
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Nikon D1
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Ricoh RDC-1
The first camera using video recording -
Begining of true digital cameras
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Panasonic GX8
one of the newer models of cameras this year.
