A movie "HISTORY OF THE PHOTO CAMERA" reviewing the history of cameras from the 20th century to the present age

"Camera" which is a tool for photograph shooting has become a hand of the general public from the beginning of the 20th century. Meanwhile, we continue to evolve through various reforms such as film standards, single lens reflex / double lens reflex cameras, instant camera, the appearance of digital cameras. A movie that looks back at a representative camera from 1900 to the present age "HISTORY OF THE PHOTO CAMERAYou can see the history of the camera with a single shot.

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Cameras appearing at the beginning of the "history of cameras" are "Kodak Brownie"(1900). The first generation of Kodak's camera brand "Brownie" series was born in the 19th century. I used 117 film of 6 cm × 6 cm size.


"Leica III"(1933) was sold by LeicaRangefinder cameraAnd it also has a slow shutter.


Rollei's originator of a twin-lens reflex camera with optical systems for photography and viewfinderRoplleiflex Automat"(1937)AutomatFunction was carried.


"Graflex Pacemaker Crown Grahic"(1947) is the first camera to adopt the one-touch attachment / detachment method" Graph lock "which is an international standard of 4 × 5 inch format.


"Agfa Clack"(1954) is a simple mechanism120 filmThis camera is a hit camera with 1.65 million units manufactured from a compact and lovely design.


Focal plane shutterIn 1957 appeared in 1957 to replace 1600F of the expression "Hasselblad 500 C". After that, minor change version "Hasselblad 500 C / M" appeared in 1970 and became a long seller.


Fit the film in the cartridgeInstaticStandard adopted "Kodak Instamatic 100"(1963). The flash was a pop-up type.


"The presence of a high-end compact camera as a former ancestorRollei 35"(1966). As the name suggests35 mm filmIn a compact body, the lens is Carl ZeissTessarWas carried.


Instant camera name machine that can be developed immediately after shooting "Polaroid SX-70"(1972) boasts a strong popularity from enthusiasts with a unique appearance such as a compact folding mechanism.


"Pentax K1000"(1976) is a long-run model that was to be sold until 1997, because it was released cheaply as a simple SLR camera. Eventually more than 3 million units were sold.


"Canon A-1(1978), an electronic control mechanism such as a practical AE (automatic exposure) and an electronic shutter capable of high-speed continuous shooting was adopted.


Kodak that developed the world's first digital camera in 1975 sold in 1998 "Kodak DC 210"Was a" megapixel (million pixel) digital camera "of 1152 × 864 pixels.


For the top-of-the-class film SLR camera "F5", the same one-digit name appeared "Nikon D1"(1999) is the highest grade model of a digital single lens reflex camera as naming. Rival machine for professional "Canon EOS D2000"The price of about 650,000 yen, which is about a third of the price, became a topic of disqualification.


High performance lens, high sensitivity sensor, high performance auto focus, large display, various film modes and even movie shooting possible "Panasonic DMC-LX 3"It is a point that should be called an achievement point as a compact digital camera.


What appeared at the end of "camera history"Apple iPhone 6"(2014). Smartphones such as the iPhone that can easily take beautiful pictures at any time can be positioned as the future as a "camera" that changed history.