15 immortal cameras in photography history.

Although photography is one of the most recent forms of art, it is also the one with the fastest evolution, thanks in part to incomparable technological advances. In honor of the devices that have pushed the boundaries of photography, graphic designer Potero Delantero has created a short animated video that follows the evolution of photography since its inception. Instructive.

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You will find below the list of cameras found in the video, as well as a brief history of each model:

Kodak Brownie: Designed in February 1900, the Kodak Brownie case is widely regarded as the first camera for the general public due to its simple design and its affordable price.

Leica III: First unveiled in 1933, is a camera with telemetric focus. Different variants were produced over the years with substantial improvements. This is the last family of Leica "screw" replaced by Leica M.

Rolleiflex Automat: Launched in 1937, the Rolleiflex Automat won the grand prize at the Paris Universal Exposition that year. It was also the first Rolleiflex camera to have an automatic film counter, removing the small red window often present on the back of the devices at that time.

Graflex Pacemaker Crown Graphic: Considered the ultimate workhorse by professional photographers and photojournalists, it is still considered a reliable camera for photographers who want to take a large 4x4 picture.

Afga Clack: Designed between the years 1954 and 1965, this little camera has been a huge success, with more than 1,650,000 units produced during these eleven years. It had a single shutter speed and used 120 x 6 x 9 film.

Hasselblad 500 C / M: Launched in 1957, the highly customizable Hasselblad 500C / M was the solution to Hasselblad's problems with its models with focal plane shutters that preceded it. In addition to its iconic cuboid shape, almost all internal components have been reworked. The 500 in its name, came from the fastest shutter speed offered by this device; 1/500 of a second.

Kodak Instamatic 100: This small box was one of the first Kodak Instamatic released in the United States. He used the incredibly small format developed by engineer Hubert Derwin. It was sold for about $ 100 during its entire manufacturing period between 1963 and 1966.

Rollei 35: At the time of its release in 1966, the Rollei 35 was the smallest 35 mm camera available. More than 2 million of the Rollei 35 series have been manufactured within 30 years of its release.

Polaroid SX-70: You can not be interested in the history of photography without recognizing this beauty. Designed by Edwin H. Land, the founder of Polaroid, the SX-70 was produced between 1972 and 1981 and has undergone multiple changes. He used the Polaroid film type 600.

Pentax K-1000: Unveiled in 1976, the K-1000 may go unnoticed in the history of photography, but its simplicity and design, have made an affordable camera. More than 3 million units were sold between 1976 and 1997.

Canon A-1: ​​Sold between 1978 and 1985, the Canon A-1 is the first SLR camera to include an electronic exposure mode controlled by a small microprocessor connected to a light sensor. It was made of an aluminum alloy and sold for around $ 400 in a kit that included the Canon 50mm f / 1.4 SSC lens.

Kodak DC210: Released in 1996, the DC210 was equipped with a huge 1 megapixel sensor. Kodak was still very much in analog photography, but the DC210 showed that it was not afraid to dive into the mainstream digital camera market. He did not have an LCD screen to view the images.

Nikon D1: On June 15, 1999, the D1 became the first DSLR camera from Nikon. His ability to work seamlessly with Nikon F-mount lenses has contributed to his success. It had a 2.7 MP sensor. Interestingly, the D1 was taking pictures in the NTSC color space.

Panasonic DMC LX3: Considered the pinnacle of point-and-shoot cameras for its time, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 was launched in 2008 and offered an impressive 10 megapixel sensor with a maximum sensitivity of 3200 ISO. It had a 3-inch LCD screen with 460,000 points.

The IPhone 6: One could argue that many other phones had built-in photo features well before the iPhone 6 came in, but given the consistently impressive image quality, it's hard not to include it in the list. It is safe to say that the iPhone range as a whole has marked the transition between serious cameras and those intended for the general public.

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