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Jan 1, 1500
Pin hole camera
When Mozi, a Chinese philosopher observed rays of light falling on the walls of a darkened room through a pinhole made on the opposite side, he saw the world outside as upside down. Mozi was fascinated by this fact, and upon proper research he reached the conclusion that since light travels in a straight line, thus such a phenomenon take place in nature. This was the building block for modern cameras and photography. http://www.onextrapixel.com/2015/04/22/evolution-of-the-camera/ -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Evolution of the camera
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The Daguerreotype Camera
Louis Daguerre, a French artist developed a process to actually store the projected image forever on a shiny mirror finished copper plate treated with chemicals. This was the first time an object was made to be light sensitive to capture information on it and store it forever by treating it with chemicals. Daguerre made the process public in return for a lifetime pension, and this process paved the way for the film cameras that we have used in the past. http://www.onextrapixel.com/2015/04/22/ev -
The reise camera
The Reise Camera changed it all. This was the world’s first truly portable camera, with its ability to be folded into a compact shape and being extremely light weight as compared to other models available on the market. http://www.onextrapixel.com/2015/04/22/evolution-of-the-camera/ -
The Leica I
Leica I was the first compact camera that packed a superb f/3.5 lens and was able to shoot photos on 35mm films. This was the beginning of the modern camera. http://www.onextrapixel.com/2015/04/22/evolution-of-the-camera/ -
Polaroid Model 95
The whole process of taking a photo and developing the final photograph from the negatives was a tedious and time consuming job. A company named Polaroid recognized this problem and decided to compress this whole process into a matter of seconds. http://www.onextrapixel.com/2015/04/22/evolution-of-the-camera/
