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Cameras

Leica I

1925
Germany

Oskar Barnack, who was in charge of research and development at Leitz, decided to investigate using a 35 mm cine film for still cameras while attempting to build a compact camera capable of making high-quality enlargements. He built his prototype 35 mm camera (Ur-Leica) around 1913, though further development was delayed for several years by World War I.


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