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    This document provides a brief history of photographic technology: - It begins with an overview of the camera obscura, an early device for projecting an image. - It then discusses Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, who in 1826 produced the first permanent photograph from nature. - Louis Daguerre's daguerreotype process, introduced in 1839, was the first practical process to produce photographs. - The document outlines the development and popularity of early cameras like the Kodak Brownie, Graflex, and Rolleiflex throughout the late 19th century. - It concludes with brief mentions of important innovations like the first Leica camera in 1932 and single-

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    This document provides a brief history of photographic technology: - It begins with an overview of the camera obscura, an early device for projecting an image. - It then discusses Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, who in 1826 produced the first permanent photograph from nature. - Louis Daguerre's daguerreotype process, introduced in 1839, was the first practical process to produce photographs. - The document outlines the development and popularity of early cameras like the Kodak Brownie, Graflex, and Rolleiflex throughout the late 19th century. - It concludes with brief mentions of important innovations like the first Leica camera in 1932 and single-

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    VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY

    Camera Obscura

    Camera Obscura

    Joseph Nicphore Nipce, 1826

    Louis-Jacques Daguerre, 1839

    Camera setup for Daguerreotype

    Images removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see: http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/dag3camera.jpg http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/dag5develop.jpg http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/dag7gold.jpg

    1860s

    Courtesy of Rob Niederman. Used with permission.

    1880s

    Courtesy of Rob Niederman. Used with permission.

    1889

    Courtesy of Rob Niederman. Used with permission.

    Early wood Kodak cameras

    Courtesy of Ake Borgstrom, www.photographica.nu. Used with permission.

    Brownie cameras

    Original Graflex

    Courtesy of Walker Mangum. Used with permission.

    First Rolleiflex, 1928

    Photo by diser55 on Flickr.

    Leica 1932

    Image removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leica-II-p1030003.jpg

    First single-lens reflex camera

    Photo by ElHeineken at Wikimedia Commons.

    Image and text removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see Rubin, Leonard. Images spur cries of Enough! Letters, Boston Globe, February 3, 2007. (Photo)

    MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu

    21A.348 / CMS.835 Photography and Truth


    Spring 2008

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