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Historic Camera
Illustrated History of Photography |
The People, Photographic Inventions, Cameras and Time Line of Photography
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Our illustrated History of Photography section is self guided slide show. Just site back, click and enjoy.
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| The Camera Obscura, translated as dark room, dates back to the Chinese philosopher Mo-Ti in the 5th century BC. |
( Camera Obscura, Reinerus Gemma-Frisius, 1544 )
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However it is documented by Leonardo DaVinci in his 1490 writings. Camera Obscura is the physics that a very small hole in a box in a very dark room on a bright day will direct light to create an image, that is outside the hole, turned upside down.
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