rolled film camera
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the inventor
In 1888, George Eastman made photography accessible to people of all skill levels. He had created the first rolled film camera. This easy to operate, non-expensive Kodak camera revolutionized photography. After his family moved to Rochester, New York in 1860, he developed a dry photographic plate, which was manufactured in 1880. The rolled film camera was later introduced in 1888, opting for a paper base instead of a glass base. George founded the Eastman Kodak Company because of his passion of making amateur photography easier and a lot less expensive.
evolution of the camera
rolled film camera
The first rolled film camera was introduced by George Eastman in 1888. This camera had paper based film wound up on rollers.
photographic film
Soon after Eastman's first film, a coated paper, was invented, the first transparent plastic film roll came out. This film was made from a highly flammable substance, now referred to as nitrate film.
digital camera
Nowadays, cameras are digital instead of using film. All pictures taken are stored on a memory card, and there is a mirror between the lens and the image sensor that reflects the image onto the camera's view finder.
how it was made
The Kodak camera was a boxy, light-weight that contained film wound up on rollers, which excludes the need for a glass plate. To make the film, a coating was applied to a paper base and while the picture was being processed, the image bearing layer was taken off of the paper and was attached to a sheet of clear hardened gelatin.
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