Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante writes: <<The cameras that preceded 35mm generally used negatives producing 2x3 inch or larger negatives or plates, something that you could at least contact print. Even then, without electricity, it would be a real pain in the arse, since you would have to use the sun and some type of manual timing>> Tiny cameras have been around since the dawn of photography, some as small as a matchbox. Negatives and lantern slides were regularly projected using carbide lamps as a light source. Edison didn't even invent 35mm film but his factory was the first to perforate film using punches they had on hand for stock brokerage ticker tape. And, when I started in photography, 2x3' film size was usually referred to as "miniature". Electricity is a convenience in photography, but hardly essential. Larry Z - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html