- Box camera
The box camera is, with the exception of the
pin hole camera , acamera in its simplest form. The classic box camera is shaped more or less like a box, hence the name. A box camera has a simple optical system, often only in the form of a simple meniscus lens. It usually lacks a focusing system ("fix-focus") as well as control ofaperture andshutter speed s. This makes it suitable for daylight photography only. In the 1950s, box cameras withphotographic flash were introduced, allowing indoor photos.Typical box cameras are:
*TheKodak introduced in 1888, the first commercially successful box camera for roll film -- the advertising slogan being "You press the button - we do the rest".
*The Kodak Brownie, a long lasting series of classical box cameras usingroll film .
*TheAnsco panda was designed to compete directly with the Brownies. It used 620 film.
*The KodakInstamatic using126 film , later110 film .
*The moderndisposable camera using135 film .External links
* [http://www.picturenoise.com/box_cameras.html Box Camera Picture Gallery]
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