| Oskar Barnack |
Oskar Barnack |
| Personal information |
| Nationality |
Germany |
| Birth date |
November 1, 1879 |
| Date of death |
January 16, 1936 |
| Work |
| Significant projects |
camera |
Oskar Barnack (November 1, 1879 – January 16, 1936) was a German precision mechanic, industrial designer and the father of 35mm photography.
Between 1913 and 1914 he was head of development of the camera company Leitz in Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany. He was the driving force behind the making of the first mass-marketed 35mm camera. Barnack suffered from asthma, and sought to reduce the size and weight of cameras and supporting equipment used for outdoor photography. His 35mm design helped introduce the concept of exposing a small area of film to create a negative, then enlarging the image in a darkroom.[1]
The onset of World War I kept the first Leica from being manufactured until 1924, and it was not introduced to the public until 1925, when Leica's chief, the optician Ernst Leitz, took a gamble and authorized the production of 1,000 cameras.[1]
Leica stood for Leitz Camera. Instead of the exposure plates used in past Leitz cameras, the Leica used a standardized film strip, adapted from 35mm Edison roll-film.
Lynow, Oskar Barnack's birthplace, and currently a municipality of Brandenburg, Germany, has a museum to Oskar Barnack. Barnack's dog, Hektor, was the name adopted to a series of Leica lenses.
References
- ^ a b Late to Digital, Leica Slow to Refocus, Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2008, p. B1
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