George Eastman invented the camera-this had a unique 'KoDak"sound when one pressed the shutter to take the photograph. George also thought that the letter K was quite strong hence he quickly spotted the Ko-dak sound.
Photography is something special -the ability to capture images, pictures and marvel at them moments, days, months and years after the event has occurred.
When the time came to find a name for his unique invention, George Eastman did not think it fit to name that after himself -neither "George" nor "Eastman" but instead hit upon the word "Kodak"and thus the world was introduced to the Kodak camera and they quickly embraced this new invention.
George Eastman's first camera was made of wood and contained enough film to be able to take atleast 100 pictures. When one had finished the film one would send him the camera and he would unload the film load a new one for you and then send the camera back to the owner -by and by, George Eastman would trust people with his new light sensitive film.
When one sees the disposable camera available nowadays (though only at a few places) one can't help remembering the antique Kodak camera of George Eastman -what an uncanny resemblance the two have .In today's fast paced world, when one takes such disposable cameras to Kodak, one gets our pictures back but the camera stays with the Kodak Company. It makes one sad that one does not get to keep the camera.
The antique Kodak cameras are not easily available -maybe only among collectors who would not part them with easily or at museums .What one can found at the antique stores are the Brownie Letterette Box cameras.-the next time one spots it, it is important that one examines antique Kodak camera closely-the lens is mounted in wood, the view finder will permit the photographer to take a picture horizontally or by laying the antique Kodak camera over. One can also succeed in taking a vertical picture -the red slot or a window will permit to read the number at the back of the film.
One can not help getting fascinated by the two small tabs on the tip of Antique Kodak camera -the small is for time laps photography; take your fingernail and pull up on it -click the shutter and it will stay open and it will expose the wooden mounted lens -while it is this position, slide your fingernail under the tab which is the larger of the two -a brass plate with a hole in it slides over the lens -this is what we describe as the "aperture setting"-pull up some more and one will discover another size hole, another aperture opening.-slide the tabs back and everything will come back to its original position.
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As an avid collector, I really liked this. Its amazing to see how far we have come, I like to look back and see where it all started.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Jon