The precursor to the Leica caused a revolution in photography world
Photo © Werner Schnell. The machine model Ur-Leica, small-format 35 mm, was the forerunner of the legendary brand. In 1913, German engineer Oskar Barnack had a genius idea when designing a machine for small-format 35 mm, causing a revolution in photography, paving the way for the birth of the legendary Leica. Oskar Barnack wanted to move away from traditional cameras plates, used by most photographers, and find a completely new form of photographic technology. Already in 1905, he had the idea to reduce the size of the negative. He managed to turn this idea into reality eight years later. In optical factory Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, who had been highly successful in developing microscopes since 1849, Oskar Barnack developed the Ur-Leica, undoubtedly the first great success for a small format camera in the world. Though personal creation of Barnack, the model attracted the attention of Ernst Leitz Jr., who on June 12, 1914, patented the invention. After the first World War, the first Leica was born of a partnership with Leitz Camera, which was presented to the public in 1925. This new idea has caused a real uproar. The small-format camera on an unimaginable freedom offered to the photographic and artistic photography. In 1932, around 90,000 cameras were already in use. In 1961, the number had increased to one million units.
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