3/31/2024 0 Comments Used leica![]() ![]() The reasons told today are many, but that the Ur-Leica was designed as a compact means to test film stock is the most reliable. Or perhaps because he couldn't carry the traditional large plate cameras and wanted a smaller camera for him self. He became the designer of the Ur-Leica which he made two (possibly three) samples of in the period 1912-1913 with the purpose to test film stock and/or lenses for movie films. Oskar Barnack was headhuntet from Carl Zeiss to be the manager of the Research & Development Department at Leitz. Without the usual heavy equipment, photographs of people no longer had to be confined to stiff conventionally artistic poses. It was always instantly ready to capture life and action effortlessly from any angle with the photographer often able to remain unnoticed. The Leica was extremely compact and could be fitted with a very high quality lens that enabled photographers to work in ordinary outdoor settings with available light. ![]() ![]() Once photographing meant a large box camera on a tripod, shifting film plate after each shot - and working with a dark cloth over your head and the camera. ![]()
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