Oskar Barnack
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Oskar Barnack (Nuthe-Urstromtal, Brandenburg, 1 November 1879 – Bad Nauheim, Hesse, 16 January 1936) was a German inventor and photographer who built, in 1913, what would later become the first commercially successful 35mm still-camera, subsequently called Ur-Leica at Ernst Leitz Optische Werke (the Leitz factory) in Wetzlar.[1]
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Oskar Barnack | |
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Born | (1879-11-01)1 November 1879 |
Died | 16 January 1936(1936-01-16) (aged 56) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Projects | Camera |
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