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The box camera is, with the exception of the pin hole camera, a camera in its simplest form. The classic box camera is shaped more or less like a box, hence the name. A box camera has a simple optical system, often only in the form of a simple meniscus lens. It usually lacks a focusing system (fix-focus) as well as control of aperture and shutter speeds. This makes it suitable for daylight photography only. In the 1950s, box cameras with photographic flash were introduced, allowing in-door photos.
Classical box camera.
Typical box cameras are:
- The Kodak N° 1 introduced in 1888, the first box camera -- the advertising slogan being You push the button - we do the rest.
- The Kodak Brownie, a long lasting series of classical box cameras using roll film.
- The Kodak Instamatic using 126 film, later 110 film.
- The modern disposable cameraThe disposable or single-use camera is a simple box camera sold with a roll of film installed, meant to be used once. Most use focus free lenses. Some are equipped with an integrated flash unit, and there are even water proof versions for underwater photo using 135 film135 is a film format for still photography. Introduced in its modern form in 1934 it quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format. Despite competition from formats such as 110 and AP.
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