Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer (1879-1936) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 56
Oskar Barnack 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 in Wetzlar.
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First image taken from the Ur-Leica by Oskar Barnack 1914, Eisenmarkt, Wetzlar, Germany
A commemorative plaque marks the spot in Wetzlar where Oskar Barnack tested his Ur-Leica in this modern view (2018).
A commemorative plaque marks the place where Oskar Barnack first tested his Ur-Leica in Wetzlar.
A replica of the first Leica camera, the Ur-Leica, developed by Oskar Barnack. This replica is on display at the company's headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany.
Leica I, 1927, invented by Oskar BarnackAbout this person
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Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1936 · aged 56
