ERA · 2 DEVICES
1920s

Cameras of the 1920s

The Leica pioneered 35mm photography, making small and fast cameras a reality for photojournalists.

01 / ABOUT

Photography in the 1920s

Oskar Barnack's Leica I, released in 1925, repurposed 35mm cinema film in a compact body, creating the format that would dominate photography for 75 years.

The Leica made candid, handheld photography possible and launched the golden age of photojournalism.

02 / THE CAMERAS

Every device from the 1920s

2 DEVICES · 1925–1929
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