Shadowfixer1 wrote: I think a revolution started with the introduction of the modern SLR. I know earlier cameras were referred to as slrs but the modern version with the pentaprism and viewfinder is what I'm referring to. You began to see more 35mm cameras in the 70's and 80's being used by the average Jane or Joe. Autofocus in the late 80's really made the use of 35mm cameras leap forward. Every family with kids had to have one. Digital stepped it up another notch in the early 2000's. The decline started with the introduction of phones with cameras. Now it's mostly enthusiasts using real photographic equipment. With that being said, I say the 70's and 80's were the heyday. .
Hassner wrote:
Shadowfixer1 wrote: I think a revolution started with the introduction of the modern SLR. I know earlier cameras were referred to as slrs but the modern version with the pentaprism and viewfinder is what I'm referring to. You began to see more 35mm cameras in the 70's and 80's being used by the average Jane or Joe. Autofocus in the late 80's really made the use of 35mm cameras leap forward. Every family with kids had to have one. Digital stepped it up another notch in the early 2000's. The decline started with the introduction of phones with cameras. Now it's mostly enthusiasts using real photographic equipment. With that being said, I say the 70's and 80's were the heyday. .
I agree. I lived that through that time. (1970's when I started)
The SLR is still on the market today, since it's boom in the 60's, so it stood the test of time for 60 years.
TCav wrote: My guess would be the 1830's.
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