How did early cameras take pictures, wat sorcery was that?
from cheese_greater@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 05:15
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world on 20 Mar 05:19 next collapse

silver and basically gunpowder.

Then poke a smol hole in a box and you are off to the races.

We had figured out camera obscura long before

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 20 Mar 05:30 next collapse

Alchemy.

Or as it is called today, chemistry.

owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 05:45 collapse

  • be 1717

  • discover chemical

  • it reacts to light

  • neat!

  • not permanent tho

  • be 1800

  • spread chemical on paper

  • put leaf on paper

  • set in sun for several hours

  • the shadow image is permanent

  • neat!

  • be 1826

  • spread chemical on metal

  • put in dark box

  • poke small hole in box

  • point box at thing for hours

  • more chemicals

  • it looks like the thing

  • neat!

  • be 1850s and later

  • that metal thing works on paper too!

  • better chemicals!

  • fancy glass bits!

  • works in seconds!

  • neat!

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 Mar 07:31 collapse

Camera obscuras were very early on - 500BC - 500 AD

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura

Less portable though.

The band of the same name are also good