Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: "Great" cameras - reply to off topic.
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 09:23:56 -0700
 
"C. E. Workman Jr." wrote:
> 
> The latest list of significant camera development and introductions contain
> an error.  Dr. Edward Land developed the "Polaroid" camera process prior to
> 1950, as I sold these at a camera shop I worked in at the time.  The
> Polaroid Land Camera was nearly as big as a graflex and was only available
> in B&W then.  It was not introduced in 1971-72.
> 
> Chuck

Better buy that Mag and read the article! He is listing not the very first but
first "successful" in a consumer production.
Mark Rabiner