83． Ingenious, compact and simple to use though it was, the technology of the Kodak camera was not particularly revolutionary．It was not the first hand camera, nor indeed was it the first camera to be made solely for roll film．The true significance of the camera, which makes it a landmark in the history of photography, is that it was the first stage in a complete system of amateur photography． The Kodak camera was sold already loaded with enough film to take 100 photographs．After the film had been exposed, the entire camera was posted to the factory where it was unloaded and the film developed and printed．The camera reloaded with fresh film, was then returned to its owner together with the negatives and a set of prints．Previously, photographers had had no choice but to do their own developing and printing．This, more than any other factor, had delayed the popularization of photography． 【查看更多】
