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by Josh Taylor · Posted
How does a rangefinder camera work? What were the landmarks in rangefinder camera design? How have they influenced photography over the years? What are their pluses and minuses compared to SLRs? What do they do best, and why?
In the late 19th Century, there were two dominant camera types:
1. View cameras that required you to compose the shot upside-down and in reverse on a ground glass, and focus by moving the lens back and forth until the subject looked sharp. You then inserted a plate or sheet film holder in the exact same image plane