Derek Rogers asked:


Camcorders are becoming more and more popular. In fact, thanks to affordable pricing being able to make home movies is something that has become a household activity. Just about everyone has a digital camcorder that provides them with a way to more than just capture a still image but to capture all those special moments on film as real as life for generations to come.

Digital camcorders work similarly to digital cameras; they have a variety of sizes, features and fps rates. FPS stands for frames per second and determines the pictures quality on the video. The images are stored on cassette or disk and with digital camcorders it is easy to just plug them into your computer and download the video. These are everyday use cameras. Hi def cameras are designed for professional use.

While you can use digital for this there are some distinct differences which are listed below;

- A Hi def or high definition camcorder is going to look a little differently than a standard digital. It is going to be designed to be as stable as possible in your hand which means not only will it be more expensive it is also going to be larger. You may find that it has a more powerful zoom in some cases 20 times greater. It will also have an instant AF system, focus assist for manual focusing as well as a widescreen LCD for viewing purposes. It may also contain a horizontal pixel shift allowing for a 1080i recording image.

- A digital camcorder is going to be more for home movie or family trip use. It is going to be small, compact and affordable. The zoom is not going to be wide screen but may give you a greater range. It also records in Mega pixels, which are more suited for still images. Depending on the camcorder you may have widescreen capabilities but it is not as common for non commercial use equipment. The LCD viewing screen is usually a little wider but may not be as good a quality. They do not have options for manual focusing but may be able to shoot up to 16:9 resolutions, which is a standard small format wide screen picture. You may also find they don't usually have a long battery life but can record to a variety of different formats, usually onboard memory or memory card. They are usually plug and play or plug and download allowing you an easy way to transfer images.

These are just some of the differences between digital camcorders and hi def camcorders. Both technically are digital based, however; one, the digital camcorder is designed for home use while the other, (hi def) is designed for more commercial applications.

Another point to consider is the difference in price because the Hi definition camcorder is primarily designed for commercial use it is going to be more expensive however there are some of the higher end digital camcorders that are going to be comparable in price to the high definition camcorder.

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Lawrence Bell asked:


Leica Cameras derive their name from a shortening of "Leitz Camera". While on the staff at the Leitz Wetzlar Factory in 1911, Oskar Barnack set out to create a portable camera. The Wetzlar works dated back to 1849, founded by Carl Kellner, a mathematician and optician, for the purpose of developing lenses and microscopes.

Barnack had begun his career as an engineer at Carl Zeiss lens manufactory at Jena. He actually conceived of the Leica camera design as early as 1905, but for many years the design existed only in his brain. He made a 1914 photo with his ur-Leica, a compact predecessor with a retracting brass lens, that chronicled the coming of World War I. The picture depicts a German soldier posting an early mobilization order from Kaiser Wilhelm.

The result of his work formed the basis for the 35mm camera. Together with the highly-acclaimed lenses developed by Max Berek, the Ernst Leitz Company, located in the small German town of Solms (near Frankfurt), was able to bring the new Leica Camera to the commercial market in the form of the Leica I at a trade show at Leipzig.

When the Leica I was introduced, photographers were accustomed to lugging around suitcase-sized photography paraphernalia. The cameras enclosed used 13 inch by 16 inch plates, rather than the present-day 35mm film on rolls.

Because these portable cameras were so small and lightweight by current standards, Leica cameras were at first perceived as toys for a lady's purse. That first impression was soon dispelled when the public came to appreciate the stunning images the camera produced and their extreme durability.

Carl Wolff, who bought the company in 1926, is largely credited with expanding the fame of the Leica brand. Leica was also famous for high-quality binoculars, dating back to 1907. Leica camera sales totalled 90,000 by 1932, and a million by 1961.

These rugged cameras were witness to two world wars, often from both sides of the conflict. Not only the Americans, but also the Russians, were fond of the Leica in World War II. The Soviets viewed the Leica as a guilty pleasure, despite its capitalist "fascist" origins. Ironically, many of The Leica family were Jews.

Russian Aleksandr Rodchenko, also a sulptor and a painter, shot many memorable pictures, including the 1934 "Girl with a Leica". Fellow Russian, Ilya Ehrenburg, created a series of 1930's images that depict the raw underbelly of France between the World Wars.

In the 1930's, French painter Henri Cartier-Bresson migrated his art to photography. The means of his transformation was the Leica camera. His often candid black and white photos are among the finest in the illustrious Leica legacy.

The famous Times Square kiss on V-J Day was shot by Alfred Eisenstaedt on a Leica.

Photographers the world over have praised various Leica Cameras, such as the Leica I, Leica M3, Leica M3, and later the Leicaflex SL (its first SLR camera). Enthusiasts have made the brand a cult favorite, to the extent that a Leica Number 107 test market model from 1923 sold in 2007 for a world record price of nearly a half million dollars US.

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