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See the Evolution of Camera Design in Simple GIFs

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<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574981434&toolid=10001&campid=5337679777&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fdeals.ebay.com%2Fshop%2Fdslr-camera-deals%3FrmvSB%3Dtrue" target="_blank">Ebay Deals</a> has made some rather cool GIFs showing the evolution of camera design from the biggest names in manufacturing.</p>
<p>It looks like Canon and Leica have seen the least amount of change in ergonomics when compared to everyone else, which has probably been a blessing for the two companies.</p>
<p>You can see all the animations below in the gallery.</p>
<p>Source:  [<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574981434&toolid=10001&campid=5337679777&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fdeals.ebay.com%2Fshop%2Fdslr-camera-deals%3FrmvSB%3Dtruehttp%3A%2F%2Fdeals.ebay.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-evolution-of-the-modern-camera-2%2F%3Fafsrc%3D1%26rmvSB%3Dtrue%26rmvSB%3Dtrue" target="_blank">Ebay</a>] via [<a href="http://petapixel.com/2015/04/18/these-animated-gifs-show-the-evolution-of-cameras-through-history/" target="_blank">PetaPixel</a>]</p>

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				Canon
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				Nikon
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				Leica
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				Pentax
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				Olympus
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				Polaroid
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unfocused said:
Looks to me like they completely skipped over almost all of Canon's film DSLRs.
Right, it you put there a Nikon F camera you can't skip the Canon F-1, or the FTb/AE-1/A-1 ones, or even the T line before the T-90 - which is the model that introduced the actual DSLR design.
 
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