Lots of people say that cameras are just light-proof boxes :) Part of the Leica/Leitz history is that they single-handidly popularized the 35mm format. Before

Lots of people say that cameras are just light-proof boxes :) Part of the Leica/Leitz history is that they single-handidly popularized the 35mm format. Before that, if you wanted decent photos, chances are you were dragging around a large format rig with bellows, ground glass, etc all on a tripod.