Dude. I knew who Edwin Land was, kind of, as a contemporary of people like Howard Hughes (who I also don't know as much about as I probably should). But I did not know that he did such important work for the government. That makes him seem so much bigger than life all of the sudden. I'm kind of surprised I don't hear him mentioned more often. Shoot, if I cared about Reddit Karma, I'd share what you'd share in r/todayilearned. He seems like the kind of guy people would get a kick out of talking about.

What I'm about to say might sound stupid, but in my defense I don't know much about cameras. After clicking that link, I just learned an asston. I had no idea that there were twin reflex and single reflex cameras. I just figured the form factor of the Rediflex and cameras like it were because they were cheaper and easier to make, and despite the drawbacks of the viewfinder, easier to use. I didn't even know they were popular among hipsters, but that kind of makes sense because I think I first discovered Through the Viewfinder Photography on Instagram or Pintrest or something of the sort. It's really interesting as to how deep of a rabbit hole photography is. On the surface, it seems pretty easy and straightforward, but I've browsed a book or two on photography techniques before and there's a surprising amount of technical skill that goes into it. It's no wonder so many people get hooked on it as a hobby. As an aside, I'm keeping my eye out for a Kodak Brownie with an Art Deco Face, because it's a cool looking thing. I'll be damned if I pay $150 for one like I usually see them for sale as. I mean, they're cool, but they're not a hundred dollar bauble cool.

Shit. I just looked up field cameras on Wikipedia and check out the camera shown in the article. That's a pretty little thing right there. We don't have any film for the cameras and while I think if I tried hard enough we could hunt some down, I don't know if it's worth the effort. That said, I bet with how dirty and scratched the lenses are, the photos themselves might have some interesting effects on them.

Thank you. You're like one of Hubski's hobbyist historians and that's pretty awesome.