I've been noodling about the "most influential cameras" of
recent decades. If you go back into the '60's and '70s you see
the Nikon F, the OM-1, and others like that. I'm going to
suggest that manufacturer has introduced ONE camera that changed
the photographic world for years and years after. Here's my
list, mentioning only ONE camera per brand.
1. Leica M. It made 35mm film stock usable for stills.
2. Kodak Brownie. It brought affordable photography to the
masses in a foolproof P&S. Other P&S cameras existed prior to
the Brownie, but it was the first to influence future camera
designs.
3. Argus C3. It brought high-quality 35mm photography to the
masses. It was the perfect match for the newly introduced
Kodachrome film.
4. Mamiya RB67. It brought an end to the dominance of the
Speed/Crown Graphic in commercial work.
5. Hassleblad. First truely system-oriented medium-format for
wedding/portrait work and ended the dominance of TLR cameras.
6. Nikon F. First viable 35mm SLR that all others copied and
improved upon.
7. Canon A1. Usable program mode and exposure modes that
revolutionized the camera and was a precurser to nearly all
cameras to follow.
8. Olympus IS-1. First widely-accepted ZLR type camera which
not only other companies copied but influenced the design and
shape of "Prosumer" digital cameras.
9. Minolta Maxxum 7000 AF. First truelly usable and functional
AF SLR.
AG
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