Fun Facts about cameras!
- It is estimated that the Earth’s population has taken roughly 8.3 trillion photos!
- The word camera originates from the Arabic word "Kamra" which means "dark room."
- Today we take as many photos every two minutes as humanity as a whole did in the 1800s.
- The most expensive camera ever sold was a rare 1923 Leica camera, which went for $2.8 million at auction in Vienna.
- The biggest SLR lens made to date is the Carl Zeiss Apo Sonnar T*. It weighs 564lb/256kg and has a focal length of 1700mm.