35mm rules the roost, 120 is nw solely used for professional work. All black cameras make their appearance again, plastic often forms the main body of even some good quality cameras. Fully automatic exposure features increasingly throughout the 80s, along with auto film loading, rewinding and Autofocus. Excellent equipment becomes progressively more affordable whilst even some cheap cameras produce commendable results in sympathetic hands. This concludes the area of interest for the LICM as the end of the 20th century is marked by a profound shift to digital photography.

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