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This is an Alpa Rotocamera 6070, Pignon S.A.,Switzerland using 120/220 roll film. It can produce panoramas from a minimum of about 20 degrees to a full 360 degrees about its axis, by setting a control ring on the camera. A 360 degree shot takes almost 19 inches of film length. <...
The French optics firm of Pierre Angenieux was established in 1935. The company was known for the the retrofocus lens, introduced in 1950. This was a trade name for a lens design in which the focal length of the lens was less than the distance between the rear lens element and the image pla...
The Hasselblad 500C was introduced in 1957 by the Victor Hasselblad AB, replacing the original focal plane shutter models 1600F and 1000F, which, despite the novel concept never got rid of the problems associated with the shutter. Realizing this, Hasselblad decided to start almost from scra...
In producing Kodak Ektar Lenses, the lens designers brought to their task the experience of years in designing lenses of quality for all photographic purposes, and they took advantage of new and improved types of optical glass. Many different models were made and tested. As a result, th...
This is the Russian made imitation version of the Leica II. The information following, is in regards to the original Leica II. Introduced in 1932, the Leica II was an important even for Leica, and 35mm Photography. With its new built in rangefinder, standardized interchangeable lenses...
This LEICA ELMAR 50mm f/3.5 is the lens that started 35mm photography. Even uncoated, it gives sharp, colorful, contrasty images. It weighs only half as much as a SUMMICRON, and far better than any SUMMILUX, has no distortion or finder blockage.
This is a Russian version of the Leica IIIC from 1941-1942. IIIc with original engraving 'HEER' on the top plate, this military camera in perfect condition, red shutter. According to the Leitz salesbook this camera (code LOOQA) was delivered with a group of 20 c...
Manufactured from 1973 to 1977, the F2 S Photomic used the DP-2 head. Although it looked very different, the DP-2 was functional very similar to the DP-1. It substituted an all solid-state light-both-LEDs exposure control system using two arrow shaped light-emittin...
The W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/3.5 was believed to be only having a chrome on brass barrel outfit. Chrome and black finishing or simply single color design were available only at later years. The W-Nikkor.C 1:3.5 f=3.5cm was the only wideangle available debut of the original Nikkor lens group designe...
The Nikon S, was made available early in 1951; it is a Nikon M with flash sync contacts, two sockets at the upper left-hand edge of the body. All cameras sold with this feature are considered a Nikon S by the factory, even if marked M. Despite its shortcomings, the Nikon S sold well, and be...
Interchangeable parts made the Model S microscope a versatile tool for studies in biology, medicine, and metallurgy during the 1960s and 1970s. Depending on the user's needs, the microscope could be equipped with various combinations of eyepieces, eyepiece tubes, objectives, condensers, and...
The Nikon S, was made available early in 1951; it is a Nikon M with flash sync contacts, two sockets at the upper left-hand edge of the body. All cameras sold with this feature are considered a Nikon S by the factory, even if marked M. Despite its shortcomings, the Nikon S sold we...
Seitz Roundshot 35/35 rotating panoramic camera. a superb piece of Swiss engineering that uses 35mm film and produces panoramic negatives or transparencies of varying length and degree of rotation. The camera has a built in 35mm lens that produces negative or transparency that is 220mm lon...
Seitz Roundshot 35/35 rotating panoramic camera. A superb piece of Swiss engineering that uses 35mm film and produces panoramic negatives or transparencies of varying length and degree of rotation.
The camera has a built in 35mm lens that produces negative or transparency that is ...
Introduced in the late 1940s by Three Dimension Company, it was the most successful selling stereo slide projector. Made of heavy cast metal construction, it operates with two 500 watt projection bulbs (upgrade, halogen bulbs are available) 5"FL lenses are standard.
The Triad Compco Stereo Projector + 5" Lens was introduced in the mid 1950s, designed by Harold Lutes. Made of heavy cast metal construction, it operates with two 500 watt...
The Zeiss Ikon Universal finder 440 for 25mm-135mm. Carl Zeiss AG is a German manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices, founded in Jena, Germany in 1846 by opticia...
Zeiss Ikon engaged Carl Zeiss Oberkochen to develop the best lenses available for a 35mm camera system. The result was the complete line of the Contarex lenses. Carl Zeiss did not develop a completely new line of optics from scratch but used instead design elements from the Contax line ...
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