No. 4 Kodak Panoram, D model. The Panoram Kodaks were introduced in 1899. The model C is offered here was manufactured from 1904 to 1907. The oscillating lens provides a picture angle of 142 degrees, which gives as result a panoramic photo 9 x 30 cm. Cosmetically in good condition, the bellows soft leather, often torn, it is in good condition and is lighttight. The bubble level is still full. The lens should be adjusted, it jams in the mechanism internal spring. Clear bright display to adjust the angle of the image point or image between lines above. The Panoram cameras are a range of tilting lens panoramic cameras manufactured in Rochester, New York, USA by Eastman Kodak between 1899 and 1928. The design was patented by designer Frank A. Brownell Kodak Brownie. Panoramas systems have a lens in a leather tube; and they have pronounced curves to the plane of the film, to match the movement of the lens. The balancing mechanism forming the shutter; tube the aim is not the film in either end of its travel, but sets the length of the frame progressively as it rotates to cover the angle of the shot. Each, except the original No.4, has a folding door that covers the lens when not in use [1] A small, bright display is mounted centrally on the front upper edge - some with a cover that provides a mirror for use to eye level, complemented by sight lines V-shaped along the top of the chamber. Viewers are also equipped with spirit levels.
Who does not have an application on the phone to make panoramic photos ? Who has not made any panning in your life? Although this type of snapshots is now on everyone's lips and who else who has less taken his first steps, really is a photographic technique with more than 150 years old
1844 the first panoramic camera was invented, Megaskop on the basis of the daguerreotype. In 1857 a camera is capable of rotating about its own axis patented. In addition, by that date a flexible film that replaced the glass plates used to date and which led to a great leap forward in the panoramic photographs was also created. See a small sample of its evolution throughout history:
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The American giant of photography, Kodak, also played a role so. in 1884, he created his first panoramic camera, which arrived in Europe in 1900. Precisely in our collection we have one of these models: Kodak Panoram No. 4 manufactured . between 1899 and 1900 only 1900 cameras of this model were made, so they are very difficult to find
The camera body is made of wood and coated leather . the mechanism is based on an oscillating lens within a tube of leather with sharp bends toward the plane of the film, to coincide with the movement of the lens thus & nbsp. , the goal sweeps of 180 and take panoramic views film roll size 103 in addition, viewers are equipped with a . bubble level , essential to avoid errors during the photo shoot in fact, you can take both vertical photographs and horizontal as you can see, the result of the images was pretty good, considering it's been over a hundred years..
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The curious thing is that, at that time, not many knew how to use it, so that Kodak had to teach users to understand the concepts of this new technique, and edited this several books on teaching them to charge the camera, making pictures and images reveal
the company Lomo took in 2010 a modern version of this concept camera. Spinner 360 , which lets you take analog photos panoramic Here you can see the result
