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'''R & J Beck''' was a renowned British optical company based in London.<ref>In 1867-80, 31 Cornhill; in 1881-1900, 68 Cornhill. Factory at Lister Works, Kentish Town, Holloway.</ref> It was founded in 1843 by the nephews of J.J. Lister, Richard Beck (1827-1866) and Joseph Beck (1828-1891) who were in partnership with a famous instrument maker, James Smith (d. 1870): the firm started as ''Smith and Beck''. In 1854 the company was renamed to ''Smith, Beck and Beck''. After Smith's retirement in 1865 the company became ''R & J Beck''. It produced a wide range of optical products: microscopes, telescopes, trench periscopes for army officers in the First World War, eye test glasses for opticians (optometer lenses), other optical equipment, and camera lenses and even some cameras. | '''R & J Beck''' was a renowned British optical company based in London.<ref>In 1867-80, 31 Cornhill; in 1881-1900, 68 Cornhill. Factory at Lister Works, Kentish Town, Holloway.</ref> It was founded in 1843 by the nephews of J.J. Lister, Richard Beck (1827-1866) and Joseph Beck (1828-1891) who were in partnership with a famous instrument maker, James Smith (d. 1870): the firm started as ''Smith and Beck''. In 1854 the company was renamed to ''Smith, Beck and Beck''. After Smith's retirement in 1865 the company became ''R & J Beck''. It produced a wide range of optical products: microscopes, telescopes, trench periscopes for army officers in the First World War, eye test glasses for opticians (optometer lenses), other optical equipment, and camera lenses and even some cameras. | ||
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+ | <i>Beck Optronic Solutions</i> in Hemel Hempstead has this statement on their web site: | ||
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+ | <i>Beck Optronic Solutions can trace an optical lineage back to James Smith who founded a business in 1839 financed by the famous physicist JJ Lister, and later partnered with Richard and Joseph Beck to create a renowned company who were early pioneers of microscope design and manufacture.</i><ref>http://beckoptronic.com/about/</ref> | ||
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+ | A Beck Symmetrical is quite a commonly-seen lens on British folding cameras. Some cameras of the [[Ensign]] brand have lenses branded as "Beck Ensign". [[Thornton-Pickard]] had lenses marked "Thornton Pickard - Beck Symmetrical Lens". T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935; 'Lawrence of Arabia') used a plate camera made by Beck.<ref>[http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/about/sphaera/sphaera-issue-no-5/t-e-lawrence-and-his-cameras/ T. E. Lawrence and his Cameras] at the [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford]</ref> | ||
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==Cameras== | ==Cameras== | ||
* Dai Cornex (1905) | * Dai Cornex (1905) | ||
− | : Folding camera for 123 rollfilm 4 x 5 inches. Fitted with a Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat lens, Series I and a Bausch and Lomb Unicum shutter <ref>[ | + | : Folding camera for 123 rollfilm 4 x 5 inches. Fitted with a Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat lens, Series I and a Bausch and Lomb Unicum shutter <ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co8236214/the-cornex-camera-model-b-box-camera-magazine-camera NMSI - Objects] Cornex rollfilm camera </ref> |
* [[Frena]] (1894) | * [[Frena]] (1894) | ||
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==Lenses== | ==Lenses== | ||
* Asymmetrical<ref>See this [http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/sets/72157626404572451 image set]</ref> | * Asymmetrical<ref>See this [http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/sets/72157626404572451 image set]</ref> | ||
* Autograph Wide Angle Lens (100°) (~1888)<ref> Beck's Wide Angle "Autograph" Lens at [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/beckad1.html Antique Wood Cameras]</ref> | * Autograph Wide Angle Lens (100°) (~1888)<ref> Beck's Wide Angle "Autograph" Lens at [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/beckad1.html Antique Wood Cameras]</ref> | ||
* Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat | * Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat | ||
− | ** Series I<ref>[ | + | ** Series I<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co8236214/the-cornex-camera-model-b-box-camera-magazine-camera NMSI - Objects, Cornex rollfilm camera]</ref> |
− | **Series IV No.1, 2.87"<ref>[ | + | **Series IV No.1, 2.87"<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co205439/beck-steinheil-orthostigmat-lens-orthostigmat-lens NMSI - Objects, Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat lens]</ref> |
* Biplanat | * Biplanat | ||
**N° 2, 5" | **N° 2, 5" | ||
**N° 3, 6" | **N° 3, 6" | ||
**N° 5, 9" f/5.6-f/45 | **N° 5, 9" f/5.6-f/45 | ||
− | ** N° 6, 11"<ref>[http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=8092762&t=objects NMSI - Objects | + | ** N° 6, 11"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110519021923/http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=8092762&t=objects NMSI - Objects, Biplanat N° 6] (archived)</ref> |
*Convertible Double Apeanat 9" f/7.7<ref>Online auction Dec 2011</ref> | *Convertible Double Apeanat 9" f/7.7<ref>Online auction Dec 2011</ref> | ||
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*Ensign Anastigmat Series VIIn nº 0 | *Ensign Anastigmat Series VIIn nº 0 | ||
* Isostigmar | * Isostigmar | ||
− | **4.75"<ref>[ | + | **4.75"<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co15695 NMSI - Objects, Folding bellows hand camera]</ref> |
**7.2" f/7.7<ref> British half plate camera , with Isostigmar 7.2" f/7.7 sn. #19042 Online auction Dec 2011</ref> | **7.2" f/7.7<ref> British half plate camera , with Isostigmar 7.2" f/7.7 sn. #19042 Online auction Dec 2011</ref> | ||
** Variable Softness Portrait Ser.VI f/5.6 (1908) | ** Variable Softness Portrait Ser.VI f/5.6 (1908) | ||
* Microstigmar | * Microstigmar | ||
− | * Multiflex Lens f/8<ref>[ | + | * Multiflex Lens f/8<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co8204589 NMSI - Objects, Multiflex Lens]</ref> |
− | * Neostigmar Series IIIn No.3 5" <ref>[http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=8092930&t=objects NMSI - Objects | + | * Neostigmar Series IIIn No.3 5" <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305053826/http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=8092930&t=objects NMSI - Objects, Neostigmar Series] (archived)</ref> |
− | * Rapid Rectilinear 11 inch f/8 (~1910)<ref>[http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=8092816&t=objects NMSI - Objects | + | * Rapid Rectilinear 11 inch f/8 (~1910)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306105534/http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=8092816&t=objects NMSI - Objects, Rapid rectilinear lens] (archived)</ref> |
* Symmetrical Lens | * Symmetrical Lens | ||
− | **11" (1900-1910)<ref>[ | + | **11" (1900-1910)<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co205451 NMSI - Objects, Symmetrical Lens]</ref> |
**12" f/8 (~1907)<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeti78/3698564706/ Beck Symmetrical 12 Inch F8 ] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeti78/ Markus Glück] on Flickr</ref> | **12" f/8 (~1907)<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeti78/3698564706/ Beck Symmetrical 12 Inch F8 ] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeti78/ Markus Glück] on Flickr</ref> | ||
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==Guided Weapons Lenses== | ==Guided Weapons Lenses== | ||
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− | The following lenses have been documented<ref> Spennemann, Dirk HR (2015) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280111655 History, Description and Technical Details of the GW Target Aircraft Cameras designed for testing the performance of guided weapons during the Cold War era.] CAMERA | TOPIA (Albury, NSW). 34pp, ISBN 978 1 921220 17 3; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3864.9449</ref> | + | The following lenses have been documented<ref> Spennemann, Dirk HR (2015) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280111655 History, Description and Technical Details of the GW Target Aircraft Cameras designed for testing the performance of guided weapons during the Cold War era.] CAMERA | TOPIA (Albury, NSW). 34pp, <nowiki>ISBN</nowiki> 978 1 921220 17 3; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3864.9449</ref> |
− | * GW Type 2 Mk 2 (on a [[Dekko|Dekko GW 1]] Mk1A)<ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). [ | + | * GW Type 2 Mk 2 (on a [[Dekko|Dekko GW 1]] Mk1A)<ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dirk-Spennemann/publication/280742778_Photographic_Walk-Around_of_the_Target_Aircraft_Camera_Dekko_GW1_Mk_1A/data/55c53e4308aeca747d618901/Spennemann-2015-Dekko-GW1-Mk-1A-Target-Aircraft-Camera-Walkaround-Cameratopia.pdf Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW1 Mk 1A]. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury NSW). 6 pp </ref> |
− | * GW Type 2 Mk 3 (on a [[Dekko|Dekko GW 1]] Mk1A <ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). [ | + | * GW Type 2 Mk 3 (on a [[Dekko|Dekko GW 1]] Mk1A <ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dirk-Spennemann/publication/280742778_Photographic_Walk-Around_of_the_Target_Aircraft_Camera_Dekko_GW1_Mk_1A/data/55c53e4308aeca747d618901/Spennemann-2015-Dekko-GW1-Mk-1A-Target-Aircraft-Camera-Walkaround-Cameratopia.pdf Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW1 Mk 1A]. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury NSW). 6 pp </ref> and a [[Beck GW 2]])<ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015) [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dirk-Spennemann/publication/280300412_Photographic_Walk-_Around_of_the_Target_Aircraft_Camera_R_J_Beck_GW2_Mk_2_Model_2/links/55b027e708aeb0ab466986a6/Photographic-Walk-Around-of-the-Target-Aircraft-Camera-R-J-Beck-GW2-Mk-2-Model-2.pdf Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW2 Mk 2 Model 2]. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury, NSW). 6 pp.</ref> |
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− | * GW Type 3 Mk 2 (on a [[Dekko|Dekko GW 1]] Mk1C)<ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). [ | + | * GW Type 3 Mk 2 (on a [[Dekko|Dekko GW 1]] Mk1C)<ref>Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dirk-Spennemann/publication/280747345_Photographic_Walk-Around_of_the_Target_Aircraft_Camera_Dekko_GW1_Mk_1C/links/55c5615008aea2d9bdc39b34/Photographic-Walk-Around-of-the-Target-Aircraft-Camera-Dekko-GW1-Mk-1C.pdf?origin=publication_list Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW1 Mk 1C] [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury NSW). 8 pp. </ref> |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * Spennemann, Dirk HR (2015) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280111655 History, Description and Technical Details of the GW Target Aircraft Cameras designed for testing the performance of guided weapons during the Cold War era.] CAMERA | TOPIA (Albury, NSW). 34pp, ISBN 978 1 921220 17 3; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3864.9449 | + | * Spennemann, Dirk HR (2015) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280111655 History, Description and Technical Details of the GW Target Aircraft Cameras designed for testing the performance of guided weapons during the Cold War era.] CAMERA | TOPIA (Albury, NSW). 34pp, <nowiki>ISBN</nowiki> 978 1 921220 17 3; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3864.9449 |
− | + | * Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015) [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dirk_Spennemann/publication/280300412_Photographic_Walk-_Around_of_the_Target_Aircraft_Camera_R_J_Beck_GW2_Mk_2_Model_2/links/55b027e708aeb0ab466986a6/Photographic-Walk-Around-of-the-Target-Aircraft-Camera-R-J-Beck-GW2-Mk-2-Model-2.pdf Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW2 Mk 2 Model 2]. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury, NSW). 6 pp.<br> | |
* [http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=108517&t=people R & J Beck ] NMSI - People | * [http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=108517&t=people R & J Beck ] NMSI - People | ||
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R & J Beck was a renowned British optical company based in London.[1] It was founded in 1843 by the nephews of J.J. Lister, Richard Beck (1827-1866) and Joseph Beck (1828-1891) who were in partnership with a famous instrument maker, James Smith (d. 1870): the firm started as Smith and Beck. In 1854 the company was renamed to Smith, Beck and Beck. After Smith's retirement in 1865 the company became R & J Beck. It produced a wide range of optical products: microscopes, telescopes, trench periscopes for army officers in the First World War, eye test glasses for opticians (optometer lenses), other optical equipment, and camera lenses and even some cameras.
Beck Optronic Solutions in Hemel Hempstead has this statement on their web site:
Beck Optronic Solutions can trace an optical lineage back to James Smith who founded a business in 1839 financed by the famous physicist JJ Lister, and later partnered with Richard and Joseph Beck to create a renowned company who were early pioneers of microscope design and manufacture.[2]
A Beck Symmetrical is quite a commonly-seen lens on British folding cameras. Some cameras of the Ensign brand have lenses branded as "Beck Ensign". Thornton-Pickard had lenses marked "Thornton Pickard - Beck Symmetrical Lens". T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935; 'Lawrence of Arabia') used a plate camera made by Beck.[3]
image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Cameras
- Dai Cornex (1905)
- Folding camera for 123 rollfilm 4 x 5 inches. Fitted with a Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat lens, Series I and a Bausch and Lomb Unicum shutter [4]
- Frena (1894)
- Hill Sky Camera (1924)
Beck Microstigmar macro lenses, date unknown image by Richard Kaye (Image rights) |
Lenses
- Asymmetrical[5]
- Autograph Wide Angle Lens (100°) (~1888)[6]
- Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat
- Biplanat
- N° 2, 5"
- N° 3, 6"
- N° 5, 9" f/5.6-f/45
- N° 6, 11"[9]
- Convertible Double Apeanat 9" f/7.7[10]
Beck Ensign Anastigmat Series VIIn nº 0 image by Skink74 (Image rights) |
- Enlarging Anastigmat 2 1/4in f/4.5[11]
- Ensign Anastigmat Series VIIn nº 0
- Isostigmar
- Microstigmar
- Multiflex Lens f/8[14]
- Neostigmar Series IIIn No.3 5" [15]
- Rapid Rectilinear 11 inch f/8 (~1910)[16]
- Symmetrical Lens
Guided Weapons Lenses
R&J Beck designed G.W. Type 2 Mk.3 lens image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
The following lenses have been documented[19]
- GW Type 2 Mk 2 (on a Dekko GW 1 Mk1A)[20]
- GW Type 2 Mk 3 (on a Dekko GW 1 Mk1A [21] and a Beck GW 2)[22]
- GW Type 3 Mk 2 (on a Dekko GW 1 Mk1C)[23]
Notes
- ↑ In 1867-80, 31 Cornhill; in 1881-1900, 68 Cornhill. Factory at Lister Works, Kentish Town, Holloway.
- ↑ http://beckoptronic.com/about/
- ↑ T. E. Lawrence and his Cameras at the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford
- ↑ NMSI - Objects Cornex rollfilm camera
- ↑ See this image set
- ↑ Beck's Wide Angle "Autograph" Lens at Antique Wood Cameras
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Cornex rollfilm camera
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Beck-Steinheil Orthostigmat lens
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Biplanat N° 6 (archived)
- ↑ Online auction Dec 2011
- ↑ Online auction Dec 2011
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Folding bellows hand camera
- ↑ British half plate camera , with Isostigmar 7.2" f/7.7 sn. #19042 Online auction Dec 2011
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Multiflex Lens
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Neostigmar Series (archived)
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Rapid rectilinear lens (archived)
- ↑ NMSI - Objects, Symmetrical Lens
- ↑ Beck Symmetrical 12 Inch F8 from Markus Glück on Flickr
- ↑ Spennemann, Dirk HR (2015) History, Description and Technical Details of the GW Target Aircraft Cameras designed for testing the performance of guided weapons during the Cold War era. CAMERA | TOPIA (Albury, NSW). 34pp, ISBN 978 1 921220 17 3; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3864.9449
- ↑ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW1 Mk 1A. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury NSW). 6 pp
- ↑ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW1 Mk 1A. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury NSW). 6 pp
- ↑ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015) Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW2 Mk 2 Model 2. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury, NSW). 6 pp.
- ↑ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015). Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW1 Mk 1C [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury NSW). 8 pp.
Links
- Spennemann, Dirk HR (2015) History, Description and Technical Details of the GW Target Aircraft Cameras designed for testing the performance of guided weapons during the Cold War era. CAMERA | TOPIA (Albury, NSW). 34pp, ISBN 978 1 921220 17 3; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3864.9449
- Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2015) Photographic Walk-Around of the Target Aircraft Camera Dekko GW2 Mk 2 Model 2. [CAMERA | TOPIA] (Albury, NSW). 6 pp.
- R & J Beck NMSI - People