Daguerreotyp-Apparat zum Portraitiren

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The Daguerreotyp-Apparat zum Portraitiren (daguerreotype apparatus for portraying) was the first camera made of metal. Maybe it was the first camera series ever with a scientifically calculated lens. The Hungarian Professor Jozef Maximilián Petzval designed the lens for Voigtländer in Vienna. It was the fastest camera lens of its time.

  • Type: portrait camera
  • Manufacturer: Voigtländer & Sohn
  • Year of launch: 1841
  • Films: daguerreotype plate, 92mm image diameter
  • Lens: 1:3.6/149mm Pétzval Portrait lens

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