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'''Dallmeyer''' was a British company, founded in 1860. Their main business was to manufacture lenses, but they also sold cameras. Some of these were manufactured by Dallmeyer themselves, some were made elsewhere then equipped with Dallmeyer lenses and sold under that name.
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'''J. H. Dallmeyer''' was a British company, founded in 1860. Their main business was to manufacture lenses, but they also sold cameras. Some of these were manufactured by Dallmeyer themselves, some were made elsewhere then equipped with Dallmeyer lenses and sold under that name.
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Dallmeyer was born in Prussia. On coming to London, he worked for optician Andrew [[Ross]], and later married Ross' daughter. Dallmeyer went into business for himself after Ross' death in 1859; Ross' son Thomas continued the Ross business. Dallmeyer designed both photographic lenses and telescopes, and was on the council of both the Royal Photographic and Astronomical Societies. He passed on the business to his son, Thomas R. Dallmeyer before his death late in 1883.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/britishjournalof31londuoft#page/37/mode/1up ''British Journal of Photography'' Vol. 31, No. 1237 (18 January, 1884), pp 37-38] available at the [http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive] to view online or download in various formats. Dallmeyer's death is announced briefly on [http://www.archive.org/stream/britishjournalof31londuoft#page/20/mode/1up p21 in the previous issue].</ref>
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== Cameras ==
 
== Cameras ==
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* [[Dallmeyer Dual]]
 
* [[Dallmeyer Dual]]
 
* [[Dallmeyer Snapshot]]
 
* [[Dallmeyer Snapshot]]
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* Dallmeyer Speed
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* [[Dallmeyer Speed]]
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* Dallmeyer Correspondent
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* [[Dallmeyer Baby Speed Reflex]]
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* [[Naturalist's Reflex Camera]]
  
 
== Lenses ==
 
== Lenses ==
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Names of Dallmeyer lenses:
 
 
* Adon
 
* Adon
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* Carfac
 
* Dallon Tele-Anastigmat
 
* Dallon Tele-Anastigmat
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**6-inch (152mm)
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***f5.6/6-inch
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**9-inch (229mm)
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***f5.6/9-inch
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***f6.5/9-inch
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**11-inch (280)
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***f5.6/11-inch
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**12-inch (305mm)
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***f7.7/12-inch
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**14-inch (356mm)
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***f3.5/14-inch  'Ultra-Speed Dallon Lens'
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***f5.6/14-inch
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**20-inch508mm)
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***5.6/20-inch
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**40-inch (1018mm)
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***f8/40-inch
 
* Dalmac Anastigmat
 
* Dalmac Anastigmat
 
* Dalrac
 
* Dalrac
 
* Pentac
 
* Pentac
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* Perfac
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* Popular Telephoto
 
* Serrac
 
* Serrac
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* Stigmatic
 
* Super-Six
 
* Super-Six
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* Ultrac (cine?)
 
* Ultrac (cine?)
 
* Wide Angle Anastigmat
 
* Wide Angle Anastigmat
  
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''See also their [[39mm screw lenses#Dallmeyer|39mm screw lenses]].''
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''See also their [[39mm screw lenses#Dallmeyer|39mm screw lenses]], and [[Rapid Rectilinear]]''.
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==Notes==
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<references />
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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* ''British Camera Makers'', N. Channing & M. Dunn, ed. Parkland Designs
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* {{Channing Dunn}}
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==Links==
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* [https://www.cameraeccentric.com/static/img/pdfs/dallmeyer_1.pdf c.1920 Dallmeyer catalog] and [https://www.cameraeccentric.com/static/img/pdfs/dallmeyer_2.pdf 1931 Dallmeyer catalog] at [https://www.cameraeccentric.com/ Camera Eccentric]
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* [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/cameras/item57.htm T.E. Lawrence's quarter-plate Dallmeyer] in the catalogue of an exhibition ''Cameras: the Technology of Photography'' at the [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/ Museum of the History of Science, Oxford], 20 May - 13 September 1997.
  
 
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[[Category: Lens makers]]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:31, 28 January 2024

16001367315_52db18ea0a.jpg
1914 advertisement
scanned by Geoff Harrisson  (Image rights)

J. H. Dallmeyer was a British company, founded in 1860. Their main business was to manufacture lenses, but they also sold cameras. Some of these were manufactured by Dallmeyer themselves, some were made elsewhere then equipped with Dallmeyer lenses and sold under that name.

Dallmeyer was born in Prussia. On coming to London, he worked for optician Andrew Ross, and later married Ross' daughter. Dallmeyer went into business for himself after Ross' death in 1859; Ross' son Thomas continued the Ross business. Dallmeyer designed both photographic lenses and telescopes, and was on the council of both the Royal Photographic and Astronomical Societies. He passed on the business to his son, Thomas R. Dallmeyer before his death late in 1883.[1]


Cameras

Lenses

51789344226_848a4feda9.jpg
ad of 1960 scanned by David Busfield  (Image rights)
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Dallmeyer Dallon Tele-Anastigmat f5.6/9-inch
image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)
5570076211_58dc0b9870_n.jpg
Dallmeyer 2.B. half-plate lens (c.1886)
image by Couch Commando (Image rights)
  • Adon
  • Carfac
  • Dallon Tele-Anastigmat
    • 6-inch (152mm)
      • f5.6/6-inch
    • 9-inch (229mm)
      • f5.6/9-inch
      • f6.5/9-inch
    • 11-inch (280)
      • f5.6/11-inch
    • 12-inch (305mm)
      • f7.7/12-inch
    • 14-inch (356mm)
      • f3.5/14-inch 'Ultra-Speed Dallon Lens'
      • f5.6/14-inch
    • 20-inch508mm)
      • 5.6/20-inch
    • 40-inch (1018mm)
      • f8/40-inch
  • Dalmac Anastigmat
  • Dalrac
  • Pentac
  • Perfac
  • Popular Telephoto
  • Serrac
  • Stigmatic
  • Super-Six
  • Ultrac (cine?)
  • Wide Angle Anastigmat


See also their 39mm screw lenses, and Rapid Rectilinear.


Notes

British companies
Adams & Co. | Agilux | Aldis | APeM | Aptus | Artima | Barnet Ensign | Beard | Beck | Benetfink‎ | Billcliff | Boots | British Ferrotype | Butcher | Chapman | Cooke | Corfield | Coronet | Dallmeyer | Dekko | De Vere | Dixons | Dollond | Elliott | Gandolfi | Gnome | Griffiths | G. Hare | Houghtons | Houghton-Butcher | Hunter | Ilford | Jackson | Johnson | Kentmere | Kershaw-Soho | Kodak Ltd. | Lancaster | Lejeune and Perken | Lizars | London & Paris Optic & Clock Company | Marion | Marlow | Meagher | MPP | Neville | Newman & Guardia | Pearson and Denham | Perken, Son and Company | Perken, Son & Rayment | Photopia | Purma | Reid & Sigrist | Reynolds and Branson | Ross | Ross Ensign | Sanderson | Sands & Hunter | Shackman | Shew | Soho | Standard Cameras Ltd | Taylor-Hobson | Thornton-Pickard | Underwood | United | Watkins | Watson | Wynne's Infallible | Wray
  1. ↑ British Journal of Photography Vol. 31, No. 1237 (18 January, 1884), pp 37-38 available at the Internet Archive to view online or download in various formats. Dallmeyer's death is announced briefly on p21 in the previous issue.

Bibliography

  • Channing, Norman and Dunn, Mike. British Camera Makers. An A-Z Guide to Companies and Products. London : Parkland Designs, 1996. ISBN 0-9524630-0-8


Links

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