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The '''Panoram''' cameras were a range of [[Panorama camera|swing-lens Panoramic]] cameras made in Rochester, New York, USA by [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] between 1899-1928.  The design was patented by Kodak Brownie designer [[Frank A. Brownell]].
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The '''Panoram''' cameras are a range of [[Panorama camera|swing-lens Panoramic]] cameras made in Rochester, New York, USA by [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] between 1899-1928.  The design was patented by Kodak Brownie designer [[Frank A. Brownell]].
  
The Panorams had a swinging lens in a leather tube; and they had pronounced curves to the film plane, to match the movement of the lens.  The swinging mechanism formed the shutter; the lens tube did not point at the film at either end of its travel, but exposed the length of the frame progressively as it turned to cover the angle of the shot.
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The Panorams have a swinging lens in a leather tube; and they have pronounced curves to the film plane, to match the movement of the lens.  The swinging mechanism forms the shutter; the lens tube does not point at the film at either end of its travel, but exposes the length of the frame progressively as it turns to cover the angle of the shot.
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Each, except the original No.4, has a fold-down door covering the lens when not in use.<ref>The camera's serial number can be found engraved on the back of that door</ref> A small [[brilliant finder]] is mounted centrally on the top-front edge - some with a cover providing a mirror for eye-level use, supplemented by V-shaped sighting-lines across the top of the camera. The viewfinders are also equipped with spirit levels.
  
Each, except the original No.4, has a fold-down door covering the lens when not in use.<ref>The camera's serial number can be found engraved on the back of that door</ref> A small [[brilliant finder]] was mounted centrally on the top-front edge - some with a cover providing a mirror for eye-level use, supplemented by V-shaped sighting-lines across the top of the camera. The viewfinders were also equipped with spirit levels.
 
  
 
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|[[Film sizes and designations |103]]
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==Notes==
 
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==Links/Sources==
 
==Links/Sources==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_panoram_no_1/kodak_panoram_no_1.htm Kodak Panoram No.1 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
 
* On Scott's Photographica:
 
* On Scott's Photographica:
 
** [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/no1panoram.shtml No.1 Panoram]
 
** [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/no1panoram.shtml No.1 Panoram]
 
** [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/panoram3a.shtml No.3A Panoram]
 
** [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/panoram3a.shtml No.3A Panoram]
* [http://www.panphoto.com/documentlibrary/originallens.html Harry Green's experience of Panoram No.1]
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* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US693583A/en?oq=US693583 US Patent 693583: Shutter for Photographic Cameras] - granted 18 Feb 1902 to [[Frank A. Brownell]]; the patent for the Panoram's shutter. Drawings show the internal structure of the camera.
* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=xX5EAAAAEBAJ&dq=patent:693583 US Patent 693583: Shutter for Photographic Cameras] - granted 18 Feb 1902 to [[Frank A. Brownell]]; the patent for the Panoram's shutter. Drawings show the internal structure of the camera.
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* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US699161A/en?oq=US699161 US Patent 699161: Panoramic Camera] - granted 6 May 1902 to Joseph Forsheim
* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=kilRAAAAEBAJ US Patent 699161: Panoramic Camera] - granted 6 May 1902 to Joseph Forsheim
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:43, 23 May 2022

The Panoram cameras are a range of swing-lens Panoramic cameras made in Rochester, New York, USA by Eastman Kodak between 1899-1928. The design was patented by Kodak Brownie designer Frank A. Brownell.

The Panorams have a swinging lens in a leather tube; and they have pronounced curves to the film plane, to match the movement of the lens. The swinging mechanism forms the shutter; the lens tube does not point at the film at either end of its travel, but exposes the length of the frame progressively as it turns to cover the angle of the shot.

Each, except the original No.4, has a fold-down door covering the lens when not in use.[1] A small brilliant finder is mounted centrally on the top-front edge - some with a cover providing a mirror for eye-level use, supplemented by V-shaped sighting-lines across the top of the camera. The viewfinders are also equipped with spirit levels.



Models[2]

Model Film type Frame size Angle Dates
No.1 Panoram
Original + models B,C,D
105 2¼x7" 112° 1900-26
No.3A Panoram 122 3¼x103/8 120° 1926-28
No.4 Panoram 103 3½x12" 142° 1899-1900
No.4 Panoram B,C,D 103 3½x12" 142° 1900-26

Notes

  1. The camera's serial number can be found engraved on the back of that door
  2. McKeown p.511


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