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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 '''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 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 covered the angle of the shot.
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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.
  
 
Each, except the original No.4, has a fold-down door covering the lens when not in use, and a small viewfinder mounted centrally on the top-front edge.
 
Each, except the original No.4, has a fold-down door covering the lens when not in use, and a small viewfinder mounted centrally on the top-front edge.
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** [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 Parnoam No.1]
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* [http://www.panphoto.com/documentlibrary/originallens.html Harry Green's experience of Panoram No.1]
* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=xX5EAAAAEBAJ&dq=patent:693583 US Patent 693583: Shutter for Photographic Cameras] - [[Frank Brownell]], granted 18 Feb 1902; the patent for the Panoram's shutter. Drawings show the internal mechanism of the camera.
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* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=xX5EAAAAEBAJ&dq=patent:693583 US Patent 693583: Shutter for Photographic Cameras] - [[Frank A. Brownell]], granted 18 Feb 1902; the patent for the Panoram's shutter. Drawings show the internal structure of the camera.
  
 
[[Category:Kodak|Panoram]]
 
[[Category:Kodak|Panoram]]

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The Panoram cameras were a range of swing-lens Panoramic cameras made in Rochester, New York, USA by Eastman Kodak between 1899-1928.

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.

Each, except the original No.4, has a fold-down door covering the lens when not in use, and a small viewfinder mounted centrally on the top-front edge.

Models[1]

Model Film type Frame size Angle Dates
No.1 Panoram 105 2¼x7" 112° 1900-26
No.3A Panoram 122 3¼x10⅜ 120° 1926-28
No.4 Panoram 103 3½x12" 142° 1899-1900
No.4 Panoram B,C,D 103 3½x12" 142° 1900-26
  1. McKeown p.511

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