Difference between revisions of "Mars Camera"
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| − | + | The '''Mars camera''' is a '''detective camera''' made of mahogany. It contains 12 plates of 9x12 cm. Lens: brass type: [[Aplanat]] 130mm f/8. [[Shutter#rotary shutter|Rotary shutter]]. The plates are stored at the back of the camera. The wooden part projecting on top of the camera is a plate-changer. Made by [[Emil Wünsche]] from 1889 to 1893. | |
| − | This detective camera is a special kind of [[magazine camera|falling plate magazine camera]]. After exposure the camera can be turned | + | This detective camera is a special kind of [[magazine camera|falling plate magazine camera]]. After exposure the camera can be turned upside-down so that the plateholder with the exposed plate falls into the wooden changer. Then the changer is shifted to the back of the body, where the exposed plate falls back into the plate magazine when the camera is turned right-side up again. |
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| Mars Camera 1893 image by Ron (Netherlands) (Image rights) |
The Mars camera is a detective camera made of mahogany. It contains 12 plates of 9x12 cm. Lens: brass type: Aplanat 130mm f/8. Rotary shutter. The plates are stored at the back of the camera. The wooden part projecting on top of the camera is a plate-changer. Made by Emil Wünsche from 1889 to 1893.
This detective camera is a special kind of falling plate magazine camera. After exposure the camera can be turned upside-down so that the plateholder with the exposed plate falls into the wooden changer. Then the changer is shifted to the back of the body, where the exposed plate falls back into the plate magazine when the camera is turned right-side up again.
Links
- Mars Camera at www.photographica.nu [1]
