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| − | The '''Mars camera''' is a '''detective camera''' made of | + | The '''Mars camera''' is a '''detective camera''' made in mahogany by [[Emil Wünsche]] of Dresden from 1889 to 1893. It contains twelve 9x12cm plates. It has a brass bound 130mm f/8 [[Aplanat]] lens and [[Shutter#rotary shutter|rotary shutter]]. |
| − | + | The Mars is a [[magazine camera]]: the plates, in metal holders, are stored in the back part of the camera body. The one at the front of the magazine is in the exposing position. The wooden part projecting on top of the camera is a plate-changer. After each exposure, the camera can be turned upside-down, and the holder 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. There is a dial on the camera showing the number of plates exposed.<ref name=nu>[http://www.photographica.nu/mars203.htm Mars Camera] at [http://www.photographica.nu www.photographica.nu]</ref> | |
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| + | There are [[Viewfinder#Watson finder|Watson finders]] for horizontal and vertical orientation. | ||
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The Mars camera is a detective camera made in mahogany by Emil Wünsche of Dresden from 1889 to 1893. It contains twelve 9x12cm plates. It has a brass bound 130mm f/8 Aplanat lens and rotary shutter.
The Mars is a magazine camera: the plates, in metal holders, are stored in the back part of the camera body. The one at the front of the magazine is in the exposing position. The wooden part projecting on top of the camera is a plate-changer. After each exposure, the camera can be turned upside-down, and the holder 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. There is a dial on the camera showing the number of plates exposed.[1]
There are Watson finders for horizontal and vertical orientation.
