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| − | Teodoro '''Murer''' was a camera designer based in Milan, Italy, who made cameras with a company called '''Duroni'''. They sold cameras under the names Murer and Salex. In Sweden, the cameras were sold by [[Hasselblad]], and in France by [[Gaumont]]<ref>[http://sites.google.com/site/ldtomei/murer&duroninewnessc1900 the Tomei | + | Teodoro '''Murer''' was a camera designer based in Milan, Italy, who made cameras with a company called '''Duroni'''. They sold cameras under the names Murer and Salex. In Sweden, the cameras were sold by [[Hasselblad]], and in France by [[Gaumont]]<ref name=Tomei>Notes on the [http://sites.google.com/site/ldtomei/murer&duroninewnessc1900 Express Newness SL falling-plate box camera], about 1900, for 6.5×9 cm plates, in the [http://sites.google.com/site/ldtomei/home Collection of Elisabetta and L. David Tomei]. The camera has an adjustable guillotine shutter, six aperture stops (i.e. selectable fixed stops, not an iris), and [[Viewfinder#Watson finders|Watson-type viewfinders]] for vertical and horizontal orientation.</ref>. The Duroni company was founded by Alessandro Duroni (1807-1870), c.1835-36, as an optical instrument dealer<ref>[http://www.storiadellafotografia.it/2009/12/10/murer-duroni/ Storia della Fotografia]</ref>; Murer joined the company in c.1892. |
There are a number of [[albumen]] photographs in galleries credited to Murer & Duroni as photographers<ref>e.g. at the [http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp62283&role=art National Portrait Gallery] in London and on the [http://www.storiadellafotografia.it/2009/12/10/murer-duroni/ Storia della Fotofrafia] site {Italian}</ref>. Since the original Duroni had died before Murer arrived, this credit must be to the company or a later Duroni. Alessandro Duroni himself has a number of photos credited, including of Guiseppe Garibaldi and Vittorio Emmanuele II, King of Italy 1861-78. | There are a number of [[albumen]] photographs in galleries credited to Murer & Duroni as photographers<ref>e.g. at the [http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp62283&role=art National Portrait Gallery] in London and on the [http://www.storiadellafotografia.it/2009/12/10/murer-duroni/ Storia della Fotofrafia] site {Italian}</ref>. Since the original Duroni had died before Murer arrived, this credit must be to the company or a later Duroni. Alessandro Duroni himself has a number of photos credited, including of Guiseppe Garibaldi and Vittorio Emmanuele II, King of Italy 1861-78. | ||
| − | === | + | ==Cameras== |
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* [[Blitz]] | * [[Blitz]] | ||
* [[Murer's Express]] | * [[Murer's Express]] | ||
* Muro (folder, 1914) | * Muro (folder, 1914) | ||
| − | * Express Newness A, | + | * Express Newness A, SL, G and H (wooden falling-plate box for various plate sizes, c.1900)<ref name=Tomei></ref> |
| − | * Folding plate focal plane | + | * Express Newness Stereo<ref name=ENStereo>[http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=218381&_ssl=off#218381 Express Newness Stereo falling-plate box camera] for 9×18 cm plates, about 1905, sold at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=215787&acat=215787&lang=3 May 2011 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna. Like the mono Express Newness, the camera has simple lenses (not identified) but with selectable aperture stops and a guillotine shutter with adjustable speed. It has a simple reflex viewfinder in a small folding hood.</ref> |
| − | * Piccolo ( | + | * Folding plate focal plane strut folders |
| + | * Piccolo (roll-film [[jumelle]] camera, c.1900) | ||
* Reflex (6.5x9cm SLR, c.1920s) | * Reflex (6.5x9cm SLR, c.1920s) | ||
| − | * Salex Murer | + | * Salex Murer: miniature strut-folding camera for 40×55 mm photographs on plates or film packs.<ref>[http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/cameras/index.htm?item92 1922 Salex Murer camera] in an exhibition [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/cameras/index.htm ''Cameras: the Technology of Photographic Imaging''] at the [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/ Oxford Museum of the History of Science]. The camera has a 70 mm f/5.5 anastigmat with helical focusing to one metre, and focal-plane shutter with speeds up to 1/1000 second. Ground-glass focusing is also possible. There is a [[Viewfinder#Newton finder|Newton finder]] with the front part mounted in a sliding lens cover, like the earlier [[Gaumont Block-Notes]].</ref> |
* SL (Box, c.1900) | * SL (Box, c.1900) | ||
* SL Special | * SL Special | ||
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* UP-M (strut folder, c.1924) | * UP-M (strut folder, c.1924) | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9/murer/index.html Murer & Duroni falling-plate camera] | * [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9/murer/index.html Murer & Duroni falling-plate camera] | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/15984426@N02/3225399227/in/set-72157612954505690/ Photo of Murer & Duroni Blitz Camera] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/15984426@N02/3226253382/in/set-72157612954505690/ read view] on Flickr by Bike/camera guy | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/15984426@N02/3225399227/in/set-72157612954505690/ Photo of Murer & Duroni Blitz Camera] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/15984426@N02/3226253382/in/set-72157612954505690/ read view] on Flickr by Bike/camera guy | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 3 January 2012
Teodoro Murer was a camera designer based in Milan, Italy, who made cameras with a company called Duroni. They sold cameras under the names Murer and Salex. In Sweden, the cameras were sold by Hasselblad, and in France by Gaumont[1]. The Duroni company was founded by Alessandro Duroni (1807-1870), c.1835-36, as an optical instrument dealer[2]; Murer joined the company in c.1892.
There are a number of albumen photographs in galleries credited to Murer & Duroni as photographers[3]. Since the original Duroni had died before Murer arrived, this credit must be to the company or a later Duroni. Alessandro Duroni himself has a number of photos credited, including of Guiseppe Garibaldi and Vittorio Emmanuele II, King of Italy 1861-78.
Cameras
- Blitz
- Murer's Express
- Muro (folder, 1914)
- Express Newness A, SL, G and H (wooden falling-plate box for various plate sizes, c.1900)[1]
- Express Newness Stereo[4]
- Folding plate focal plane strut folders
- Piccolo (roll-film jumelle camera, c.1900)
- Reflex (6.5x9cm SLR, c.1920s)
- Salex Murer: miniature strut-folding camera for 40×55 mm photographs on plates or film packs.[5]
- SL (Box, c.1900)
- SL Special
- Sprite
- Stereo
- Stereo SL Special
- Stereo Box
- Stereo Reflex (plate stereo SLR)
- UF (strut folder, c.1910)
- UP-M (strut folder, c.1924)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes on the Express Newness SL falling-plate box camera, about 1900, for 6.5×9 cm plates, in the Collection of Elisabetta and L. David Tomei. The camera has an adjustable guillotine shutter, six aperture stops (i.e. selectable fixed stops, not an iris), and Watson-type viewfinders for vertical and horizontal orientation.
- ↑ Storia della Fotografia
- ↑ e.g. at the National Portrait Gallery in London and on the Storia della Fotofrafia site {Italian}
- ↑ Express Newness Stereo falling-plate box camera for 9×18 cm plates, about 1905, sold at the May 2011 Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna. Like the mono Express Newness, the camera has simple lenses (not identified) but with selectable aperture stops and a guillotine shutter with adjustable speed. It has a simple reflex viewfinder in a small folding hood.
- ↑ 1922 Salex Murer camera in an exhibition Cameras: the Technology of Photographic Imaging at the Oxford Museum of the History of Science. The camera has a 70 mm f/5.5 anastigmat with helical focusing to one metre, and focal-plane shutter with speeds up to 1/1000 second. Ground-glass focusing is also possible. There is a Newton finder with the front part mounted in a sliding lens cover, like the earlier Gaumont Block-Notes.
Links
- Murer & Duroni falling-plate camera
- Photo of Murer & Duroni Blitz Camera and read view on Flickr by Bike/camera guy
- Photos by Duroni on Wikimedia commons.
- Muro camera at Kurt Tauber's site
