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The '''Photosphère''' was a camera designed for usage in tropical regions. Therefore it was made of metal. The shutter was formed like a bowl with a hole and placed inside the characteristic hemispheric frontside of the camera (2). Setting different shutter speeds was possible by clamping a spring (1). About 4000 pieces (all variants together) had been produced. | The '''Photosphère''' was a camera designed for usage in tropical regions. Therefore it was made of metal. The shutter was formed like a bowl with a hole and placed inside the characteristic hemispheric frontside of the camera (2). Setting different shutter speeds was possible by clamping a spring (1). About 4000 pieces (all variants together) had been produced. | ||
Different plate magazines were attachable to the camera body's back: a double chassis made of mahagony, a double chassis made of steel, or a magazine for 12 plates made of metal. | Different plate magazines were attachable to the camera body's back: a double chassis made of mahagony, a double chassis made of steel, or a magazine for 12 plates made of metal. | ||
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*Type: plate camera | *Type: plate camera | ||
*Manufacturer: [[Compagnie Francaise de Photographie]] | *Manufacturer: [[Compagnie Francaise de Photographie]] | ||
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*Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder (3) | *Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder (3) | ||
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*Type: plate camera | *Type: plate camera | ||
*Films: 9×12cm dry plates | *Films: 9×12cm dry plates | ||
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*Shutter: bowl-like guillotine shutter, 5 speeds | *Shutter: bowl-like guillotine shutter, 5 speeds | ||
*Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder | *Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder | ||
| − | * | + | *[http://johnsrolleionlypage.homestead.com/files/Photosphere_9X12.jpg Image] presented in [http://johnsrolleionlypage.homestead.com/historicallyimportantcameras.html this page of the RolleiOnly website] |
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*Type: roll film camera | *Type: roll film camera | ||
*Films: 13×18cm roll film (48 exposures) | *Films: 13×18cm roll film (48 exposures) | ||
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*Extra: water-level | *Extra: water-level | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Photosphère n°4 stéréoscopique (2 n°1-photophères in one)''' |
*Type: plate camera | *Type: plate camera | ||
*Films: 18×9cm dry plates | *Films: 18×9cm dry plates | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | + | * [http://declic87.free.fr/Pages%20web/Decouverte/Appareil%20collection/appareilphotosphere.htm Photosphère n°1, n°2, n°3, and n°4] at [http://declic87.free.fr/ declic87.free.fr] (French) | |
| − | * [http://declic87.free.fr/Pages%20web/Decouverte/Appareil%20collection/appareilphotosphere.htm | + | * [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/sph1.htm Other Photosphère variants description] at [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/camindexe.html Tigin's Classic Cameras] (German/English) |
| − | * [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/sph1.htm | + | * [http://johnsrolleionlypage.homestead.com/historicallyimportantcameras.html Page about historically important cameras] at [http://johnsrolleionlypage.homestead.com/ RolleiOnly], with pictures of two different Photosphère variants |
[[Category:France]] | [[Category:France]] | ||
[[Category:P]] | [[Category:P]] | ||
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The Photosphère was a camera designed for usage in tropical regions. Therefore it was made of metal. The shutter was formed like a bowl with a hole and placed inside the characteristic hemispheric frontside of the camera (2). Setting different shutter speeds was possible by clamping a spring (1). About 4000 pieces (all variants together) had been produced.
Different plate magazines were attachable to the camera body's back: a double chassis made of mahagony, a double chassis made of steel, or a magazine for 12 plates made of metal.
Photosphère n°1
- Type: plate camera
- Manufacturer: Compagnie Francaise de Photographie
- Year of patent: 1888
- Films: 8×9cm dry plates
- Lens: Cie. Francaise Aplanétique 92mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 92mm
- Shutter: bowl-like guillotine shutter
- Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder (3)
Photosphère n°2
- Type: plate camera
- Films: 9×12cm dry plates
- Lens: Cie. Francaise double symétrique 125mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 125mm
- Shutter: bowl-like guillotine shutter, 5 speeds
- Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder
- Image presented in this page of the RolleiOnly website
Photosphère n°3
- Type: roll film camera
- Films: 13×18cm roll film (48 exposures)
- Lens: Cie. Francaise double symétrique 165mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 165mm
- Shutter: bowl-like guillotine shutter
- Viewfinder: 2 reflex finders inside the camera body
- Extra: water-level
Photosphère n°4 stéréoscopique (2 n°1-photophères in one)
- Type: plate camera
- Films: 18×9cm dry plates
- Lens: 2 × Cie. Francaise Aplanétique 92mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 92mm
- Shutter: 2 simultaneous bowl-like guillotine shutters
- Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder
Links
- Photosphère n°1, n°2, n°3, and n°4 at declic87.free.fr (French)
- Other Photosphère variants description at Tigin's Classic Cameras (German/English)
- Page about historically important cameras at RolleiOnly, with pictures of two different Photosphère variants
