Photosphere
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The Photosphere 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. Setting different shutter speeds was possible by clamping a spring. About 4000 pieces (all variants together) had been produced.
photosphère n°1
- Type: plate camera
- Manufacturer: Compagnie Francaise de Photographie
- Year of release: 1888
- Lens: Cie. Francaise Aplanétique 92mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 92mm
- Films: 8×9cm glass plates
- Shutter: bowl-like guillotine shutter
- Viewfinder: removeable reflex finder
photosphère n°4 stéréoscopique (2 8×9-cameras in one)
- Type: plate camera
- Films: 18×9cm glass plates
- Lens: 2 × Cie. Francaise Aplanétique 92mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 92mm
- Shutter: 2 simultaneous shutters
photosphère n°2
- Type: plate camera
- Films: 9×12cm glass plates
- Lens: Cie. Francaise double symétrique 125mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 125mm
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°3
- Type: roll film camera
- Films: 13×18cm roll film
- Lens: Cie. Francaise double symétrique 165mm, or Zeiss Anastigmat 165mm
- Extra: water-level
- Viewfinder: 2 reflex finders inside the camera body
