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| − | + | '''Simda''' is a company founded in Paris by Simone and Daniel Guébin (they were wife and husband; the company name is a combination of their names),<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p894.</ref> in 1955, according to ''Collection d'Appareils''.<ref name=CdA>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11697 Notes on Simda and the Panorascope] at Sylvain Halgand's ''[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils Photo]''.</ref><ref name=PR>A press release previously shown at the [http://www.simda.fr/ Simda homepage] stated that the company was started in ''1963'', but this cannot be correct, given the dates of patents for the Panorascope and the slide-mounts used with it.</ref> An advertisement from 1956 gives the company address as 13 ''bis'' Rue du Bel-Air, in Perreux-sur-Marne, a residential area; the building still stands. | |
| − | '''Simda''' is a company founded in Paris by Simone and Daniel Guébin (they were wife and husband; the company name is a combination of their names),<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p894.</ref> in 1955, according to ''Collection d'Appareils''.<ref name=CdA>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11697 Notes on Simda and the Panorascope] at Sylvain Halgand's ''[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils Photo]''.</ref><ref name=PR>A | ||
The company was sold in the early 2000s when its then owner, Gérard Tabarly, retired, but the firm became bankrupt soon after. In 2004, the company was restarted by Tabarly with his son Sacha.<ref name=PR/> | The company was sold in the early 2000s when its then owner, Gérard Tabarly, retired, but the firm became bankrupt soon after. In 2004, the company was restarted by Tabarly with his son Sacha.<ref name=PR/> | ||
| − | The company is still trading (as at June | + | The company is still trading (as at June 2020), from 29 Rue du Bois Galon, In fOntenay-sous-Bois, close to its original location, and produces projection equipment.<ref>[http://www.simda.com/index.php Simda homepage]: as of June 2020, the site still has a product category for projectors (and even episcopes) but none are listed. Screens are still available.</ref> |
The company is known for only one camera, the [[Panorascope]], a stereo camera for panoramic views on 16 mm cine film. Two models of this camera exist, though McKeown states that less than 2500 were made.<ref name=McK/> | The company is known for only one camera, the [[Panorascope]], a stereo camera for panoramic views on 16 mm cine film. Two models of this camera exist, though McKeown states that less than 2500 were made.<ref name=McK/> | ||
| − | A stereo projector for 35 mm slides made by Simda was sold at Westlicht.<ref name=W>[ | + | A stereo projector for 35 mm slides made by Simda was sold at Westlicht.<ref name=W>[https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=12&inO=721 Polysynchro stereo 35 mm projector] with 90, 105 and 150 mm lens pairs, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=12 twelfth Westlicht Photographica Auction], on 17 November 2007; dated by the auctioneer to about 1960.</ref><ref> |
[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1261001A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19610512&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP French Patent 1261001] in the name of Daniel Guébin, ''Utilisation des miroirs froids et des écrans dégradés dans les systèmes de projection'' (Use of 'cold mirrors' and graduated screens in projection systems (stereoscopy and cross-fade)), filed 1960 and granted 1961; at [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP Espacenet], the patent search facility of the European Patent Office. The patent describes the use of mirrors and graduated screens deposited under vacuum to give high light output while protecting the projected material from infra-red (i.e. heat), and also their use in accomplishing cross-fade transition between slides.</ref> | [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1261001A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19610512&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP French Patent 1261001] in the name of Daniel Guébin, ''Utilisation des miroirs froids et des écrans dégradés dans les systèmes de projection'' (Use of 'cold mirrors' and graduated screens in projection systems (stereoscopy and cross-fade)), filed 1960 and granted 1961; at [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP Espacenet], the patent search facility of the European Patent Office. The patent describes the use of mirrors and graduated screens deposited under vacuum to give high light output while protecting the projected material from infra-red (i.e. heat), and also their use in accomplishing cross-fade transition between slides.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:20, 26 June 2020
Simda is a company founded in Paris by Simone and Daniel Guébin (they were wife and husband; the company name is a combination of their names),[1] in 1955, according to Collection d'Appareils.[2][3] An advertisement from 1956 gives the company address as 13 bis Rue du Bel-Air, in Perreux-sur-Marne, a residential area; the building still stands.
The company was sold in the early 2000s when its then owner, Gérard Tabarly, retired, but the firm became bankrupt soon after. In 2004, the company was restarted by Tabarly with his son Sacha.[3] The company is still trading (as at June 2020), from 29 Rue du Bois Galon, In fOntenay-sous-Bois, close to its original location, and produces projection equipment.[4]
The company is known for only one camera, the Panorascope, a stereo camera for panoramic views on 16 mm cine film. Two models of this camera exist, though McKeown states that less than 2500 were made.[1]
A stereo projector for 35 mm slides made by Simda was sold at Westlicht.[5][6]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p894.
- ↑ Notes on Simda and the Panorascope at Sylvain Halgand's Collection d'Appareils Photo.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A press release previously shown at the Simda homepage stated that the company was started in 1963, but this cannot be correct, given the dates of patents for the Panorascope and the slide-mounts used with it.
- ↑ Simda homepage: as of June 2020, the site still has a product category for projectors (and even episcopes) but none are listed. Screens are still available.
- ↑ Polysynchro stereo 35 mm projector with 90, 105 and 150 mm lens pairs, sold at the twelfth Westlicht Photographica Auction, on 17 November 2007; dated by the auctioneer to about 1960.
- ↑ French Patent 1261001 in the name of Daniel Guébin, Utilisation des miroirs froids et des écrans dégradés dans les systèmes de projection (Use of 'cold mirrors' and graduated screens in projection systems (stereoscopy and cross-fade)), filed 1960 and granted 1961; at Espacenet, the patent search facility of the European Patent Office. The patent describes the use of mirrors and graduated screens deposited under vacuum to give high light output while protecting the projected material from infra-red (i.e. heat), and also their use in accomplishing cross-fade transition between slides.
