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As other cameras of the 'jumelle' type, the body of the camera tapers toward the front. It is constructed as two half-boxes, one inside the other (or a box and its lid). The two are hinged together at the front, and the upper part can be lifted up at the back. The upper part contains a plate magazine, and lifting and lowering it serves to move the most recently exposed plate from the front of the magazine to the back. This mechanism is the subject of a patent by Lucien Joux.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=DE&NR=84894C&KC=C&FT=D&ND=4&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP German patent DE 84894 (C)] and [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=CH&NR=9283A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=4&date=18950515&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP Swiss Patent CH 9283 (A)] of 1894, describing the Steno-Jumelle camera and its plate-changing mechanism, at [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP Espacenet], the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.</ref><ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/US538736 US Patent 538736 of 1895] in the name of Lucien Joux and Jules Marchal, describing the same camera, at [http://www.google.com/patents Google patents].</ref> | As other cameras of the 'jumelle' type, the body of the camera tapers toward the front. It is constructed as two half-boxes, one inside the other (or a box and its lid). The two are hinged together at the front, and the upper part can be lifted up at the back. The upper part contains a plate magazine, and lifting and lowering it serves to move the most recently exposed plate from the front of the magazine to the back. This mechanism is the subject of a patent by Lucien Joux.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=DE&NR=84894C&KC=C&FT=D&ND=4&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP German patent DE 84894 (C)] and [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=CH&NR=9283A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=4&date=18950515&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP Swiss Patent CH 9283 (A)] of 1894, describing the Steno-Jumelle camera and its plate-changing mechanism, at [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP Espacenet], the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.</ref><ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/US538736 US Patent 538736 of 1895] in the name of Lucien Joux and Jules Marchal, describing the same camera, at [http://www.google.com/patents Google patents].</ref> | ||
− | Examples of the camera have various lenses, including an f/8 Krauss-Zeiss Anastigmat<ref name=Krauss>[https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=18221&_ssl=off#18221 Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with a 110 mm f/8 Krauss-Zeiss Anastigmat] sold at the [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=17321&acat=17321&lang=3 May 2003 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna.</ref><ref>[http://auction-team.de/new_highlights/2009_09/ph/036.html Steno-Jumelle 9×12 cm camera] with 136 mm f/8 Krauss-Zeiss anastigmat and de luxe brown leather covering, in the [http://auction-team.de/new_highlights/nh_ph_09_2009.htm '2009 Highlights' page] at [http://www.auction-team.de/english/index.htm Auction Team Breker].</ref><ref>[http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1971372 Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera also with Krauss lens] sold in May 2006 by [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/364-auction-team-breker Auction Team Breker] in Cologne.</ref><ref name= | + | Examples of the camera have various lenses, mostly by Krauss, including an f/8 Krauss-Zeiss Anastigmat<ref name=Krauss>[https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=18221&_ssl=off#18221 Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with a 110 mm f/8 Krauss-Zeiss Anastigmat] sold at the [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=17321&acat=17321&lang=3 May 2003 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna.</ref><ref>[http://auction-team.de/new_highlights/2009_09/ph/036.html Steno-Jumelle 9×12 cm camera] with 136 mm f/8 Krauss-Zeiss anastigmat and de luxe brown leather covering, in the [http://auction-team.de/new_highlights/nh_ph_09_2009.htm '2009 Highlights' page] at [http://www.auction-team.de/english/index.htm Auction Team Breker].</ref><ref>[http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1971372 Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera also with Krauss lens] sold in May 2006 by [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/364-auction-team-breker Auction Team Breker] in Cologne.</ref> and an f/4.5 [[Tessar]], also made by Krauss under licence,<ref name=Tessar>[http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=66210&_ssl=off#66210 Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with 112 mm f/4.5 Tessar] sold at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=64591&acat=64591&offset=1&lang=3 November 2006 Westlicht auction].</ref> (the Tessar itself was only patented in 1902, so this must be a late example of the camera). One example has a lens by [[Charles Louis Chevalier|Chevalier]].<ref name=Chevalier>[https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=9730&_ssl=off#9730 Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with a Chevalier lens] sold at the [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=8138&acat=8138&offset=1&lang=3 November 2003 Westlicht auction].</ref> The shutter is a guillotine type. Most examples have a large lever on the left (which appears to be the speed control: Frans Jacobs in his blog ''The Camera Collector'' states that it is a five-speed shutter.<ref>[http://thecameracollector.skynetblogs.be/archive/2010/10/21/steno-jumelle-joux.html Steno-Jumelle] at [http://thecameracollector.skynetblogs.be/ Frans Jacobs' blog ''The Camera Collector''].</ref>) and an I/B/T selector on the lens board. There is a [[Viewfinder#Newton finder|Newton-type finder]] on the top, with an aiming pointer ''in front'' of the glass. |
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The Steno-Jumelle is a plate camera made by Lucien Joux & Compagnie of Paris from about 1895. It was made in two sizes, for twelve 9×12 cm plates, or eighteen 6.5×9 cm plates.[1]
As other cameras of the 'jumelle' type, the body of the camera tapers toward the front. It is constructed as two half-boxes, one inside the other (or a box and its lid). The two are hinged together at the front, and the upper part can be lifted up at the back. The upper part contains a plate magazine, and lifting and lowering it serves to move the most recently exposed plate from the front of the magazine to the back. This mechanism is the subject of a patent by Lucien Joux.[2][3]
Examples of the camera have various lenses, mostly by Krauss, including an f/8 Krauss-Zeiss Anastigmat[4][5][6] and an f/4.5 Tessar, also made by Krauss under licence,[7] (the Tessar itself was only patented in 1902, so this must be a late example of the camera). One example has a lens by Chevalier.[8] The shutter is a guillotine type. Most examples have a large lever on the left (which appears to be the speed control: Frans Jacobs in his blog The Camera Collector states that it is a five-speed shutter.[9]) and an I/B/T selector on the lens board. There is a Newton-type finder on the top, with an aiming pointer in front of the glass.
Notes
- ↑ 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). p453.
- ↑ German patent DE 84894 (C) and Swiss Patent CH 9283 (A) of 1894, describing the Steno-Jumelle camera and its plate-changing mechanism, at Espacenet, the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.
- ↑ US Patent 538736 of 1895 in the name of Lucien Joux and Jules Marchal, describing the same camera, at Google patents.
- ↑ Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with a 110 mm f/8 Krauss-Zeiss Anastigmat sold at the May 2003 Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna.
- ↑ Steno-Jumelle 9×12 cm camera with 136 mm f/8 Krauss-Zeiss anastigmat and de luxe brown leather covering, in the '2009 Highlights' page at Auction Team Breker.
- ↑ Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera also with Krauss lens sold in May 2006 by Auction Team Breker in Cologne.
- ↑ Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with 112 mm f/4.5 Tessar sold at the November 2006 Westlicht auction.
- ↑ Steno-Jumelle 6.5×9 cm camera with a Chevalier lens sold at the November 2003 Westlicht auction.
- ↑ Steno-Jumelle at Frans Jacobs' blog The Camera Collector.