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The '''Vélocigraphe''' is a [[Film advance#Falling Plate|falling-plate]] camera for up to twelve plates, made by [[Hermagis]] in Paris, in the 1890s.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p388.</ref> The body is a wooden box; it was supplied in a close-fitting leather case, the front opening to allow it to be used while in the case; all the controls are on the front. It has a Hermagis lens with an iris diaphragm, mounted with a coarse screw thread for focusing. The camera has a behind-the-lens shutter, with seven speeds (numbered 1 - 7 on the control), set by varying spring tension.<ref name=EP>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C161.html Vélocigraphe] serial no. 909 at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/index.html Early Photography].</ref> The shutter tensioning lever also operates the plate-changing mechanism.<ref name=McK></ref><ref name=EP></ref> There is a plate counter, in a window in the maker's name plate on the right-hand side. There are [[Viewfinder#Watson finder|Watson-type]] viewfinders, and spirit levels, for horizontal and vertical orientation. | The '''Vélocigraphe''' is a [[Film advance#Falling Plate|falling-plate]] camera for up to twelve plates, made by [[Hermagis]] in Paris, in the 1890s.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p388.</ref> The body is a wooden box; it was supplied in a close-fitting leather case, the front opening to allow it to be used while in the case; all the controls are on the front. It has a Hermagis lens with an iris diaphragm, mounted with a coarse screw thread for focusing. The camera has a behind-the-lens shutter, with seven speeds (numbered 1 - 7 on the control), set by varying spring tension.<ref name=EP>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C161.html Vélocigraphe] serial no. 909 at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/index.html Early Photography].</ref> The shutter tensioning lever also operates the plate-changing mechanism.<ref name=McK></ref><ref name=EP></ref> There is a plate counter, in a window in the maker's name plate on the right-hand side. There are [[Viewfinder#Watson finder|Watson-type]] viewfinders, and spirit levels, for horizontal and vertical orientation. | ||
| − | The Vélocigraphe was made in 9×12 cm and 13×18 cm plate sizes.<ref name=CdA>Contemporary advertisements for [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=13568 le Vélocigraphe] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils]</ref> A stereo version was made for six 8×16 or 9×18 cm plates.<ref name=CdA></ref> | + | The Vélocigraphe was made in 9×12 cm and 13×18 cm plate sizes.<ref name=CdA>Contemporary advertisements for [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=13568 le Vélocigraphe] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php ''Collection d'Appareils'']</ref> A stereo version was made for six 8×16 or 9×18 cm plates.<ref name=CdA></ref> |
| − | The Vélocigraphe was probably so named to take advantage of the fashionability of cycling; certainly the camera, in its case, and intended for hand-held use, would have been easy to carry on a bicycle. One of the advertisements at Collection d'Appareils promotes the camera and a '''sommier vélocipédique''' (bicycle mount) for mounting cameras, such as the Vélocigraphe, on a bicycle or tricycle, allowing photographs to be taken while moving.<ref name=CdA></ref> | + | The Vélocigraphe was probably so named to take advantage of the fashionability of cycling; certainly the camera, in its case, and intended for hand-held use, would have been easy to carry on a bicycle. One of the advertisements at ''Collection d'Appareils'' promotes the camera and a '''sommier vélocipédique''' (bicycle mount) for mounting cameras, such as the Vélocigraphe, on a bicycle or tricycle, allowing photographs to be taken while moving.<ref name=CdA></ref> |
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| − | Cameras sold at Westlicht Photographica | + | Cameras sold at [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=62&L=1 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna: |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=20&inO=495 Vélocigraphe] serial no. 305, sold at the [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=20 twentieth auction], on 1 November 2011. |
| − | * [ | + | * [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=12&inO=627 Vélocigraphe] serial no. 831, in its case (with tripod bushes and spirit levels ''on the case'') and with Tele-Objective (a teleconverter, to mount between the camera and lens); sold at the [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=12 twelfth auction], on 17 November 2007. |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=16&inO=502 Vélocigraphe] serial no. 899, with a folding optical finder on the top; sold at the [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=16 sixteenth auction], on 5 December 2009. |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=17&inO=529 Vélocigraphe] serial no. 1454, with Aplanastigmat No. 8 140 mm f/6.8 lens, and altered shutter release, and with an accessory shoe and two tripod sockets on the body, sold at the [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=17 seventeenth auction], on 29 May 2010. |
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The Vélocigraphe is a falling-plate camera for up to twelve plates, made by Hermagis in Paris, in the 1890s.[1] The body is a wooden box; it was supplied in a close-fitting leather case, the front opening to allow it to be used while in the case; all the controls are on the front. It has a Hermagis lens with an iris diaphragm, mounted with a coarse screw thread for focusing. The camera has a behind-the-lens shutter, with seven speeds (numbered 1 - 7 on the control), set by varying spring tension.[2] The shutter tensioning lever also operates the plate-changing mechanism.[1][2] There is a plate counter, in a window in the maker's name plate on the right-hand side. There are Watson-type viewfinders, and spirit levels, for horizontal and vertical orientation.
The Vélocigraphe was made in 9×12 cm and 13×18 cm plate sizes.[3] A stereo version was made for six 8×16 or 9×18 cm plates.[3]
The Vélocigraphe was probably so named to take advantage of the fashionability of cycling; certainly the camera, in its case, and intended for hand-held use, would have been easy to carry on a bicycle. One of the advertisements at Collection d'Appareils promotes the camera and a sommier vélocipédique (bicycle mount) for mounting cameras, such as the Vélocigraphe, on a bicycle or tricycle, allowing photographs to be taken while moving.[3]
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). p388.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vélocigraphe serial no. 909 at Early Photography.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Contemporary advertisements for le Vélocigraphe at Collection d'Appareils
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Cameras sold at Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna:
- Vélocigraphe serial no. 305, sold at the twentieth auction, on 1 November 2011.
- Vélocigraphe serial no. 831, in its case (with tripod bushes and spirit levels on the case) and with Tele-Objective (a teleconverter, to mount between the camera and lens); sold at the twelfth auction, on 17 November 2007.
- Vélocigraphe serial no. 899, with a folding optical finder on the top; sold at the sixteenth auction, on 5 December 2009.
- Vélocigraphe serial no. 1454, with Aplanastigmat No. 8 140 mm f/6.8 lens, and altered shutter release, and with an accessory shoe and two tripod sockets on the body, sold at the seventeenth auction, on 29 May 2010.
