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Cyclographe à foyer fixe (fixed-focus)

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: J. Damoizeau
DESIGNER: J. Damoizeau
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
SEE ALSO:
  Cyclographe (Focusing model)
  Stereo Cyclographe (fixed focus)
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1894
PATENT DATE: May 3, 1889
FILM TYPE: rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 8.5 x 80 cm.
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: panoramic
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: Darlot 130mm f/11 Achromatic meniscus

NOTES:
  "c1894. An early panoramic camera which revolves on its tripod while
  the film is transported in the opposite direction past the focal plane
  slit. Capable of exposures up to 360° (9x80cm)." (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: D163.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1146

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lothrop, Eaton S., Jr. --A Century of Cameras from the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.-- Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. pp 83.//
Hasbroeck, Paul-Henry van. --150 Classic Cameras: From 1839 to the Present.-- London: Sotheby's Publications, 1989. pp 79.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 132.//

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Cyclographe à foyer fixe (fixed-focus)

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