The advance of photography : its history and modern applications (1911)

Record Details:

Title:
The advance of photography : its history and modern applications
Date:
1911
Publisher:
London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.
Volume:
The advance of photography : its history and modern applications
Leaf #:
000181
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 02, 2024
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CAMERA APPLIANCES 147 this not only serves as a magnifier for focussing purposes, but it also acts as a hood keeping external light from the Fig. 62. field lens, and so makes it possible to focus accurately even in very bright light. Toy Cameras. — Among the class of hand cameras we might mention one or two instances of what may be looked upon as toy cameras. Many of these, although very small in bulk, are fitted with first-class lenses and are capable of producing photographs which, when enlarged, make quite satisfactory pictures. The Bebe Camera of Watson's is one of these. This camera is 3J" by 21" by 1", and the size of the print is 2f " by ii". The accompanying illustration shows the compact nature of this little instrument. *lg* 63, Another of a somewhat different appearance is the " Ticka/' a tiny camera which looks like a silver watch (see fig. 64). « Like the others in which spools of films are used, it can be loaded and