Studio camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1875
Materials
Brass, Glass, Cloth
Measurements
245 x 225 x 458 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524920.1
Summary
Studio camera with square bellows, half plate size, with two rack focusing, portrait lens for waterhouse stops. Lens plate allows upwards and sideways sliding for image adjustment. Lens mounted on brass plate withscrew knob for focus. Bellows extend backwards on base plate operated by screw mechanism. Ground glass focusing screen hinges on to top of camera and slide holder is inserted from the side. Camera closes with hinged panel and screw knob feature.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986