History of a camera

By: John Rauch

15 Types Of Cameras• 01: obscura • 02: 35 mm • 03: Early Kodak Box cameras• 04: Midg• 05: REKO• 06:1904 Quarter Plate Sanderson• 07: Thornton Pickard • 08: Butcher's Cameo• 09: 1902 5 x 4" Plate Sanderson• 10: Columbia Optical Co. Pecto 1• 11: Spartus • 12: Minolta 110 SLR • 13: Cine Kodak • 14: Minox model A • 15: Brownie Bullet camera

Obscura

• 1st camera• Reflected picture onto paper

Early Kodak Box cameras

• Handle.• 1st film camera.

35 MM

SLR (single lens reflex) technologymanual focus 35mm film format

Coronet Midget

• Bakelite• Taylor Hobson meniscus f10 lens

Cyko REKO Images 4 x 5 inches in size Rising and falling front Room to store two extra

plate

1904 Quarter Plate Sanderson

• Rear focus rack• Unicum Shutter

Thornton Pickard Petzval lens Focusing screen Dark slide stored in rear of body

Butcher's Cameo

Better focus48c zoom lens

1902 5 x 4" Plate Sanderson

• long-focus lens• ‘A’ pattern

Columbia Optical Co. Pecto 1

Double strutted lens bedVulcanite dark slides

SpartusEye-level styleBuilt-in flash holder and reflector

Minolta 110 SLR

• 110 pocket film format• Built-in 1:4,5/25-50mm zoom lens

Cine Kodak

• Utilizing a special 16mm film• No flipping of the film load was required

Minox model A

• Half the weight of the Riga• The lack of a flash nipple

Brownie Bullet camera

• Dakon Lens• Gold colored faceplate