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a material thing

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever wondered why the older view, box and folder cameras were made of wood with a leather, paper, or varnish coating? Or that the new 35 mm minicams were mostly metal. That some cameras were bakelite and … Continue reading →

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History of Field View Cameras

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Back around the end of November, Russ Forfar sent me the link to a History of Field View Cameras. Most of the 1800s, once photographic processes where announced in 1839, Camera were generally what we once called field view … Continue reading →

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