Thursday 9 October 2014

1844 - The Megaskop Camera

The Megaskop camera was the first camera that was able to take a panoramic image. The lenses were able to rotate 110 degrees to 360 degrees to get a quality image of the landscape. It was operated by a handle and gears and used the same copper plates as the Daguerrotype Camera.

Pros:
-          First camera to get a detailed panoramic image

Cons:
-          Uses a very poisonous chemical (mercury) to pruduce the image

-          Takes 3 hours to hand polish one plate




Swing lens panoramic camera

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