Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

prototype

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

5

Ou

camera device for close-up nature photography

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Clear, white and opaque grey synthetic [plexiglass ?] frame fitted with silver metal hardware and turned brown wood handgrips. Black synthetic and silver metal components have smooth, pebbled, bright chromed and brushed finishes. Camera has clear glass lenses. Off-white paper lining transparent synthetic tube element bears black and red ink markings. Smooth black adhesive-backed tape [electrical tape ?] used to secure cable releases to handgrip. Black paper (?) bellows fitted to camera lens.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

42,5 cm

Largeur

40,0 cm

Hauteur

19,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Photographie

Catégorie

Appareils-photos

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Christie

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Ottawa

Contexte

Pays

Worldwide

État/province

Inconnu

Période

1976- 1990s.

Canada

Mr. Christie, a chemist by profession, was an enthusiast entomologist and nature photographer. He travelled around the world with Canadian entomologists to take close-up photos of insects. Many of his photographs were acquired by the [Canadian] Dept. of Agriculture and are now digitized. In the 1970s the Museum of Nature exhibited his images. [Ref. 1]

Fonction

Specific: Designed to facilitate close-up photography of insects.

Technique

It is very challenging for a nature photographer to take a close-up of an insect in its natural habitat. Mr. Christie developed a device. a hand-held camera frame that allowed quick changing of the position of a flash to achieve a greater depth of field at high magnification while taking a photograph of an insect. Mr. Christie patented his device, and intended to produce it commercially, but potential users found it too complicated. The market for the device, which was designed especially for insect photographers, was small and production costs too high for a commercial success. [Ref. 1]

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Markings on camera component include: "TOPCON", "RE SUPER", "TOKYO KOGAKU JAPAN", "Made in Japan" and "4626922". All settings, etc. labelled. "ISO 50 36EX/ 24 Sept/05" printed by hand on adhesive-backed label applied to camera top. "Overhauled/ June/ 84/ Jan. 1985" printed by hand on adhesive-backed label applied to underside of camera. On lens housing: "RE. Auto-Topcor 1:2.8 f=10 cm Tokyo Kogaku Japan 7503466". Markings on camera rail components include "RE Topcor 58mm". Markings on flash unit include "BRAUN", "Braun AG Frankfurt/M/ Hobby F30B/ Made in Japan" and "30008613". All settings, etc. labelled.

Manque

Unknown.

Fini

Clear, white and opaque grey synthetic [plexiglass ?] frame fitted with silver metal hardware and turned brown wood handgrips. Black synthetic and silver metal components have smooth, pebbled, bright chromed and brushed finishes. Camera has clear glass lenses. Off-white paper lining transparent synthetic tube element bears black and red ink markings. Smooth black adhesive-backed tape [electrical tape ?] used to secure cable releases to handgrip. Black paper (?) bellows fitted to camera lens.

Décoration

S/O