6A70.30 - Camera

Code Number:
6A70.30
Demo Title:
Camera
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Image Formation, Focal Lengths, and Stops
Area of Study:
Optics
Equipment:
Box Camera's and Polaroid Camera's.
Procedure:

All the elements on the box camera's still work.  Polaroid pictures can still be taken with the camera not shown in the pictures.  We also have some single reflex Pentax camera's that may be used for demonstration.

References:
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  • Mark L. Biermann and Lois A. A. Biermann, "When the f/♯ is not the f/♯", TPT, Vol. 34, #5, May 1996, p. 312.
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  • Richard L. Childers, "A Photographer's Rule-of-Thumb", TPT, Vol. 29, #5, May 1991, p. 292.
  • Thomas B. Greenslade Jr., "Photography in the Classroom", TPT, Vol. 28, #3, Mar. 1990, p. 148.
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  • Brent Rose, "This Camera Was the Best of Both Worlds", Popular Mechanics, March/April 2021, p. 78.
  • Alyssa Favreau, "Self-Powered Camera", Popular Science, Vol. 288, #3, May/June 2016, p. 42.
  • Rose Pastore, "Instant Revolution", Popular Science, Vol. 285, #4, Apr. 2013, p. 88.
  • "Camerz and Long-Roll Camera", Wiki, Information about the large Nord Box Camera.
  • George M. Hopkins, "Photography", Experimental Science, p. 318.
  • H. Richard Crane, "The Transponder: Device of Many Uses", How Thing Work (1983 - 1995), p. 53.
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  • "The Universal Camera", The Queen Catalogues, James W. Queen & Co., 1993.
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  • Joseph Frick, "#180 - Camera Obscura", Physical Technics: Or Practical Instructions for Making Experiments in Physics and the Construction of Physical Apparatus with the Most Limmited Means, p. 209.
  • Dr. Gordon Stables, R.N., C. Stansfeld Hicks, J. N. Maskelyne, Rev. Harry Jones, M.A, Dr. Stradling, Captain Crawley, Rev. A. n. Malan, M.A., F.G.S., and Many Others, "Chapter XXXVI - The Camera Obscura: How to Make and Use It", The Boy's Own Book of  Indoor Games and Recreations, A Popular Encyclopaedia for Boys, p. 355.
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