(H/B) COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR CAMERA COLLECTORS

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Written for the camera collector and photography buff, this comprehensive collectors guide and history takes a novel approach to both the instruments and the image. Illustrated with over 500 color photographs, this volume moves from the camera obscura to digital imaging, with major developments in cameras in-between and many of the images captured with them.
Early inventors and photographers are highlighted in the discussion of the evolution of cameras. Their scientific inventiveness and artistry made photographic imaging what it is today. Camera groupings based on format and function, together with images give the reader a better understanding of how each camera type played a significant role in the development of photography. Collectors will also learn how to examine, care for, and test a camera, and the current price ranges of classic cameras are invaluable. Finally, the short technical glossary is a primer for the beginning collector and a refresher for the professional. (From the publisher)

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Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Evolution and Elements of Imaging Systems
The First Cameras
Pioneers in the History of Imaging
Photographic Chemistry and Mechanics of Cameras
Evolution of Photo System at a Glance
Part II. The Camera
Long Live the Box Camera
The View Camera: A Timeless Style
Transition: Documenting History Through Cameras
Enter the Era of Press Cameras
Roll Film Folding Cameras: The Go Anywhere Camera
Enter Miniature Cameras: 35mm
Reflex Cameras: SLRs and TLRs
Instant Imaging Cameras: Polaroid and Kodak
Instamatic Cameras
Sub-Miniature, Novelty, and Stereo Cameras
Imitations, Copies, and Private Label Cameras
APS: Advanced Photo System
Digital Cameras
Photographica Collectibles
Part III. Collector, User, or Both
How Old is My Camera?
Examining Cameras... Carefully
Testing a Camera
Camera Repair
Camera Care
Locating Sources
Ready to Load and Shoot
Case Study: Kodak Beau Brownie and Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta B
Kodak Autographic and 43 Year-Old Exposures
Buying and Selling on the Internet and Value Theory
Epilogue
Technical Glossary
Bibliography
Index