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Very interesting camera
« on: December 23, 2010, 09:43:18 AM »
I don't remember seeing anything like it...
You can tell by the camera's design that it's made by a watchmaker !

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Compass-Camera-Swiss-watchmaker-Jaeger-LeCoultre-C-/160520575291?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255fc5993b
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2010, 09:47:35 AM »
Wow! What a beautiful object.
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2010, 09:54:07 AM »
Wow is the word, that's quite a thing. It's amazing as a piece of engineering but not particularly attractive, in my humble opinion!
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2010, 01:59:12 PM »
Man, i can't even imagine how to operate this thing, but it sure looks good.
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2010, 03:27:17 PM »
1937 and in pristine condition - how fabulous!  Obviously owned by James Bond or some other international man of mystery.... definitely.  ;)
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2010, 03:45:15 PM »
Seen one only in a book. Fabulous look. Modern cameras should take their cues from gems like these more often.
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2010, 07:48:13 AM »
I'm still not sure where the film cartridge goes... and what's the focusing glass doing in there ?
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2010, 09:23:40 AM »
Sapata - I couldn't agree more with your comment about it having to have been designed by a watchmaker. Weird that such an amazing item was made in an age when simplicity and elegance were the driving forces in design. To me, this looks like one of the most over-engineered and over-complicated picture-taking machines I think I've ever seen.
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2010, 03:30:11 PM »
Well, there's a saying that goes "when in doubt: over-engineer the heck out of the thing"...
I guess that probably was part of the design...
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2010, 08:53:13 PM »
I love it's complexity - sort of like a puzzle box.
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2010, 03:31:48 PM »
More about it-
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C12.html

I have to say- the idea of shooting 35mm plates doesn't appeal....
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2010, 04:16:52 PM »
Quote from: DS on December 25, 2010, 03:31:48 PM
More about it-
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C12.html

I have to say- the idea of shooting 35mm plates doesn't appeal....

It's not fo me either...  but the roll film back changes the whole thing doesn't it ?

Great source of information, it makes a bit easier to understand the camera's concept which is pretty much trying to have every single feature in one small piece of equipment... a bit like a Swiss Army knife  ;)

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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2010, 06:41:15 PM »
I saw one at Malcolm Taylor's once. He had one in to refurb, after sorting my Lecia IIIf. He said it was designed by an Englishman, Noel Pemberton-Billing, it was manufactured by Swiss watchmakers, Le Coultre et Cie. This was the ultimate in sophisticated miniaturisation, packing more features into its small body than any other camera of its size. I sneaked a piccy.
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Re: Very interesting camera
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2010, 09:21:34 PM »
Quote from: sapata on December 25, 2010, 04:16:52 PM
It's not fo me either...  but the roll film back changes the whole thing doesn't it ?

Aye, only if you can find 828 roll film  :P

I still would like one though (it is weird, I like weird)
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