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Frank Back Patent Prototype Panorama Camera

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Product number: AI_6_23954
Starting Price €2,500
Estimate € 5.000 – 6.000
Condition : B
Manufacture Year : 1940
serial number : 1
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Frank Back Patent Prototype Panorama Camera

360° Panorama camera for 35mm film, Wollensak Velostigmat 3.5/25mm. Unique, fully functioning prototype by Dr. Franz Gerhard Back (Dr. Back, who was born in Vienna is considered to be the father of the zoom lens. He was founder and president of Zoomar, INC, and later took over Kilfiitt. Along with many other inventions, the Voigtländer Zoomar 2.8/36-82mm is considered his most important). The camera is probably the first 360° panorama camera for 35mm film that was built and patented. The body is in a case mounted on a rotating disc. Exposure was via a mirror which was mounted in front of the lens. A museum piece! Including: a copy of the patent and other camera descriptions and information, accessories

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