Florida Photographic Arts Museum--Cirkut Panorama Camera
Jun 26, 2017 21:57:08 #
Just Ducky
Loc: Ohio/Florida
We went to to Florida Photographic Arts Museum this morning. (It is in the cube building on Ashley. The building in the movie The Punisher.)
The museum had 3 small exhibits, one of which is pretty amazing--By the Yard: Cirkut Camera Photography. If you are in Tampa, it is worth the visit to see the inside of the building and the pictures taken by this camera.
The camera, which took panoramic photos was patented in 1904 and was manufactured starting in 1905 by the Rochester Panoramic Company purchased later that year by Century Camera Co. which was owned by Eastman Kodak. Production continued until 1949 according to Wikipedia and it looks like you can still buy one online.
There was a picture from 1945 of the Queen Mary docking in NYC with returning service personnel, and one of workers in a cotton field titled King Cotton and dated 1907.
The length of film varied per model. The no. 16 took a roll 18 ft long.
I'm amazed at what a little cell phone can do; but, I'm totally amazed at this camera can do!
The attached link has more info. If you have the opportunity to see these pictures, it's worth your time.
http://sgarwood.com/node/20
The museum had 3 small exhibits, one of which is pretty amazing--By the Yard: Cirkut Camera Photography. If you are in Tampa, it is worth the visit to see the inside of the building and the pictures taken by this camera.
The camera, which took panoramic photos was patented in 1904 and was manufactured starting in 1905 by the Rochester Panoramic Company purchased later that year by Century Camera Co. which was owned by Eastman Kodak. Production continued until 1949 according to Wikipedia and it looks like you can still buy one online.
There was a picture from 1945 of the Queen Mary docking in NYC with returning service personnel, and one of workers in a cotton field titled King Cotton and dated 1907.
The length of film varied per model. The no. 16 took a roll 18 ft long.
I'm amazed at what a little cell phone can do; but, I'm totally amazed at this camera can do!
The attached link has more info. If you have the opportunity to see these pictures, it's worth your time.
http://sgarwood.com/node/20
Jun 27, 2017 01:58:21 #
Very interesting stuff! Too bad the link does not show the Queen Mary or the cottonfield images - i would have liked to see them. Have seen several of city skylines, e.g., Chicago, for example, where the panarama scope is similarly dramatic. Thanks for sharing the info and the link details. /Ralph
Jun 27, 2017 03:43:52 #
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Jun 27, 2017 08:41:34 #
This story is not finished. Can you imagine how they made contact prints or enlargements from this! Those pixel peepers will have to look awfully close to see any grain. I wonder if any negatives or prints still exist. No end to human imagination.
Jun 27, 2017 09:00:52 #
Just Ducky
Loc: Ohio/Florida
rjaywallace wrote:
Very interesting stuff! Too bad the link does not show the Queen Mary or the cottonfield images - i would have liked to see them. /Ralph
I found no link anywhere for the Queen Mary photo. It was dark--foggy or perhaps evening with lights at the fore of the main deck. It is part of the permanent collection of the Museum.
I found this link on the library of congress website for the King Cotton pic.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pan.6a36702/
This is the link to the museum.
http://fmopa.org
Jun 27, 2017 09:01:29 #
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Jun 27, 2017 09:20:41 #
dpullum wrote:
Great engineering and tool making.
And it does not even need batteries.
Jun 27, 2017 10:18:23 #
Thank you for the info. I am leaving for Nova Scotia in two days for 12 days but the museum calendar says the exhibit will still be there when I get back. I live just an hour away from Tampa so I will go there when I get back.
Jun 27, 2017 10:23:24 #
These cameras were still used around 1970-80 by a photographer named Klein. He worked mostly around Alaska, I have a few of his color prints, one is 180plus degrees print of a famous bar in Juneau where the piano player can be seen on both ends of the print. One is of Mt. Denali in all it's glory.
Jun 27, 2017 10:34:13 #
blacks2 wrote:
These cameras were still used around 1970-80 by a photographer named Klein. He worked mostly around Alaska, I have a few of his color prints, one is 180plus degrees print of a famous bar in Juneau where the piano player can be seen on both ends of the print. One is of Mt. Denali in all it's glory.
Where in the world did he get film!
Jun 27, 2017 13:09:22 #
Just Ducky
Loc: Ohio/Florida
abc1234 wrote:
Where in the world did he get film!
According to this website, it is easier to get today than it was back then. Then you had to order 100 rolls.
http://cirkut.org/cirkut/cirkutfilm.html
Jun 27, 2017 14:05:07 #
Just Ducky
Loc: Ohio/Florida
blacks2 wrote:
These cameras were still used around 1970-80 by a photographer named Klein. He worked mostly around Alaska, I have a few of his color prints, one is 180plus degrees print of a famous bar in Juneau where the piano player can be seen on both ends of the print. One is of Mt. Denali in all it's glory.
There may have been one of his on display. There were a few from Alaska.
Jun 27, 2017 14:14:40 #
Just Ducky
Loc: Ohio/Florida
JonClayton wrote:
Thank you for the info. I am leaving for Nova Scotia in two days for 12 days but the museum calendar says the exhibit will still be there when I get back. I live just an hour away from Tampa so I will go there when I get back.
Hope you have fun up there. Should be a lot cooler! We were at an afternoon, outdoor, semi formal wedding in Plant City last Saturday and nearly cooked!
Hope you enjoy the pics. We really enjoyed the building as well.
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