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ViewMaster
View-Master is the trademark name of a line of special-format stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master "reels", which are thin cardboard disks containing seven Stereoscopic 3-D pairs of small transparent color photographs on film.Mary Ann & Wolfgang Sell and Charley Van Pelt, "View-Master Memories" , M.A. and W. Sell, ISBN B0006S314I, 2000 Self-Published It was originally manufactured and sold by Sawyer's. The View-Master system was introduced in 1939, four years after the advent of Kodachrome color film made the use of small, high-quality photographic color images practical. Tourist attraction and travel views predominated in View-Master's early lists of reels, most of which were meant to be of interest to users of all ages. Most current View-Master reels are intended for children. History 1919–1956: early photo services Edwin Eugene Mayer worked as a pharmacist at Owl Drug store in downtown Portland, Oregon, after serving in the U.S. Army in World War I. He built up a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
View-Master Personal Stereo Camera
The View-Master Personal Stereo Camera was a 35mm film camera designed to take 3D stereo photos for viewing in a View-Master. First released in 1952, the camera took 69 pairs of photos on a 36-exposure roll 35mm film, taking one set while the film was unwound from the canister, and another set while it was rewound. Although focus was fixed, the camera supported both variable aperture settings and shutter speeds. Description The View-Master Personal stereo camera was introduced by Sawyer's, Inc. in 1952 and was part of a complete system designed to allow amateurs to produce their own personal View-Master reels. Features The View-Master Personal stereo camera uses 35mm film to produce 69 stereo pairs from a 36-exposure roll of film.View-Master Three Dimension Photography (camera instruction manual) page 19 This is accomplished by a "lens shift" mechanism which starts out in the "A" position to expose the bottom half of the film while the film is wound out of the canister and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
