Film cameras that produce images larger than 24 mm x 36 mm but smaller than 4 inches x 5 inches.
Medium Format Camera
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fixer
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box camera
Simple camera consisting of a light-sealed cuboidal box that has a lens fixed to one end, and the photographic film…
Pinhole
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Treadle
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Frame Loom
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Large Format Camera
Film cameras that produce images that are 9 cm x 12 cm or larger.
viewfinder
The eyepiece on a camera that allows the photographer to compose and determine the focus of the image received through…
Camera Lucida
An optical device and precedent to the camera, which was used as an aid for drawing and sketching. Developed in…