Comprehensive Guide: Camera Evolution from Obscura to Digital, with Collector Tips

Comprehensive Guide for Camera Collectors

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This definitive collectors' guide and history of photography offers a unique perspective on both the physical cameras themselves and the images they capture. Featuring over 500 full-color photographs, this comprehensive volume traces the journey from the camera obscura to contemporary digital imaging systems, highlighting key milestones in the evolution of photographic technology alongside the images that defined their periods.

The narrative intertwines early innovators with their scientific insights and artistic achievements that have shaped modern photography as we know it today. Organized by format and function, this book illustrates how different cameras played pivotal roles in advancing the field, offering collectors a deeper understanding through historical context and visual examples.

In addition to providing invaluable advice for examining, caring for, and testing cameras, our guide includes current market valuations of classic, making it an essential resource. A concise technical glossary serves as both a primer for beginners and a refresher course for seasoned professionals.

The Comprehensive Guide for Camera Collectors is tlored for enthusiasts, historians, and collectors alike who are interested in the intersection of photography's scientific development with its artistic expressions.

Features:

• Over 500 color photographs

• Evolution from camera obscura to digital imaging

• Groupings by format and function with images

• Insider tips on camera care, examination, and testing

• Current price ranges for classic cameras

• A technical glossary for collectors of all skill levels

Size: 8.5in x 11.0in

Pages: 224

Binding: Hardback

ISBN: 9780764319761

Price: $39.95

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About the Author:

David Williamson, bitten by his passion for photography at a young age with a Kodak Baby Brownie, is now an expert in classic cameras and photographica. He operates an antique gallery in Avondale, Pennsylvania alongside Barbara Walker.

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