Photographic apparatus
Abstract
Abstract A NOVEL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS WHICH IS LIGHT, COMPACT AND READILY PORTABLE TO A PHOTOGRAPHIC LOCATION. THE DEVICE COMPRISES A CAMERA AND A MOUNTING THEREFOR, THE MOUNTING BEING DESIGNED TO MOVE THE CAMERA THROUGH AN ARC OF A CONTINUOUS RADIUS WHILE MAINTAINING THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE CAMERA LENS AT ALL TIMES PERPENDICULAR TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF THE FILM. THE CAMERA IS MOUNTED ON A CARRIAGE WHICH IS IN TURN MOUNTED PIVOTALLY ON A CARRIAGE MOUNT WHICH IS LINKED BY A SERIES OF LEVER ARMS TO A SUPPORTING PLATFORM SUCH THAT WHEN MOVED THROUGH AN ARCUATE PATH, THE CAMERA REMAINS CENTERED ON ITS FOCUS OBJECT THROUGHOUT THE MOVEMENT. THE LINKING MEANS ALSO MAINTAINS THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE CAMERA LENS PERPENDICULAR TO THE FILM THROUGHOUT ITS ARCUATE MOVEMENT ON THE SUPPORTING PLATFORM.
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- 👤 Hunter P Barker
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