On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, julian wrote: > An interesting idea. > I understand that in the beginning years of photography, if one could find a > lens, building ones own camera was a reasonable possibility.
At the beginning of every technological change the researchers and hobbyist's must naturally construct their own equipment. It takes time for the economics of the new technology to become known and for the infrastructure to evolve. Until that happens, the experimentalists, researchers, and hobbyists are the ones who must build the equipment. I think the story goes that it was the optician that Niepce' had asked about lenses for a home built camera who ultimately introduced Niepce' and Dagguerre. Of course the camera obscura as an art tool existed prior to this time, but I don't know if these were sold commercially or always constructed by the user. - Wayde ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
