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box camera [′bäks ‚kam·rə] (optics) A camera that consists of a box, an arrangement for loading and winding film, a simple lens of fixed focus, and a simple shutter with a speed of about ¹⁄₃₀ second. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a youth, he first photographed Yosemite Valley with a Kodak Brownie box camera, and Yosemite became the lifelong subject for which he is best-known. Released in 1888, Kodak's first box camera sold for $25 and came with 100 pieces of light-sensitive paper. Measuring shadows in the back yard is followed by projecting light in a darkened room, creating images in shadow boxes, and constructing an elementary box camera. |
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