Re: Cirkut Article

[Rod Sage <rsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WILLIAM D SCHWADERER wrote:

> >  In the June 2000 issue of Art and Antiques on page 34 is a short article
> > about Dave Taylor of Farmington NM and his Cirkut 10 camera.
>
> Great post.  Any URL?

URL to their sight is:http://artantiquesmag.com/
However they are already previewing next month.

I will quote the article:

An Antique to Make You "Shutter"
Farmington, NM- For 26 years, commercial photographer Dave Taylor has used a
1904 Cirkut 10 camera, which he purchased in 1974 for $4,000, to shoot
panoramas. His is one of about 200 known working Cirkuts. Virtually ahead of
it's time, the Cirkut, produced fron 1904-26, was a prototype for later drum
scanners. It's film is 10 inches high by 8 feet wide, allowing for borders,
this provides a negative 8 1/2 inches high by 7 feet wide-a feature that made
it desirable despite the fact that it had no electronic motors or automatic
exposure provisions. The cameras were discontinued, however, due to their
awkwardness and expense. Taylors Cirkut has alll the components of modern
models except for the computer circuitry. He hopes to pass it along to a young
photographer who demonstrates an aptitude and the patience to perpetuate the
craft.  -Carl Kuntze
And there is a small picture of Dave with his camera and a few color pan
images.
So there you are, Hope the copyright police don't come after me.
Rod S.