Vintage Compur
"For reasons that are unknown today, Christian Bruns withdrew from the co-operation, but without giving up his work with shutters. In 1910 he applied for ...
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"For reasons that are unknown today, Christian Bruns withdrew from the co-operation, but without giving up his work with shutters. In 1910 he applied for a patent on a shutter in which the exposure times were regulated by means of a mechanical retarding mechanism. At Carl Zeiss, the significance of this invention was recognized and the patent was acquired in order to place it at the disposal of Friedrich Deckel. This shutter was baptized with the name “Compur", a fusion of "Compound" and "Uhrwerk", the German for “clockwork” in reference to the retarding mechanism." You can find more on the history of the Compur, cameras and shutters at http://www.kl-riess.dk/compur.eng.html Taken using Canon 7D. Exposure 0.6 sec at f2.8, 38mm, ISO 100, 16-35mm lens. Post-processed Lightroom 3.
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chipbhi
August 13, 2012
Beautiful picture again! I may change the descriptions under my photos to be more like yours. Your descriptions are so interesting!
LauraRetyi
April 27, 2013
Fabulous lighting and details on this image, Congratulations on Judges Favorite!
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ryobibob
October 08, 2013
Think about how much oeasier it is to produce digital photos today. Is this a 4 X 5 format?
ryobibob
October 08, 2013
Thanks for the interesting history re: the Compur and other German cameras and lenses. I wonder if RIT has a dispay of old cameras?
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KayBrewer
March 06, 2014
Hi, Helen - what a gadget! We have it so easy now. Great shot of a great camera!
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November 28, 2014
Indeed, for a century the Compur shutter has adorned a large variety of cameras, but none more notable than those made by Zeiss!!
kathleenweetman
March 08, 2015
Nostalgia...this is one for the scrapbook...to look back on often...voted
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