1886/1900
Espía · Alemania
Cámara Espía Stirn (XIX)
Cámara espía Stirn del siglo XIX, camuflada en chaqueta, en la colección de Pol
Category · Subminiature
Subminiature and spy cameras.
Tiny formats, watchmaker mechanics. The cameras built not to be seen.
Subminiature cameras use formats far smaller than 35 mm and came out of two very different needs: discretion and portability. They hold the finest mechanics in the whole collection, because fitting all of that into a pocketable object demands watchmaking precision.
5 pieces in this category. The individual pages for each camera are written in Spanish.
1905/1914
Espía · Reino Unido
Ticka (1905)
Ticka (1905), la cámara disfrazada de reloj de bolsillo en la colección de Pol
Subminiatura
Luzamatic Hit
Luzamatic Hit
~1955
Subminiatura · Alemania
La-Rose Rapitake (1948)
La-Rose Rapitake, prototipo americano de 35mm medio fotograma, 1948, en la colección de Pol
1954/1960
Subminiatura · Francia
Stylophot
Stylophot, cámara con forma de pluma estilográfica en la colección de Pol
From the waistcoat camera to the Cold War.
The oldest piece in this group is the Stirn, from the late 19th century: a metal disc worn under a waistcoat with the lens poking through a buttonhole. It was not a toy but the first serious attempt at concealed photography.
The mid-century Minoxes are the famous chapter, thanks to their genuine use in espionage, but the technically interesting part is how they kept optical quality on a negative measuring 8 by 11 millimetres.
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a piece leaves the collection.
The collection is not for sale, but some pieces are. They are published with their history, their graded condition and photographs taken with that very camera.
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