Ausführliches Handbuch der Photographie 1893 | Josef Maria Eder
Book on photographic optics from the beginning of photography to the first anastigmatic lenses.
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Photographic lenses in 19th century Germany and Austria | Corrado D’Agostini
19th century German and Austrin optics. Detailed photos, documents, catalogs and an excellent bibliography. A must have by the collector and scholar of the subject
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Traité d’Optique Photographique | Désiré von Monckhoven
Published in 1866 this treatise is a great introduction to the optics of the first decades of photography. There is a theoretical part about light behavior and the basics about lenses, but there is also a lot of practical information organizing families and progresses made in photographic lenses manufacturing. It can be found online at…
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Traité elementaire de l’objectif photographique | Étienne Wallon
A very complete treatise on photographic lenses. It starts with refraction and follows with formulas for spherical lenses, types of aberration, ways of correcting them and in the most practical part it cites the main families of lenses, their manufacturers, and goes down to the surface radii for some examples chosen. Great reference. Digitized by…
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Photographic Lenses of the 1800’s in France | Corrado d’Agostini
Excellent book plenty of information about the optical industry in France in the 19th century. It has large and clear photos very helpful in the identification old lenses. Lots of information about manufacturers and leading industry’s opticians. Corrado D’Agostini is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Florence and also collects and studies photographic…
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Photographic Lenses – How to choose and how to use | John A. Hodges
Book published in 1894. Divided into three sections: We can perceive there a very pragmatic approach, but it does not loosen with scientific accuracy. It is interesting for those who like studying history of image making and also for those considering or already using lenses from the 19th century. That is becoming very attractive if…
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The optics of Photography and Photographic Lenses | J. Traill Taylor
Very good book about photographic lenses. Published in 1904, third edition, introduces the nature of light and goes directly to the issue of a photographic image. Explains the problems of aberration, angle of view, aperture and focus among other key concepts. It is a pragmatic text and relates designs with field of application like landscapes…
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A history of the photographic lens | Rufolf Kingslake
An essential book and very pleasant reading. It is a good balance between technical aspects of lens construction, the challenges posed by the problems involved, and the people, companies and all those who left their mark in history of image making.
