User:Astrocog/Giroux Daguerreotype
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| Overview | |
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| Type | Fixed-bed, double-box Daguerreotype |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Manual, sliding box |
| General | |
| Dimensions | 12” x 15” x 20” |
The Giroux Daguerreotype was the first manufactured camera to be sold commercially, entering the market in 1839. Its design was based on the apparatus used by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre in his early experiments in photography.