De Cirkut panoramacamera

The gift of a Cirkut 16 panoramic camera to the editors of the
Dutch photo-magazine Foto, has led to this crisp overview of the
history of panoramic photography, and especially the historical
use of the Cirkut panoramic camera in the Netherlands. Part of
the gift were several rols of negatives, which contact print to
40 x c.200 cm. The former user was Dutch photographer Willem F.
Bouman (1909-1978). Six panoramic prints are reproduced, as is
the camera with its utensils. Former Dutch photographer, Theo
Scheffer, affiliated with the N.V. Vereenigde Fotobureaux,
recalls his work done with a Cirkut camera during the thirties.
Main commissions for using such a camera were: huge group
portraits, and (industrial) landscapes.


Citaten:
Coe, B.: van Daguerre tot nu
Meehan, J.: Panoramic Photography (1990)
McKeown, : McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras (7th.ed. 1989)