Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Introduced in the 1890s, Magazine or “Detective” Cameras bridged the gap between early single-shot plate cameras and film cameras, allowing multiple shots to be taken in quick succession using “dry” photographic plates. Despite being a transitionary technology, they remained popular until the 1920s.
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Early Photography Processes
2:48 Magazine Cameras
3:29 Lens Controls
5:40 Magazine and Plate Holders
8:09 Adlake Cameras
9:04 Other Manufacturers
9:55 Butcher & Sons
10:29 Midg Cameras
13:49 Mystery “Lafitte” Camera
14:24 Cottingley Fairies Hoax
15:18 Outro
SOURCES
treloars.com/pages/books/102348/trade-catalogue/butchers-british-carbine-cameo-klimax-pressman-cameras-and-other-photographic-apparatus-1923
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Butcher
pacificrimcamera.com/rl/02453/02453.pdf
kinocameras.com/apparatus/butcher
collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp108219/w-butcher-and-sons
pacificrimcamera.com/rl/02436/02436.pdf
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=1275
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=945
opobs.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/falling-plate-camera
jabcam.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/topic-a-falling-plate-camera
camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Magazine_camera
licm.org.uk/livingImage/Ensign_Midg.html
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Midg
petapixel.com/2024/07/29/camera-that-allegedly-took-photos-of-fairies-analyzed-by-ct-scanner
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=1115
apenasimagens.com/en/klito-houghton-3
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Plate_sizes
photo-analogue.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-midg-falling-plate-camera.html
Introduced in the 1890s, Magazine or “Detective” Cameras bridged the gap between early single-shot plate cameras and film cameras, allowing multiple shots to be taken in quick succession using “dry” photographic plates. Despite being a transitionary technology, they remained popular until the 1920s.
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Early Photography Processes
2:48 Magazine Cameras
3:29 Lens Controls
5:40 Magazine and Plate Holders
8:09 Adlake Cameras
9:04 Other Manufacturers
9:55 Butcher & Sons
10:29 Midg Cameras
13:49 Mystery “Lafitte” Camera
14:24 Cottingley Fairies Hoax
15:18 Outro
SOURCES
treloars.com/pages/books/102348/trade-catalogue/butchers-british-carbine-cameo-klimax-pressman-cameras-and-other-photographic-apparatus-1923
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Butcher
pacificrimcamera.com/rl/02453/02453.pdf
kinocameras.com/apparatus/butcher
collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp108219/w-butcher-and-sons
pacificrimcamera.com/rl/02436/02436.pdf
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=1275
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=945
opobs.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/falling-plate-camera
jabcam.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/topic-a-falling-plate-camera
camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Magazine_camera
licm.org.uk/livingImage/Ensign_Midg.html
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Midg
petapixel.com/2024/07/29/camera-that-allegedly-took-photos-of-fairies-analyzed-by-ct-scanner
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=1115
apenasimagens.com/en/klito-houghton-3
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Plate_sizes
photo-analogue.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-midg-falling-plate-camera.html
