I'm back from the hiatus. Though other obligations impeded me to make new blog posts, I kept on gathering information on handmade panoramic cameras during the time of inactivity which I always do.
Most notably, I found a plethora of cameras made by Japanese camera makers and I'll soon write about them one by one.
I was planning for long to write a post on books related to DIY camera making and found some very interesting books. I will soon write about them.
I'll also make some posts on non panoramic cameras, particularly on the 6x9 format.
Thanks for your support.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Manfred Graumann and his handmade cameras
Handmade cameras by Manfred Graumann were the first ones to capture my interest in DIY panoramic photography. I first came across his website in 2005 and was amazed to see 24x105 mm handmade cameras.
I wrote about Manfred Graumann in one of the earliest posts in my blog. Over the time part of his website went defunct, and information on certain cameras were lost. Though, some information could still be salvaged using the "Wayback machine" site archiving tool.
Sometime ago I came across reports on a camera show in Ratingen, Germany which featured Mr. Graumann as well. It was wonderful to see him going strong. May he live long and make new cameras.
I'm enclosing the links pointing to the event. The pic. in this post, with him holding a stereo camera was taken from the first link. In the second link you'll find him with his handmade 24x93 panoramic.
https://www.infranken.de/regional/lichtenfels/Immer-m-ehr-Profis-bei-der-Michelauer-Fotoboerse;art220,658035
https://www.wz.de/nrw/kreis-mettmann/ratingen/trotz-trends-zur-digitalen-fotografie-gab-s-viel-analoges_aid-27774745
You can find another old newspaper report on him here.
I thank Mr. Klaus Gagel for allowing me to use this picture in my blog.