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Description
Part of my "Evolution of The Camera" series.

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The Sliding Box Camera was amongst the earliest functional camera designs, allowing the photographer to shoot daguerrotypes from a relatively simple and compact (by the standards of the day) platform. Focusing was achieved by sliding a portion of the camera's body in and out - hence the name.

Little more than a pine box with a place for film and a hole for a lens, the Sliding Box is the humble ancestor of all our modern photography widgets.

Description
Part of my "Evolution of The Camera" series.

...

The Sliding Box Camera was amongst the earliest functional camera designs, allowing the photographer to shoot daguerrotypes from a relatively simple and compact (by the standards of the day) platform. Focusing was achieved by sliding a portion of the camera's body in and out - hence the name.

Little more than a pine box with a place for film and a hole for a lens, the Sliding Box is the humble ancestor of all our modern photography widgets.