Hang on to those old cameras, they may be worth something.
Vienna, May 26 (DPA) The oldest commercially built photo camera, a so-called Daguerrotype Susses Freres was auctioned at Vienna's WestLicht Gallery and auction house Saturday for 588,613 euros ($792,333), making it the most expensive camera ever sold.
The Vienna camera is the only known example of its kind. Before it was found gathering dust in an attic in Munich, Germany, it was regarded as a myth among photography experts for the past 170 years.
Source: http://www.dpa.com/
You can find an image of this camera at http://www.segodnya.ua/news/205729.html
The daguerreotype is named after one of its inventors, French artist and chemist, Louis J.M. Daguerre. In 1837 Daguerre created his first photo, using his process, which he later names daguerrotype.
July 1839 A report on Daguerre's process to the Acadamy of Sciences in Paris leads the French Government to purchase the rights.
In England, Miles Berry, acting on Daguerre's behalf, obtained a patent for the daguerreotype process on August 14, 1839.
Almost simultaneously in, on August 19, 1839 the French Government announced the invention, a gift "Free to the World".
Source: history of photography, en.wikipedia.org
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 Russia has a long history of photography. Russians have a love for photography that is second to none in the world. This collection of cameras and accessories illustrates the depth and quantity of Russian equipment. This equipment was as good as anything made elsewhere in the world.
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