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Highlights from Kaprelian Camera Collection - BS0133

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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.

Highlights of the collection are "Worlds fastest Lens", the first motorized camera and a custom build Leica 'Reporter' for NFL Films.

( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )

The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J.

Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
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  • These historic cameras are up for auction and are part of the Kaprelian camera collection...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    1 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • A very light sensitive lens built by the US Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories. The label on this single aperture f/0.6 33mm fixed focal length lens reads "World's Fastest Lens". While this claim might be true in the days it was manufactured, today several other lenses claim the same. This lens is presumably designed for night-vision or x-ray use.<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    2 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • A very light sensitive lens built by the US Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories. The label on this single aperture f/0.6 33mm fixed focal length lens reads "World's Fastest Lens". While this claim might be true in the days it was manufactured, today several other lenses claim the same. This lens is presumably designed for night-vision or x-ray use.<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    3 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • The Kaprelian collection holds many examples of important developments in the history of photography. "Le Pascal", The first motorized camera was built arround 1898 by Japy Freres et Cie. This photo is captured in 8fps burst mode with a DSLR to honor the invention.<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    4 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • The photographic effect of selective focus with out of focus back and/or foreground is called "depth of field". The artistic rendering of out of focus blur, illustrated in this photograph is often named "bokeh"...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    5 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • Auctioner Jeffrey Fuller tells that these cameras must have captured many historic events on first hand when used by reporters out in the field...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    6 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • Auctioneer Jeffrey Fuller says these cameras must have captured many historic events when used by reporters in the field...<br />
<br />
November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    7 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • Fuller art director and 'camera connaisseur' James Robinson says the camera collection shows how technology changed cameras through the centuries...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    8 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • Stereo camera built in Paris, France. The two lens capture slightly different angles of the subject...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    9 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collecti...jpg
  • Miniature toy cameras are the size of a matchbox on display...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    10 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Miniature toy cameras are the size of a matchbox on display...<br />
<br />
November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    11 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Exactly 100 year difference between manufacturing of these two cameras. A side by side comparison shows both have a similar form factor to fit in a vest pocket...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    12 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • This is the first camera with an internal lightmeter. Making it a lot easier to expose correctly...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    13 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • U.S. Army Signal Corps Aerial Spotting Camera with Wollensak 10 inch f/5.6 Raptar Telephoto Lens. Manufactured by The Kalart Co. ...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    14 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Kodak Signal Corps of the US Army camera. The label on this camera shows that this one was specially made for the Philadelphia base...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    15 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • The collection include Russian and Japanese army/spy cameras, film cameras and original prototypes...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    16 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    17 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • A batch of professional analog medium format cameras. Some of these type of cameras are still used by nowadays photographers...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    18 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Auctioneer Jeffrey Fuller points out a rare 1930's Leica "Reporter" camera that was converted to capture higher shutter speeds for NFL films...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    19 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Auctioneer Jeffrey Fuller points out a rare 1930's Leica "Reporter" camera that was converted to capture higher shutter speeds for NFL films...<br />
<br />
November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    20 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Manufactures label on one of the cameras shows it's origin from Philadelphia...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
<br />
( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    21 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Mahogany and brass cameras made for humid tropical climates are aesthetic pieces of engineering...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
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Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    22 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • Mahogany and brass cameras made for humid tropical climates are aesthetic pieces of engineering. These cameras seem very popular at the online auction going on right now, James Robinson explains while he adjust a lens of one of the tropical cameras on display...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    23 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg
  • This film magazine on display at an auction house is telling a story by itself...<br />
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November 18, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA; An impressive collection of more than 350 old cameras will be put up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Fuller's Fine Art Auctions in Philadelphia, PA.<br />
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( A selection of photos from this collection are published with the Nov 18, 2011 article by Alan Tu on WHYY's NewsWorks.org: "Vintage cameras to be auctioned off Saturday by Mt. Airy auction house" - You can read the article here: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//mt-airychestnut-hill/30073-vintage-cameras-to-be-auctioned-off-saturday-by-mt-airy-auction-house )<br />
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The cameras were collected by Edward Kaprelian (1913-1997), who after WWII became an expert on camera and lens technology. In May 1945, the U.S. Army seized more than 2,000 Carl Zeiss lenses from Germany as "war reparations" and turned them over to Kaprelian, who was then serving as Chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs in Fort Monmouth, N.J. <br />
<br />
Kaprelian went on to become an avid collector of photographic equipment and materials during his lifetime and amassed a large collection of important cameras spanning the history of photography.
    24 Rare cameras of Kaprelian collect...jpg