The Camera Obscura: the mother of all cameras!
Our photo, film and video cameras all have a common ancestor: the camera obscura. The principle: light from the outside world passes through a small hole and falls onto the opposite wall of a room. This creates an upside-down image that can be viewed directly or on a screen.
Since the 16th century, a lens has made the image much brighter, and around 1750, painters such as the Venetian Canaletto used the camera obscura to sketch the perspectives for his famous cityscapes. And when the Frenchman Nicéphore Nièpce directed the image onto a light-sensitive plate for the first time in 1836, the camera was invented.
Like Canaletto's, our sturdy, magnificent camera obscura has a powerful lens (Ø 60 mm, focal length 275 mm) and a mirror that erects the image and projects it from below through a clear window onto a 16 x 16 cm sheet of transparent paper. There it can not only be viewed, but also traced.
Elegant gold print, die-cut cardboard.
Complete with lens, mirrors, clear window and transparent paper.
Dimensions: 28 x 19 x 19 cm.
- Suitable for: primary school, secondary school
- Target group: pupils, teachers
- Educational areas: Physics, optics
- Possible uses: Teaching aid, teaching material, craft projects
- Skills: Visual perception
Warning! This item is not a toy!
Important crafting tips: This item is a cardboard kit that requires a certain amount of dexterity and crafting skills to assemble. Scissors, a craft knife, glue and a clean work surface are required. Depending on their age and crafting experience, children will definitely need adult help. Assembly is impossible without good reading skills. Please allow plenty of time, be patient and willing to help!
