Druh still camera, model II

The purpose of a still camera is to record images of objects in space on light-sensitive materials: glass plates, light-sensitive film, or digitally. The first small-frame photographic camera, the Leica Camera AG, was designed by Oskar Barnack in 1913. This box camera made of Bakelite is the simplest kind of photographic camera with a screw-in lens. In designing the device, the assumption was that the camera would be a cheap, small, and simple to use device for budding photo enthusiasts. Work on the prototype was completed in August 1955. The Druh camera was built following the model of the German Pouva Start camera, whose design was inspired by the pre-War French Photax II Blindé art déco-styled camera. Millions of Poles began their adventure with photography using the Druh cameras. As many as 1,100,000 units were built. Manufacturer: Warszawskie Zakłady Foto-Optyczne,1960s Inv. No.: MIM254/VI-46 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA