The Optical Devices Workshop of the Fine Arts School of Altea has been working since 2009, run by the professors José Vicente Martín and Iván Albalate, with the collaboration of the professor José Luis Maravall and the pre-doctoral fellow Hugo García (2008-2012).

Our research has focused on pre-photographic optical devices, creating replicas, variations and new inventions like the «diorama viewer with selective focus».

Here we make public and available all the plans of our designs.

 

Toy Camera Obscura

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Mounting instructions for the Toy Camera Obscura

 

Portable Camera Obscura (XVIIIth Century)

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If you are interested in the mounting plans, please, contact me.

 

Ten-type Camera Obscura

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If you are interested in the mounting plans, please, contact me.

 

 

Vertical Camera Obscura

Based on:

The Vermeer´s Camera of A. K. Cross, 1934

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A. K. Cross’ Patent

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If you are interested in the mounting plans, please, contact me.

 

 

Dismountable Camera Obscura

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If you are interested in the mounting plans, please, contact me.

 

 

Polyorama panoptique

Original by P.H.A. Lefort (France, ca. 1850):

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Replica:

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If you are interested in the mounting plans, please, contact me.