Originally Posted by
Peter K
The first camera on optical bench was buildt by Petzval in the 1850ies. But the concept of tilt & swing was invented for photogrammetry and aerial photography to get correct projections for maps and reconnaisance. So the austrian captain Theodor Scheimpflug invented the double projector to measure stereo pictures, also to get maps for reconnaisance.
Scheimpflug made also most of the early maths to correct the distortion of arial photographs. But I don't know when this was transfered to "practical" photography. Because all this tilt and swing for aerial photography was made not with the camera but with projectors and enlargers.
Of course photogrammetry was improved during time to get easier and also better maps. But as I know the next step for "practical" photography was the invention of the back movement for the "Technika" camera by N. Karpf in 1937.
As lenses with bigger image circles where aviable cameras with an optical bench where buildt by Koch in Switzerland (Sinar), Karpf in Germany (Kardan) and Calumet (Kodak View Cameras).
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