A 100 year old view camera used in Afghanistan

[raid]

I find it interesting. Reminds me of old times in Baghdad. Passports had for many years a requirement that the portrait be taken with such a view camera and not with "the new stuff" in color.

 

[x-ray]

Passports in the US had to be B&W and printed on a matte document weight paper that could withstand folding and high temperatures in a dry mount press. Kodak even made a paper specifically for that that was extra thin. Then peel apart polaroid became acceptable.

 

[Pál_K]

That is the kamra-e-faoree, which was described in another photo forum years ago. But what didn’t happen in this video was where the first photo, the negative, is rephotographed to make a positive. I don’t know why he decided to take the negative elsewhere to get the positive.

Lots of details here:

Afghan Box Camera Project

www.afghanboxcamera.com

 

[Glenn2]

When I visited the Acropolis in 1971 these were in use and was able to take photos of them in action. They had a little frame that folded up to hold the negative for rephotographing to get a positive.

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/gallerysoft/gallery/82601/med_U82601I1219100747.SEQ.0.webp

 

[Glenn2]

Found the photos of the Acropolis photographers at work, making positives and processing them.
I regret not having a portrait done by them while wearing the 3g.

 

[JoeV]

Here’s a video about my ongoing Afghan Box Camera project:

 

[raid]

Thanks for your special input here, Joe. This is very interesting.

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Found the photos of the Acropolis photographers at work, making positives and processing them.
I regret not having a portrait done by them while wearing the 3g.

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These gents certainly have a sense of style. I'm entertaining the thought of dressing like this when I go out to shoot. A beret does lend such panache!