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Airplane Photography

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Aberrations, lens, 47, 54

Aberration, spherical, 47, 54 chromatic, 48, 54

Acetylene light, 284

Advertising, use of aerial photography in, 392

Aero 1 and Aero 2 filters, 241

Airplane, as camera platform, 20 types of, 24

Air speed, 27, 308 indicator, 33, 34

Alcohol, use of in plate drying, 275 use of in print drying, 286

Altimeter, 33, 174 reading recorded on film, 135, 171

Altitudes of flight for photography, 61, 224

Anastigmatic type of lens, 47

Aperture, lens, 39, 44, 56, 57

Archæological surveying, 413

Astigmatism, 49, 50, 54

Auxiliaries, camera, 163 installation of, 214

Bagley camera, 286, 314

Balance, of camera, 96 of plane, 157, 208, 217

Balloons, 15, 16, 18

Banking, 27, 324

Batteries, storage, 150, 156

Bay, camera, 120, 210

Bellows, camera, 65, 95

Biplane, 24

Blast marks in front of guns, 363

Bleaching out print to leave interpretation marks, 367

Boat, flying, 25, 374

Bowden wire, 103, 106, 108, 111, 114, 116, 118, 126, 129, 136, 163

Brightness, range of, 221, 225

Burchell photographic slide rule, 303, 339

Camera, airplane, 39, 384 automatic, 18, 43, 90, 116, 124, 125, 311 B. M., 120, 203 Bagley, 286, 314 Brock automatic plate, 126 C type, 43, 87, 103, 109 classification of, 43 deMaria, 86, 89, 103 deRam, 82, 93, 121, 129, 157, 205, 214, 326 E type, 43, 87, 103, 109 elements of, 42 film, see Film cameras Folmer automatic plate, 126 hand held, 95, 321, 369 English, 99 German, 99 U. S. Air Service, 100 Ica, 103 Lamperti (Italian), 112, 211 L. B., 120 long focus, 103, 301, 324 L type, 43, 82, 94, 102, 117, 162, 210 M., 106, 203 non-automatic, 43, 102 Piserini and Mondini, 111 semi-automatic, 43, 116, 149 stereoscopic, 341

Camouflage, filters for the detection of, 225, 243 stereoscopic views and, 329, 358

416Ceiling of plane, 27, 130

Channels, detection of by photography, 408

Chemicals, photographic, 257

Chlorhydrochinon developer, 261

Chromatism, lateral, 49, 54

City planning, use of aerial photography in, 396

Clock-work for driving cameras, 149, 155

Clouds, 224, 242

Collimator, 66

Color, coefficient or index of negative, 259 filters, see filters photography, 385 sensitive plates, 15, 174, 233, 237 sensitiveness of film, 131 sensitizing, methods of, 235

Coma, 47, 48

Communication, means of on plane, 296

Compass, 33, 173 reading recorded on film, 135, 171

Cone, camera lens, 42, 114 interchangeable, 108, 120

Construction operations, aerial photographic records of, 396

Contact, imperfect in printing, 279, 284 prints, 45, 279

Contacts, electric, on plane, 163

Contours by stereo aerial photography, 404

Control, distance, of camera, 110, 163 speed, of camera, 136, 144, 157

Controls, duplicate, 19, 25, 195, 209, 214 of plane, 21, 26

Convergence point, 337

Cord for adjusting shutter aperture, 82

Core rack development, 271

Contrast, in brightness on earth's surface, 221 in photographic emulsions, 15, 230, 236, 258

Counter, exposure, on magazine, 88 on release, 164

Covering power of lens, 44, 49, 50, 58

Crabbing, 27, 308

Cradles, camera, 195

Cross wires, 23 insertion of camera through, 42, 210

Curtain, auxiliary shutter, 80, 84, 106 speed of travel of shutter, 74 uniformity of, 76, 82, 84, 86, 315

Cylinders, relation between vibration and number of, 185

Dark slides, double, 87, 99

Daylight, intensity of, 222

Definition, lens, 44

Density, of air, effect of on propeller, 154 of photographic image, 228

Developers, for plates and films, 257, 260 for papers, 262

Developing machines, film, 133, 273 Ansco, 273 Brock, 274 Eastman, 274 G.E.M., 273

Development, core rack method of, 271 factor, 228 film, 272 methods of, 267, 269 of prints, 286 speed of, 236, 267 tank, 270 time, 269

DH-4 plane, 210, 217, 296 photographic, 213

DH-9 plane, 296

Diaframs, to equalize illumination of plate, 78 lens, 48, 58

Dilution coefficient of developer, 258

Dirigibles, 15, 16, 413

417Distortion, absent with between-the-lens shutter, 74 barrel, 51 due to camera tilting, 206, 286, 305, 315 in aerial maps, 317 lens, 39, 44, 51, 54, 56, 62 pin-cushion, 51 produced by film shrinkage, 237 produced by focal plane shutter, 74 produced by glass plate in front of film, 131 with wide angle lenses, 63 “Dodging” in printing, 279, 315 Doors in plane for camera to work through, 214

Drying of films, 267, 276 of plates, 267, 275 of prints, 286

Earth, appearance of from plane, 30

Eastman apron film developing machine, 274 twin reel film developing machine, 274

Efficiency, propeller, 155 shutter, 70, 72, 76

English aerial photographic practice, 45, 46, 283, 291, 340

EK filters, 241

Electric, drive for cameras, 116, 119, 123, 145, 149 generator operated by motor, 146 motor, characteristics of, 151, 156 motor, service, 163

Elevation possible to detect in stereoscopic views, 340

Emulsions, photographic, characteristics of, 227

Enlarging, 45, 279, 283 camera, 283

Enlarging versus contact printing, 59

Exhaustion of developer, 259

Exploration, use of aerial photography in, 401

Exposure, data charts, 250 distance between for mosaic maps, 307 distance between for stereos, 336 estimation of, 248 limitations to, 247 meters, 251 meter, Wynne, 251 of aerial negatives, 247 relation between motion of plane and, 68, 185 under, period, 230

Field, angular, of lens, 57, 302 flatness of lens, 56

Field laboratory, mobile, 268

Film cameras, 43, 130, 134 Brock, 138 Duchatellier, 131, 136 F type, 134, 171 G.E.M., 138 German, 64, 76, 139, 317 K type, 142, 203, 214

Film, celluloid, 130 backed, 133 changing in the air, 137, 144 color sensitiveness of, 237 cut, 275, 278 development of, 130, 272 drying, 131, 276 means for holding flat, 130, 131 relative performance of compared to plates, 237 satisfactory kinds for aerial work, 238 shrinkage, 237

Filters, 15, 58, 106, 174, 224, 233, 239, 241, 243 effects secured by use of, 241

418Filters, gelatin, 244 glass, 245 holders for, 67, 106, 224 ratio, 240

Fixing bath, 262

Flaps, auxiliary to shutter, 80, 84, 85, 98, 99, 101, 119 to protect lens, 214

Flash lights, 18, 386

Flying boat, 374

Focal length, relationship of lens characteristics to, 55, 57 requirements for, 39, 42, 58, 61, 103

Focal plane, 50 shutter, 70, 71 distortion by, 74 performance of, 86 types and representative, 80

Focus, depth of, 44 effect of temperature on, 41, 65 fixed, in aerial cameras, 40 ground and air, 65

Focussing, automatic, 284 by parallax, 65, 66

Fog, atmospheric, 224 photographic, 237, 258

French aerial photographic practice, 45, 46, 283

Friction disc speed control, 136, 159, 160

Fuselage, 21, 87 shape and size depending on type of engine, 23

Future of aerial photography, 383

German aerial photographic practice, 63, 103, 209

Glass, optical, used in lenses, 44

Gloves, handling apparatus through, 41, 89

Governor for camera speed, 159

Graphite, use of to prevent static discharge, 134

Gravity, action of in aerial cameras, 41, 112, 115, 119 center of, should not change in cameras, 125, 207 change of center of, in magazines, 92, 112 depended on in magazines, 88 handles best at center of, 96 pseudo, in moving vehicle, 188 support at center of, 182, 203

Ground speed, 27, 307 indicator, 311

Guide-books, illustration of, 15, 392

Guides for inserting magazines, 41

Gyroscope, 189

Gyroscopically controlled instruments, 29, 174, 192, 312

Gyroscopic erector, 188 mounting of camera, 187 stabilizer, Gray, 190

Hardener, acid, 262

Hand operation of deRam camera, 121, 125, 129

Haze, 15, 30, 223, 233, 239

Head resistance and weight, equivalent, 156

Heat, effect of on plate sensitiveness, 175, 232

Heater, electric, in camera, 142, 174, 232

Horizon, photography of to indicate inclination, 174 position of, 30

Hurter and Driffield sensitometric curve, 227

Illumination of field by lens, 50, 54, 56, 57

Image of point source, size of, 49, 54, 56 size of in relation to focal length, 59

Incidence, angle of assumed by plane at high altitudes, 206

419Inclinometer, 33, 35, 171, 173

Indicators, distance, 163, 295

Inertia, 229, 257

Installation, camera, 24, 208

Instructions, operating, to be placed on apparatus, 42

Instruments, airplane, 30

Instrument board, 30 photographing, 170

Intensification of aerial negatives, 262

Intensity of daylight, 222

Interpretation of aerial photographs, 17, 40, 351

Interval between exposures, 40, 158, 305, 307 for stereoscopic pictures, 334, 338 methods of regulating, 124

Isochromatic plates, 233

Italian photographic practice, 122, 377

Jamming of cameras in operation, 119, 120

K1 and K2 filters, 239

Keeping power of developer, 259

Kites, 15, 16, 18

Laboratory, mobile photographic, 269

Landscape gardening, use of aerial photography in, 395

Latitude of plates, 229

Lens, 42, 39, 44, 383 aperture, 39 characteristics, 46 mounts, 65 suitable for aerial photography, 62 symmetrical, 52 telephoto, 61 testing and tolerances, 52 unsymmetrical, 52 wide angle, 62

Levels, spirit, on camera, 95

Light, distribution of in aerial view, 221 trail method of testing camera mountings, 183

Loop, centrifugal force in, 29

Machine gun ring as camera mount, 321

Magazines, 87 bag, 88, 101 Bellieni, 92 Chassel, 92 deMaria, 89, 98 Ernemann, 89 Folmer, 90 Fournieux, 92 Jacquelin, 92 Piserini and Mondini, 90 Ruttan, 92

Magazine racks, 94 installation of, 217

Mapping, 64, 135, 185, 186, 304, 401 precision, 317, 404

Maps, mosaic, 17, 39, 64, 314 sketch, 314

Marking of negatives, 278

Metol-hydrochinon developer, 261

Mirrors for oblique photography, 324, 326

Monoplane, 24

Motions of camera, 179

Motive power for aerial cameras, 145

Mounting, camera, 102, 103, 179, 183 384 bell-crank, 120, 198, 203 Brock, 139, 207 center of gravity, 205 floor, 195 G. E. M., 138, 207 Italian, 207 outboard, 194 parallel motion, 198 pendular, 185 tennis ball, 196

420Mounting, camera, turret, 312 of prints, 316 of stereograms, 346

Movement, of film during exposure, 75, 142 of image, permissible, 68

Moving pictures from plane, 350

Mud splashing on camera, 214

Naval aerial photography, 368

Negative lens sight, 168, 299, 305

Night photography, 386

Numbering devices in cameras, 169

Oblique views, 39, 320 angles at which taken, 40, 321 exposures for, 69 filters for, 242 use of hand cameras for, 95

Observer, function of in aerial photography, 291, 295, 304

Oil spray from motor, 214

Opacity, 228

Opening for camera, 211

Opposite directions, shutter to move alternately in, 76, 139

Orthochromatic plates, 233

Overlaps, for mapping, 307 for stereoscopic views, 40 on a turn, 64, 139

Panchromatic emulsions, 233 plates, 49, 238

Panoramic views, 321

Parallax method of focussing, 65, 66

Parallel, flying in, 308

Photographic planes, special, 213

Pilot, function of, in aerial photography, 291, 295

Pinpoints, 39, 291

Pistol grip for hand cameras, 95, 96

Plate holders, 87

Plates, bathed, 235 behavior of compared to film, 237 color sensitive, 233 iso- and ortho-chromatic, 233 panchromatic, 233 satisfactory kinds for aerial work, 238 self screening, 245 shape of, 63 size of, 43, 62

Plumb line, behavior in banking plane, 28

Ply-wood veneer construction, 23, 211

Positype paper, 238

Potassium carbonate for drying plates, 276

Power required to drive cameras, 125

Pressure, of shutter curtain, 131 plate, for holding film flat, 131, 141

Printing, 279 contact, 279 machines, 279 media, 252

Prints, paper, 253 development of, 286

Prisms for oblique photography, 324, 326

Propeller, characteristics, 152 constant speed, 129, 159 drive for cameras, 102, 116, 119, 135, 136, 144, 157, 158 position of, 120 variable speed, 159

Pump, for producing suction on film, 132

Punch marks on film, 144, 272

Pyro developer, 261

Racks, negative, 271

Real estate, aerial mapping of, 393

Rectifying, 286, 305 camera, 314

Reduction of aerial negatives, 262

Release, shutter, 96, 99 duplicate, for pilot, 164

421Release, shutter, time controlled, 124

Relief, criterion for correct, 335, 344 exaggerated, 337 impression of, produced by motion, 349

Resolving power of plates, 59, 235, 260

Richard stereo printing frame, 283, 348

Rinsing of plates, 259

Rubber, sponge, use of in camera mountings, 195, 203

Safe lights, photographic, 269

Safety catch on camera mounting, 203 device on camera driving mechanism, 162

Salvaging of ships, aerial photography and, 399

Seaplane, 25, 374

Self screening plates, 245

Semaphore signalling in plane, 297

Semperfocal enlarging camera, 284

Sensitized materials, requirements for, 225

Sensitometry, 227 of papers, 253

Shadows, compass directions from, 356 proper direction for, in examining prints, 352

Shaft, flexible, 119, 123, 142, 161

Sheaths, plate, 87, 88, 93, 126, 170

Shrinkage, film, 237, 317 paper, 285, 315, 317

Shutter, 42, 68 between-the-lens, 58, 70, 112, 115, 316, 387 efficiency, 70, 72, 76 focal plane, 70, 71, 73 focal plane, double for stereo work, 341, 345 focal plane, moving alternately in opposite directions, 76 focal plane, types of, 80

Shutter, Folmer, 80 Ica, 81 Klopcic, 78, 84, 98 release, 96, 99, 124 speed, 39, 40, 58, 70, 249 testing, 76 testing apparatus, 77

Sights, 164, 166, 296, 301, 327 adjustable for angle of incidence of plane, 169 attached to plane, 167 negative lens, 168, 299, 305 rectangular, 98, 167, 373 stereoscopic, 338 to indicate size of field, 166, 373 tube, 101, 166

Single-seaters, carrying cameras in, 114, 211

Slide rule, photographic, 303, 339

Solenoid, 151, 163

Sound, not to be used for indication in plane, 164

Spacing of pictures in film camera, 144

Speaking tubes on plane, 296

Speed, of development, 236, 267 of plates, 228, 236 criteria of, 230 effect of temperature on, 175, 232 variable, control of camera, 144, 151

Spotting, 64, 125, 291

Spring motors, 149, 155

Springs, use of in aerial cameras, 41 in magazines, 88

Stabilized camera, 95, 187

Static electric charges on film, 131, 133

Stereo-comparator, 404

Stereo-oblique views, 115, 321, 343

Stereoscopes, 331

Stereo printing, 283

Stereoscopic cameras, 341, 344 effect, absence of at flying heights, 30, 334

422Stereoscopic photography, 329 mounting, 346 pictures, fusion of without instruments, 330, 343 sights, 338 views, 39, 40, 64 uses for, 348 vision, principles of, 329

Stop-watch attached to shutter release, 310

Strap, on hand camera, to go around observer's neck, 99 on plate magazine, 87 to go over hand, on hand camera, 100

Stream lines, 26 lined hood, 214

Suction for holding film flat, 131, 132, 142 advantages of continuous and intermittent, 132

Surveying by aerial photography, 401

Tank development, 270

Tearing edges of prints, 317

Telephones on planes, 296

Telephoto lens, 61

Temperature, coefficient of development, 258 effect of on focus, 41 effect of on mechanical functioning, 41, 102, 125 effect of on plate speed, 232 limits of development, 258

Test chart, lens, 52

Threshold value, 230

Thrust, propeller, 152

Timber, location of by aerial photography, 413

Tone rendering, correct, 226, 230, 239

Touch, sense of, not dependable in plane, 41, 125, 164

Trailer, photographic truck and, 268

Transmission of power to camera, 161

Transparencies, 252, 330

Transparency, 227

Trays, camera, 195

Tri-color ratio, 235

Triplane, 24

Tuning fork, used in shutter tester, 79

Turbine, wind, for driving camera, 116, 127, 144, 147, 158

Uniformity of curtain speed in focal plane shutter, 76, 82, 84, 86, 315

Unit system of camera construction, 42

Uprights, camera, in plane, 209

Uses for aerial photography, 388

Velocity constant, 258

Veneer construction, 23, 209, 211

Venturi tube, 132, 142, 144

Vibration, 16, 18, 26, 40, 41, 58, 102, 179

Volcanoes, photography of, 15, 399

Water for mixing chemicals, 262

Watkins factor, 258

Weight and head resistance, equivalence, 156 of film compared to plates, 101, 130 of deRam camera, 123 of hand cameras, 96 of K type camera, 144 of K film roll, 144 of L type camera, 117 of M type camera, 109 of storage batteries, 157

Wind, flying against, 68, 308 motor, 146

Windows in side of plane, 214, 328

Wire, barbed, appearance of in aerial photograph, 360

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