Close-up photographic system

Claim 2

Photographic close-up apparatus for use with a camera of the type having a channelled recess of a given width and length formed in and part way along its back component, such channelled recess normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations, said apparatus comprising: a base member; an upright component extendIng from said base member; an upper component including a plate-like member mounted from said upright component to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base member, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by such channelled recess to suspend such camera from said apparatus with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment for photographic operations.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 additionally including a bar-like member configured to be slidably insertable into such channelled recess to reduce the extent to which said plate-like member may be inserted into such channelled recess.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 1 wherein said base member comprises a pair of substantially parallel feet spaced apart a distance substantially defining the extent of the area to be photographically reproduced by such camera and wherein said plate-like member is further configured, and said base member, said upright component and said upper component arranged to position the optical axis of such camera midway between said parallel feet when said plate-like member is fully seated in such channelled recess.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 1 additionally including a supplemental lens and means for removably mounting said supplemental lens over the objective lens of such camera, said supplemental lens being capable of cooperating with such camera objective lens to a form an image of a subject disposed in the plane of said base member at the film plane of such camera when such camera is mounted on said upper component.

Claim 6

Photographic close-up apparatus for use with a camera of the type having a channelled recess of a given width and length formed in and part way along its back component and including a photocell of a given effective area adjacent its objective lens, said apparatus comprising: a base member; an upright component; an upper suspension component including a plate-like member positioned to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by such channelled recess to position such camera on said apparatus for photographic operations; a supplemental lens; and means for removably mounting said supplemental lens over such camera objective lens, said supplemental lens being capable of cooperating with such camera objective lens to form an image of a subject disposed in the plane of said base member at the film plane of such camera when such camera is mounted on said upper suspension component, said supplemental lens mounting means serving to rotatably mount such supplemental lens over the camera objective lens and including an appendage having an aperture formed therethrough smaller in area than such given effective area of such photocell whereby said mounting means may be selectively rotated to position said aperture over such photocell to reduce the actual effective area thereof.

Claim 7

Photographic close-up apparatus for use with a camera of the type having a channelled recess of a given width and length formed in and part way along its back component and including a photocell of a given effective area adjacent its objective lens, said apparatus comprising: a base member; an upright component; an upper suspension component including a plate-like member positioned to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by such channelled recess to position such camera on said apparatus for photographic operations; a supplemental lens; and means for removably mounting said supplemental lens over such camera objective lens, said supplemental lens being capable of cooperating with such camera objective lens to form an image of a subject disposed in the plane of said base member at the film plane of such camera when such camera is mounted on said upper suspension component, said supplemental lens mounting means serving to rotatably mount such supplemental lens over the camera objective lens and including an appendage having an aperture formed therethrough smaller in area than such given effective area of such photocell whereby said mounting means may be selectively rotated to position said aperture over such photocell to reduce the actual effective area thereof.

Claim 8

Photographic close-up apparatus for use with two different types of cameras, both types having channelled recesses of substantially the same given width and length formed in and part way along their back components while the optical axis of one such camera is spaced a lesser distance from the closed end of its such channelled recess than the optical axis of the other of such cameras is spaced from the closed end of its such channelled recess, each such channelled recess normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations, said apparatus comprising: a base member including a pair of spaced apart substantially parallel feet; an upright component extending from said base member; an upper component including a plate-like member mounted from said upright component to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base member, said plate-like member being configured to be alternately slidably engaged by the channelled recesses of such tWo types of cameras to fixedly suspend such cameras from said apparatus for photographic operations and to vertically align the optical axis of such one camera substantially midway between said parallel feet when said plate-like member is fully seated in its such channelled recess; and means for limiting the extent to which said plate-like member may be inserted into such channelled recess of such other camera to vertically align the optical axis of such other camera substantially midway between said parallel feet when said limiting means, said plate-like member and such other camera are disposed in their normal operative relationship.

Claim 9

Photographic close-up apparatus for use with two different types of cameras, both types having channelled recesses of substantially the same given width and length formed in and part way along their back components while the optical axis of one such camera is spaced a lesser distance from the closed end of its such channelled recess than the optical axis of the other of such cameras is spaced from the closed end of its such channelled recess, each such channelled recess normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations, said apparatus comprising: a base member including a pair of spaced apart substantially parallel feet; an upright component extending from said base member; an upper component including a plate-like member mounted from said upright component to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base member, said plate-like member being configured to be alternately slidably engaged by the channelled recesses of such tWo types of cameras to fixedly suspend such cameras from said apparatus for photographic operations and to vertically align the optical axis of such one camera substantially midway between said parallel feet when said plate-like member is fully seated in its such channelled recess; and means for limiting the extent to which said plate-like member may be inserted into such channelled recess of such other camera to vertically align the optical axis of such other camera substantially midway between said parallel feet when said limiting means, said plate-like member and such other camera are disposed in their normal operative relationship.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said limiting means comprises a bar-like element having a length substantially equivalent to said given width and a thickness facilitating its slidable insertion into such channelled recess of such other camera.

Claim 11

A photographic system comprising: a camera having a channelled recess of a given width and length formed in and along its back component, said channelled recess normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations; and apparatus including: a base member; an upright component extending from said base member; and an upper component including a plate-like member mounted from said upright component to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base member, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by said channelled recess to fixedly suspend said camera from said apparatus with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment for photographic operations.

Claim 12

A photographic system comprising: a camera having a channelled recess of a given width and length formed in and along its back component, said channelled recess normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations; and apparatus including: a base member; an upright component extending from said base member; and an upper component including a plate-like member mounted from said upright component to be disposed in horizontal alignment when said apparatus is seated on its said base member, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by said channelled recess to fixedly suspend said camera from said apparatus with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment for photographic operations.

Claim 13

A combined lens and mount therefor capable of supplementing the lens of a camera for altering its focal length, said combined lens and mount being adapted to be rotatably mounted on the bezel of such camera lens and comprising: a lateral appendage integral with said supplementary lens mount; and an aperture of given dimensions formed in said appendage, said aperture being superimposed with a photocell aperture of such camera of a given effective area located adjacent to such lens bezel thereof when said lens mount is rotated and, said appendage aperture being smaller in area than the given effective area of such photocell, thereby serving to reduce the actual effective area of the latter.

Claim 14

A combined lens and mount therefor capable of supplementing the lens of a camera for altering its focal length, said combined lens and mount being adapted to be rotatably mounted on the bezel of such camera lens and comprising: a lateral appendage integral with said supplementary lens mount; and an aperture of given dimensions formed in said appendage, said aperture being superimposed with a photocell aperture of such camera of a given effective area located adjacent to such lens bezel thereof when said lens mount is rotated and, said appendage aperture being smaller in area than the given effective area of such photocell, thereby serving to reduce the actual effective area of the latter.

Claim 15

A close-up photographic system for photographing subject material at short range, said system comprising: a camera including interconnected front and back sections; a supplemental close-up lens and mounting means therefor cooperating with the lens of said camera; means forming a rectangular recess in, and substantially encompassing, the rear surface of said back section so as to include open access means at that end which is aligned with an edge of said back section and to be closed at an opposite end by a portion of said back section, said rectangular recess being normally used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations; means forming a pair of channels extending along the sides of said recess between said ends; a mounting-stand including interconnected base, upright and upper components, said upper component being in the form of a generally flat, horizontally disposed plate-like member adapted to be slidably inserted within said open end of said recess and along said pair of channels thereof to suspend said camera from said mounting-stand with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment; and limit stop means for determining the depth of insertion of said plate-like member within said recess so as to correctly align the optical axis of said camera relative to a subject to be photographed.

Claim 16

A close-up photographic system for photographing subject material at short range, said system comprising: a camera including interconnected front and back sections; a supplemental close-up lens and mounting means therefor cooperating with the lens of said camera; means forming a rectangular recess in, and substantially encompassing, the rear surface of said back section so as to include open access means at that end which is aligned with an edge of said back section and to be closed at an opposite end by a portion of said back section, said rectangular recess being normally used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations; means forming a pair of channels extending along the sides of said recess between said ends; a mounting-stand including interconnected base, upright and upper components, said upper component being in the form of a generally flat, horizontally disposed plate-like member adapted to be slidably inserted within said open end of said recess and along said pair of channels thereof to suspend said camera from said mounting-stand with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment; and limit stop means for determining the depth of insertion of said plate-like member within said recess so as to correctly align the optical axis of said camera relative to a subject to be photographed.

Claim 17

A close-up photographic system, as defined in claim 10, wherein a bar-like element is provided for mounting transversely of said recess for shortening the length thereof to alter the depth of insertion of said plate-like member where necessary for insuring the alignment of said optical axis with said subject.

Claim 18

A close-up photographic system, as defined in claim 11, which is adapted to operation with either of two cameras having relatively different lengths of said recess.

Claim 19

A close-up photographic system, as defined in claim 10, wherein said base component of said mounting-stand comprises a plurality of differentially disposed feet defining therebetween a framing area within which said subject material is positioned.

Claim 20

A close-up photographic system, as defined in claim 10, wherein said upright component of said mounting-stand is in the form of a plurality of sections which are variably adjustable for varying the height of said upright component.

Claim 21

A close-up photographic system, as defined in claim 10, wherein are included a plurality of supplemental lenses of relatively different focal lengths adapted to use with various heights of said mounting-stand upright component.

Claim 22

A close-up photographic system, as defined in claim 10, wherein said camera is adapted to use color film and wherein a color correction filter is included for positioning in front of and releasable attachment to said supplemental lens mounting means.

Claim 23

A close-up photographic system for photographing subject material at short range, said system comprising: a camera including interconnected front and back sections and a photocell of a given effective area for controlling an exposure function of said camera; a supplemental close-up lens and mounting means therefor cooperating with the lens of said camera, said supplemental lens mounting means including an extension thereof having an aperture formed therein of smaller area than the given effective area of said photocell and being adapted to rotation for superimposing its said aperture with said photocell to reduce, in effect, the actual effective area of the latter; means forming a rectangular recess in, and substantially encompassing, the rear surface of said back section so as to include open access means at that end which is aligned with an edge of said back section and to be closed at an opposite end by a portion of said back section; means forming a pair of channels extending along the sides of said recess between said ends; a mounting-stand including interconnected base member and upright and top components, said top component being in the form of a generally flat, horizontally disposed plate-like member adapted to be slidably inserted within said open end of said recess and along said pair of channels thereof whereby said camera depends from said plate-like member; and limit stop means for determining the depth of insertion of said plate-like member within said recess so as to correctly align the optical axis of said camera relative to a subject to be photographed.

Claim 24

A close-up photographic system for photographing subject material at short range, said system comprising: a camera including interconnected front and back sections and a photocell of a given effective area for controlling an exposure function of said camera; a supplemental close-up lens and mounting means therefor cooperating with the lens of said camera, said supplemental lens mounting means including an extension thereof having an aperture formed therein of smaller area than the given effective area of said photocell and being adapted to rotation for superimposing its said aperture with said photocell to reduce, in effect, the actual effective area of the latter; means forming a rectangular recess in, and substantially encompassing, the rear surface of said back section so as to include open access means at that end which is aligned with an edge of said back section and to be closed at an opposite end by a portion of said back section; means forming a pair of channels extending along the sides of said recess between said ends; a mounting-stand including interconnected base member and upright and top components, said top component being in the form of a generally flat, horizontally disposed plate-like member adapted to be slidably inserted within said open end of said recess and along said pair of channels thereof whereby said camera depends from said plate-like member; and limit stop means for determining the depth of insertion of said plate-like member within said recess so as to correctly align the optical axis of said camera relative to a subject to be photographed.

Claim 25

A close-up photographic system for photographing subject material at short range, said system comprising: a camera including interconnected front and back sections; a supplemental close-up lens and mounting means therefor cooperating with the lens of said camera; flash means incorporated with said camera front section, said flash means including means for mounting a flash-cube, a light diffusing plate positionable in front of such flash-cube, a first resilient linear light polarizer having a given orientation adapted to be clipped to said light-diffusing plate, and a second linear light polarizer having an orientation orthogonal to that of said first light polarizer adapted to be positioned in front of said camera lens; means forming a rectangular recess in, and substantially encompassing, the rear surface of said back section so as to include open access means at that end which is aligned with an edge of said back section and to be closed at an opposite end by a portion of said back section; means forming a pair of channels extending along the sides of said recess between said ends; a mounting-stand including interconnected base member and uPright and top components, said top component being in the form of a generally flat, horizontally disposed plate-like member adapted to be slidably inserted within said open end of said recess and along said pair of channels thereof whereby said camera depends from said plate-like member; and limit stop means for determining the depth of insertion of said plate-like member within said recess so as to correctly align the optical axis of said camera relative to a subject to be photographed.

Claim 26

A close-up photographic system for photographing subject material at short range, said system comprising: a camera including interconnected front and back sections; a supplemental close-up lens and mounting means therefor cooperating with the lens of said camera; flash means incorporated with said camera front section, said flash means including means for mounting a flash-cube, a light diffusing plate positionable in front of such flash-cube, a first resilient linear light polarizer having a given orientation adapted to be clipped to said light-diffusing plate, and a second linear light polarizer having an orientation orthogonal to that of said first light polarizer adapted to be positioned in front of said camera lens; means forming a rectangular recess in, and substantially encompassing, the rear surface of said back section so as to include open access means at that end which is aligned with an edge of said back section and to be closed at an opposite end by a portion of said back section; means forming a pair of channels extending along the sides of said recess between said ends; a mounting-stand including interconnected base member and uPright and top components, said top component being in the form of a generally flat, horizontally disposed plate-like member adapted to be slidably inserted within said open end of said recess and along said pair of channels thereof whereby said camera depends from said plate-like member; and limit stop means for determining the depth of insertion of said plate-like member within said recess so as to correctly align the optical axis of said camera relative to a subject to be photographed.

Claim 27

A mounting-stand for suspending a close-up camera above an area within which an object to be photographed is located, said mounting-stand comprising in interconnected relation: a base member; an upright component extending from said base member; an upper component mounted from said upright component to engage a laterally disposed channelled slot formed within the back of such camera, such channelled slot normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations, said upper component comprising a horizontally disposed plate-like member which is insertable within such camera slot to suspend such camera from said apparatus with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment for photographic operations.

Claim 28

A mounting-stand for suspending a close-up camera above an area within which an object to be photographed is located, said mounting-stand comprising in interconnected relation: a base member; an upright component extending from said base member; an upper component mounted from said upright component to engage a laterally disposed channelled slot formed within the back of such camera, such channelled slot normally being used to slidably receive a component employed in connection with film processing operations, said upper component comprising a horizontally disposed plate-like member which is insertable within such camera slot to suspend such camera from said apparatus with its optical axis disposed in vertical alignment for photographic operations.

Claim 29

A mounting-stand, as defined in claim 19, wherein is included supplementary thereto and for the purpose of aligning the optical axis of such camera, a bar-like element of given dimensions which may be inserted transversely of such slot of the camera to limit the depth to which said plate-like member can be inserted therein.

Claim 30

A mounting-stand, as defined in claim 19, wherein said base member comprises a plurality of relatively angularly disposed feet defining therebetween an area for positioning subject material to be photographed.

Claim 31

A mounting-stand, as defined in claim 19, wherein said base member and said upright and suspension components are in the form of rigid fixedly interconnected metallic appendages.

Claim 32

A mounting-stand, as defined in claim 19, wherein said upright component is in the form of a plurality of telescoping parts and wherein there is included detent means for variably positioning and holding said parts relative to one another to alter the effective height of said upright component.