Zeiss brochure

[StephanN]

Not sure where to put this, and also not sure, if anybody's interested in this:

 

https://www.forgottenbooks.com/de/books/PhotographischeObjectiveundOptischPhotographischeHilfsapparate_10595978

 

If it's inappropiate, feel free to delete this.

 

If you're interested, better be quick, it's only up for free today.

[nfoto]

Got it.  Thanks.

[colinbm]

Thanks Stephan

[nfoto]

It is as good opportunity as any to brush up on one's German skills. Biological textbooks in our university system were partly German when I did biology (hmm "some" time ago). But I should be able still to read the stuff even if my capabilities are a bit rusty at present.

[Andrea B.]

Wow! There are so many interesting old books at that link. 

[StephanN]

18 hours ago, Andrea B. said:

Wow! There are so many interesting old books at that link. 

 

Right, today it's the Atlas Of Diseases Of The Nose, yuck.

 

Seriously, I found this site years ago and have a look at it maybe once a week for the free book of the day, but also have bought some reprints there, really high quality reproductions. With respect to photography, most is a tad outdated, but already in 1876 there was discussion about copyright of the photographer and right of the photographed: https://www.forgottenbooks.com/de/books/DerSchutzderPhotographienunddasRechtamEigenenBilde_10353357 

 

And, of course, topics like composition are never outdated, or topics like ultra-violet: https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/search?q=ultra+violet&w=b&l=0&Y=0&y=9999&P=0&p=9999&V=0&v=9999&i=0&g=0 

[StephanN]

Hm, seems that back in those days there were more books about photography in German than Englisch. That has surely changed

 

From 1886: https://www.forgottenbooks.com/de/books/DieMomentPhotographieinIhrerAnwendungaufKunstundWissenschaft_10355081

[StephanN]

If you want to go back to the early days: https://www.forgottenbooks.com/de/books/DieLichtpausverfahrendiePlatinotypieundVerschiedeneCopirverfahrenOhneSilbersalze_10774195