Object Details
- Physical Description
- Twin-lens design with only one lens (Aerotar 8 1/4" f:6.8); twin lens caps with leather straps. One film magazine, with handle and shutter trip, and one uptake spool magazine and turn knob.
- Summary
- Sid Parks, founder of Park Aerial Surveys, built this precision mapping camera to the design specifications of the U.S. Geological Survey. With two wide-angle, 6-inch lenses and synchronized shutters, the camera produced pairs of exposures that overlapped to form stereoscopic photos with minimal distortion. The Twinplex was one of several multiplex cameras developed for precision topographical mapping. A film magazine is to the left.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Park Aerial Surveys, Inc. Donated by the Rankin Family.
- Inventory Number
- A20020258000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- Cast aluminum with stainless steel trim
- Dimensions
- Camera body: 14 x 22 x 15in., 40lb. (35.6 x 55.9 x 38.1cm, 18.1kg)
- Magazine #51: 11 x 12 x 12in., 25lb. (27.9 x 30.5 x 30.5cm, 11.3kg)
- Uptake magazine #52: 9 x 12 x 13in., 15lb. (22.9 x 30.5 x 33cm, 6.8kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20020258000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv919b8da33-5c43-43d4-897a-f7501eee9a98
