Meet the camera lucida. Developed in the early part of the nineteenth century by [William Hyde Wollaston], the camera lucida is a seemingly simple device.

The camera lucida was first dreamed up in 1807 by William Hyde Wollaston. We don’t know if he ever made a working prototype, but we do know that by the mid-1800s, camera lucidas were part of ...

Aside from being a showcase of the camera and its capabilities, Camera Lucida is the result of combining vintage hardware and modern technology. When the camera was released in the late 80s, one could ...