Pseudo format camera with exposure control

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic print, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• manually operated means for selecting a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view reduced from the actual field of view of said objective lens;
• means cooperating with said manually operated means for encoding a film frame with indicia representative of a selected pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view to identify the portion of the film frame covered by the selected pseudo field of view;
• exposure control means including a photosensitive element disposed to receive ambient light;
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• light control means cooperating with said manually operated means for controlling the amount of light reaching said photosensitive element in accordance with the amount of light available to the selected pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view, whereby the portion of the film frame covered by the selected pseudo field of view can be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo telephoto print, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• a viewfinder including means for changing the finder field of view selectively to at least one telephoto field narrower than the actual field of view of said objective lens;
• means cooperating with said changing means for encoding a film frame with indicia representative of said narrower telephoto field to identify the portion of the film frame covered by the narrower telephoto field;
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• exposure control means including a photosensitive element disposed to receive ambient light in the finder field of view to control the amount of light reaching said photosensitive element in accordance with the amount of light available to said narrower telephoto field, whereby the portion of the film frame covered by the narrower telephoto field can be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic print, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• manually operated means moveable to respective positions corresponding to pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic fields of view reduced from the actual field of view of said objective lens;
• code means, responsive to movement of said manually operated means to a position corresponding to a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view, for encoding a film frame with indicia representative of the pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field to identify the portion of the film frame covered by the pseudo field of view;
• exposure control means including a photosensitive element disposed to receive ambient light;
• and
• light control means, responsive to movement of said manually operated means to a position corresponding to a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view, for controlling the amount of light reaching said photosensitive element in accordance with the amount of light available to the pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field, whereby the portion of the film frame covered by the pseudo field of view can be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic print, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• manually operated means moveable to positions corresponding to the actual field of view of said objective lens and to respective position corresponding to pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic fields of view reduced from said actual field of view;
• code means, responsive to movement of said manually operated means to a position corresponding to a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view, for encoding a film frame with indicia representative of the pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field to identify the portion of the film frame covered by the pseudo field of view;
• exposure control means including a photosensitive element disposed to receive ambient light;
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• light control means for controlling the amount of ambient light reaching said photosensitive element in accordance with the position of said manually operated means, whereby the portion of the film frame covered by a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view can be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic print, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens adjustable to change its angular field of view within a field range having a wide angle limit and a telephoto limit;
• manually operated means, supported for movement to a plurality of position corresponding to respective fields of view within the field range of said objective lens, for adjusting the lens to a selected field of view, and supported for movement to other positions corresponding to respective pseudo panoramic or pseudo telephoto fields of view outside the field range of said objective lens when the lens is adjusted to said wide angle or telephoto limit;
• code means, responsive to movement of said manually operated means to a position corresponding to a pseudo telephoto or pseudo panoramic field of view, for encoding a film frame exposed with said objective lens at its wide angle or telephoto limit with indicia representative of the pseudo field of view to identify the portion of the film frame covered by the pseudo field;
• exposure control means including a photosensitive element disposed to receive ambient light;
• and
• light control means cooperating with said manually operated means for controlling the amount of light reaching said photosensitive element in accordance with the respective positions of the manually operated means, whereby the portion of a film frame covered by a pseudo panoramic or pseudo telephoto field of view can be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo telephoto print, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens adjustable to change its angular field of view within a field range having a telephoto limit;
• a viewfinder having a finder lens adjustable to change the finder field of view to respective fields within said field range of the objective lens and to a plurality of telephoto fields narrower than the possible fields of said objective lens;
• means, coupled with said objective lens and said finder lens for adjusting the finder lens and the objective lens selectively to similar fields to view a selected similar field through said finder lens, and for adjusting the finder lens selectively to said narrower telephoto fields to view a selected telephoto field through said finder lens when said objective lens is at its telephoto limit;
• means, responsive to adjustment of said finder lens to a selected narrower telephoto field, for encoding a film frame exposed with said objective lens at its telephoto limit with indicia representative of the selected telephoto field to identify the portion of the film frame covered by the selected telephoto field;
• exposure control means including a photosensitive element;
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• optical means for directing ambient light in the finder field of view onto said photosensitive element to control the amount of ambient light reaching the photosensitive element in accordance with the selected narrower telephoto field, whereby the portion of the film frame covered by the selected telephoto field can be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo format print made from a predetermined portion of the film frame, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• means for selecting a pseudo field of view reduced from the actual field of view of said objective lens;
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• means, responsive to the selection of a pseudo field of view, for providing an exposure related input in accordance with the amount of light available to the pseudo field of view rather than to the actual field of view of said objective lens, whereby said predetermined portion of the film frame will be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo format print made from a predetermined portion of the film frame, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• means for selecting a pseudo field of view reduced from the actual field of view of said objective lens;
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• means, responsive to the selection of a pseudo field of view, for providing a measure of ambient light in accordance with the amount of light available to the pseudo field of view rather than to the actual field of view of said objective lens, whereby said predetermined portion of the film frame will be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo format print made from a predetermined portion of the film frame, said camera comprising:

• an objective lens;
• manual means for selecting a pseudo field of view reduced from the actual field of view of said objective lens;
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• exposure control means, automatically responsive to the selection of a pseudo field of view, for regulating an exposure parameter in accordance with the selected pseudo field of view rather than the actual field of view of said objective lens, whereby said predetermined portion of the film frame will be more accurately exposed.

A photographic camera for exposing a film frame for use in producing a pseudo format print made from a predetermined portion of the film frame, said camera comprising:

• manually operated means for selecting a pseudo field of view reduced from the actual field of view of said objective lens;
• exposure control means including a photosensitive element disposed to receive ambient light;
• and
• light control means, responsive to the selection of a pseudo field of view, for controlling the amount of light reaching said photosensitive element in accordance with the selected pseudo field of view, whereby said predetermined portion of the film frame will be more accurately exposed.