Zoom Lens History
… from Zoomar to Angenieux
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In which I grumble about being an extra in Great Expectations (BBC, 1999), and reflect upon the uses of television history
(This one has nothing to do with zoom lenses…) This is a picture of me – far left – and...
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The Zoom: Drama at the Touch of a Lever
Who invented the zoom lens?
Frank G. Back: “Father” of the Television Zoom Lens
Joseph B. Walker: Paramount’s Zoom Pioneer
Pierre Angenieux and the 10:1 zoom revolution
Roger Cuvillier and the Pan Cinor Zoom Lens
The Zoom-Shot Lanternist: Etienne Gaspard-Robert