GENERAL DESCRIPTION
            The Hulcherama camera uses standard 120 or 220 roll film.  It provides a 360
degree picture.  The negative or transparency is approximately 2.25" wide and 9" long for 360 degrees with a 35mm lens.  The camera uses M645 Mamiya, Pentax and the Hasselblad lenses which are focusable from 3 feet to infinity.  The camera is powered by a 12 volt, lead dioxide, sealed,  1 ampere hour, rechargeable-battery.  The camera is mounted on a tripod.  It is started by pressing a remote-type switch mounted in the stationary base of the camera.  The camera then rotates for 360 degrees and automatically stops, or it may be switched to manual operation for less than 360 degrees or if necessary more than 360 degrees.  The rate of rotation may be varied from 1 second to 144 seconds per revolution.  The film is exposed through an adjustable slit controlled from the outside of the camera.  A wide range of effective shutter speeds are provided from 1/500 to 1 second.  The overall size of the camera is 6 1/2" long, 5 1/4" deep, and 5 1/4" high.  The complete camera weighs approximately 5 lbs.
    Film loading is relatively simple and very much like the Rollei or Hasselblad.  Film may be loaded in daylight and unloaded in daylight after the complete roll is used.  Vertical angle covered by the camera with a 35mm lens is approximately 79 degrees.  Rotational speeds of the camera are controlled by solid state electronics.  Speeds are set by means of a 6 position switch on the outside of the camera.
    The unique instrument, completely designed and manufactured by the Charles A. Hulcher Company, Inc. In Hampton, Virginia, is already providing exciting new types of photography and is expected to find widespread use in panoramic photography within small rooms, automobiles, airplanes, boats, board meetings, group shots, as well as excellent outdoor panoramic photography day or night.
    The Hulcherama enables photographers to stand at a given point and capture a full image of anything and everything visible to them from all sides.
    With the Hulcherama and a 35mm lens, a full 360 degree picture can be exposed on a 9 inch segment of film, three of which can be obtained on one roll of 120 film.  Confusing as it may appear, one such 9 inch contact print contains everything the eye could see from the location at which the camera was rotated 360 degrees.  Consequently, whatever appears in the furthest right-hand section of the print also appears again at the furthest left-hand side.
    The Hulcherama can be set up on the tripod and rotated automatically for a 360 degree picture, or it can be operated manually for shorter rotations.  The rate of rotation is controlled by a solid state electronic system, and may be varied from 1 second for a high speed turn to 144 seconds for a low speed turn.  Film progression within the camera is synchronized with camera movement and the film is exposed through an adjustable slit, which is controlled from outside the camera.
    Although the Hulcherama has no shutter speed as such, the combination of slit width and rotation speed provide effective shutter settings.  The camera has four slit widths and 6 rotational speeds.  Although the base price of the Hulcherama includes 1 drive roller and 1 gear set, you may purchase additional sets for a wide variety of lenses.

 
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