Gaumont Stereo Spido Ordinaire 8.5 x 17
Typical of its era, the Spido was made with a
leather covered
wood body. The lens panel slides over to shoot mono panoramic shots.
Although more portable in concept
than a folding
camera, the truth is all 8.5 x 17 cameras, as dictated by their plate
size, are quite large. Large cameras like this were not as popular
with ammateur photographers, so are much less common than 45 x 107 or
6 x 13 models.
