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There's also this recent Kickstarter, the NeoLucida, that was all about remaking similar lens / optic devices artists and painters used in the past: http://www.

• fennecfoxen 13y ago
  Less kickstarter-y webpage: http://neolucida.com/ http://neolucida.com/ I have one of these. It arrived recently; I haven't really tried it yet, but will soon. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lucida http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lucida -- it notes the basic optics were described in 1611 by Kepler.
• pg 13y ago
  I have an antique camera lucida, and it is startlingly effective.
  • selmnoo 13y ago
    You use it to draw/paint? Can you please share something you've done? I'd very curious in seeing anything you've painted with it.