An eyewitness to the public release wrote: “An hour later, all the opticians ’ shops were besieged, but could not rake together enough instruments to satisfy the onrushing army of would - be daguerreotypists; a few days later you could see in all the squares of Paris three - legged dark - boxes planted in front of churches and palaces.
Seorang saksi mata peristiwa itu menulis, ” Sejam kemudian, semua optik diserbu, tetapi tidak ada cukup peralatan untuk memenuhi hasrat lautan manusia yang ingin membuat foto dengan daguerreotype; beberapa hari kemudian, Anda dapat melihat di seluruh penjuru kota Paris kotak - kotak hitam berkaki tiga terpancang di depan gereja - gereja dan istana - istana.