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	Handbuilding 4x5 folding camera
		The distinctive feature of this camera is the mechanism of focusing: a long threaded pivot (hidden in the basic plate) controlled by a gear set in the back.
		Moreover the camera is enriched whit a reflex visor.
		In closed position it works like a fixed focus panoramic camera (set on hyperfocal distance), so it is very quick to take a photo because it isn't necessary to set movements of lensboard and back box.
	users.libero.it /qua.fabio (419 words)

	BoxCameras.com - Wilkin-Welsh Camera Co. 4 x 5 Folding Plate Camera, circa 1900 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While many folding cameras of the period had polished wood inserts on the drop-down bed, the Wilkin-Welsh's bed is leather covered.
		On a collecting note, it should be mentioned that this style of camera, "folding plate", is often mis-represented, or mis-described as a "box camera".
		Box cameras as a general rule do not need to be unfolded for use, nor are they self-casing, as were all of the folding plate cameras made in the 1890s-forward.
	www.boxcameras.com /ww.html (268 words)

	Folding camera - Patent 4241986
		The folding camera of claim 18, wherein the linkage means is coupled to the cover by a pin and slot connection wherein the slot is formed on the cover and the pin is mounted on the linkage means, the pin being adapted to pivot and translate relative to the slot.
		The folding camera of claim 20, wherein the pin is located at one terminus of the slot when the camera is folded and as the cover is lifted from its home position a lost motion coupling exists between the cover and the linkage means until the pin engages a second terminus of the slot.
		The lens and shutter assembly of a typical known folding camera is carried by a lens-supporting board or member that is connected to the camera housing by a collapsible bellows and supported by a parallelogram linkage that maintains the lens in parallel relation to the housing.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4241986.html (4853 words)

	Folding Camera - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Folding cameras, favored for their compact design and movable bellows, have been in use for many years.
		The camera’s lens is incorporated into the bellows, which is slid back and forth along a rail to change focus.
		The dark cloth covering the photographer and the box body of the camera blocks out undesirable light, which might otherwise interfere with the picture.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461531079/Folding_Camera.html (61 words)

	Print the story
		To reduce camera thickness but retain good light collection and high-resolution capabilities, Tremblay and colleagues replaced the traditional lens with a "folded" optical system that is based on an extension of conventional astronomical telescopes that employed mirrors, such as the Cassegrain telescope, which was developed in 1672.
		Folding the optic addresses performance issues facing today's cell phone cameras by increasing the "effective focal length" – the zooming power of the camera – without increasing the distance from the front of the optic to the image sensor.
		This kind of lens folding has not been widely implemented as a means to slim cameras down, but recent advances in the mechanical machining process of "diamond turning" are changing that.
	www.physorg.com /printnews.php?newsid=89398752 (975 words)

	Miscellaneous Cameras
		The case for this camera is a rectangular fl leatherette case with room for the camera and film holders.
		The camera is fl with chrome trim and is made of bakelite with chrome trim and a leather bellows.
		It is a folding camera with bellows focusing.
	www.commiecameras.com /sov/sovietmiscellaneouscamera/right.htm (769 words)

	Bellows for folding camera - Patent 4395102
		When the camera is folded, the upper section of bellows rear wall pivots back over the lower section and the top wall is extended to overlie the upper section so that the bellows assumes a flat storage configuration.
		The present invention is directed to a folding bellows for use in folding cameras of this type which include a housing comprising a plurality of sections that are interconnected for relative movement between an erected exposure position and a folded storage position.
		3,683,770 wherein the camera comprises two pivotally coupled major housing sections which are arranged in overlying relation when the camera is folded and pivot open to a preset angle to erect a bellows that cooperates with the major housing sections to form a generally triangular camera structure.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4395102.html (6400 words)

	Ebony - Folding versus non-folding cameras
		Though each axis of movement in a view camera provides the photographer with another opportunity to manipulate the image, it is also a possible source of alignment error (when the lens and film standard need to be absolutely parallel).
		A brief glance at the specifications for the folding and non-folding designs may belie the inherent wide-angle advantage of the non-folder because both designs are capable of comparable minimum extension.
		Indeed, with a folding camera set up in wide-angle configuration, rise and fall are most practically achieved by angling the bed and then re-aligning both the front and rear standards to vertical.
	www.ebonycamera.com /articles/fold.exp.html (1035 words)

	Archer's Registered Folding Camera (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Externally the front of the camera is furnished with a sliding piece, into which the lens is fastened; the back has an opening cut in the hinged door, against which the face is placed when operating.
		The folding part of the camera is composed of three framed boards, hinged to each other and to the main box, the part forming the back of the camera when closed lets down, and forms the continuation of the bottom of the camera.
		One great advantage in the above method of folding up the camera is, that, if required longer, it need not be when closed a wider box; the principal difference will be in the height.
	www.dunniway.com /archer/regcamera.html (423 words)

	eBay Guides - Buying an Antique Camera
		Antique cameras can be a lot of fun to collect, but there's a few points to keep in mind when you're surfing the listings for old cameras.
		If you plan on using the old camera you purchase, make sure you go into it with the expectation that images may not as clear and accurately exposed as you are used to with a modern camera.
		Even if old cameras don't take pictures as well as their modern counterparts, there's still a lot of enjoyment to be had with old camera gear.
	reviews.ebay.com /Buying-an-Antique-Camera_W0QQugidZ10000000001594302 (650 words)

	View Camera Getting Started In Large Format
		The monorail cameras are made from various metals and plastics, and the folding cameras are made from either metal and plastic or metal and wood.
		Many of the less expensive folding cameras may not be as suitable for doing serious architectural or studio photography, but then again, you might not want to take a high-priced monorail camera out to do landscape work.
		The camera movements I consider essential are front and rear swing and front and rear tilt.
	www.viewcamera.com /get_start_in_large_format.html (2428 words)

	ensign folding cameras (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The firm produced a vast range of cameras and accessories, notably after 1904 when it absorbed a number of smaller camera makers.
		This one looks great for display, and folds and unfolds reasonable easily, and the bellows are good.the locking mechanism to hold the lens standard in place when the camera is open still works............................
		Metal case folding camera, burgundy and grey in colour, fl bellows.
	www.ozcamera.com /ensign-folding.html (1473 words)

	Medium Format Cameras
		This camera was produced from 1960 to 1962.
		This camera has a brown everready leather case with chrome trim around the top and bottom and ISKRA on the lens cover.
		Folding camera based on the design of Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta (530/15).
	rafcamera.com /mf.htm (578 words)

	Types of Cameras
		Box cameras were normally fitted with a single-element lens, a limited range of aperture control, and a single-speed leaf shutter.
		Film for these cameras is loaded in the darkroom into two-sided holders, which are inserted at the back of the camera.
		Disc cameras are exceptionally compact, and most are fitted with an electronic flash and a motor that advances the disc after each exposure.
	www.scphoto.com /html/types.html (1332 words)

	HowTo: Using a Polaroid Pack Camera
		On non-folding cameras and 'new-style' folding cameras, there's a metal wire latch on the side; push outward on both ends of the latch to open the back.
		On non-folding cameras and 'new-style' folding cameras, hold the camera in your left hand using the plastic T-handle (if present) rather than the side of the camera itself.
		The camera won't warn you that the light level is low, and will in fact happily produce the correct shutter speed for this situation-- a speed which will likely be too slow for you to hand-hold properly.
	www.rwhirled.com /landlist/how2-packuse.htm (2481 words)

	Makina - Camerapedia.org
		The camera was quite similar to other strut folding baby cameras of the time, like the Goerz Tenax or the Gaumont Block-Notes, but it would have more descendants.
		Then it gained an off-centered folding finder, with one lens on the front plate and the eyesight on the rear, with the addition of a folding frame finder.
		This camera could take all the lenses available for the Makina I. At some point, the diaphragm selector was moved from the side of the front plate to a more usual location around the lens.
	www.camerapedia.org /wiki/Makina (1105 words)

	Antique and Classic Camera Pages
		A camera with fl bellows, as opposed to red, commands a lower premium, as it tends to detract from the beauty of the rest of the camera.
		Since these cameras folded themselves up into a box, the interiors are almost always found to be in excellent condition - its the exterior that absorbs the ravages of time.
		The cameras were constructed of wood with the exterior of the camera having a pebble grained leather covering (or "leather-like" material), and almost always displayed a polished cherry or mahogany wood interior.
	members.aol.com /dcolucci/vidi.htm (1110 words)

	Fotokor #1 folding plate camera ($99.00)
		Other than the GOMZ symbol on the rear and Cyrillic marking there is nothing to distinguish this camera from the other folding sheet film cameras made all over the world during this period.
		These cameras are normally found in poor condition and were made from 1930 to 1940.
		The case for this camera is a rectangular fl leatherette case with room for the camera and film holders.
	rafcamera.com /lf/fotokor.htm (210 words)

	Handbuilding 4x5 folding camera
		The distinctive feature of this camera is the mechanism of focusing: a long threaded pivot (hidden in the basic plate) controlled by a gear set in the back.
		In closed position it works like a fixed focus panoramic camera (set on hyperfocal distance), so it is very quick to take a photo because it isn't necessary to set movements of lensboard and back box.
		The focusing of enlarger is the same of the camera.
	users.iol.it /qua.fabio (419 words)

	The Classic Camera Nettar 515
		eiss Nettar was introduced in 1937 as an inexpensive folding camera against the Ikonta.
		There were many kind of Nettar Cameras which were different in exposures size and films.
		It is such a simple camera that there will be few mechanical problems needing fixing.
	www.cosmonet.org /camera/nettar_e.htm (171 words)

	Premier Folding Camera
		The Folding Premier mimicks the design approach of its competitors; polished wood interior, red leather bellows, brass hardware, and a fl leather covered body that protects all components when closed.
		Early models with the internal shutter are scarce, and sometime after 1892 the camera was redesigned with a more traditional external brass shutter.
		In 1892, a 4x5 concealed shutter Folding Premier sold for $21 (approximately $401 in year 2000 currency), while the 1895 version with external shutter was offered for $18 (about 17% less).
	www.antiquewoodcameras.com /premier1.htm (590 words)

	Camera Shopper THE 1892 FOLDING ROCHESTER by David Silver
		These American plate cameras were the first to integrate the lightweight collapsible flexibility of traditional view cameras into a supportive exterior shell that also served as a protective case and provided easier portability.
		Like its predecessors, it was internally a simple view camera, a folding bellows stretched across a focusing track between a front lens standard and a rear ground glass screen, built into an integral boxy case that provided support when shooting and immediate protection when stored.
		Today the Folding Rochester is perhaps the most rare and coveted, and certainly the least known, of the early self-casing American folding plate cameras.
	www.photographyhistory.com /CS06/foldingrochester.html (1344 words)

	Ron Herron's Kodak Camera Page
		The Jiffy Kodak Six-20 camera (left, c.1933-37) was part of a series of inexpensive and popular Kodak rollfilm cameras, with a pop-out front and twin spring struts.
		The Kodak Monitor cameras (c.1939-48), like a great many of the early Kodak folders, were folding rollfilm cameras that were available in the two predominant rollfim sizes, which were for either 616 or 620 film.
		Film was loaded through the bottom of the camera, and the Starmite had to be wound after each shot to reset the shutter.
	herron.50megs.com /kodak.htm (1416 words)

	35mm folding cameras (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The folding compact 35mm camera is the forerunner of today's point-and-shoot 35.The goal of the designers was to create a relatively inexpensive 35mm camera that would produce excellent photos while being simple to operate and as compact as cameras of the period that used the "drop-in" 126 film cartridge.
		Some owners have complained their cameras suffer from light leaks--light actually comes through thin spots in the plastic case or shutter blades.
		The camera show here does not have those problems and the lens is excellent.
	home.att.net /~wayne.cornell/camera/foldingcams.html (206 words)

	Agfa Ansco folding camera, PB20 Plenarx user manual, instruction manual
		With the camera held between the thumb and middle finger of the left hand, press the release buttons on both sides simultaneously.
		Before loading the camera it is essential for you to determine the size of pictures desired for the particular roll being loaded.
		To load the film into the camera, first swing up the spool carrier for the lower or empty chamber until it is at right angles to the camera.
	www.butkus.org /chinon/agfa/agfa_ansco/agfa_ansco.htm (2708 words)

	Pacific Rim Camera : Photographica Pages: Zeiss Ikon
		Zeiss Ikon built cameras at all levels of price and features, from the fabled Contax, Contarex and Twin Lens Contaflex cameras that many photographers dreamed of owning, but many could afford, to the simplest box cameras and folding cameras.
		All of the parties of the merger brought camera lines with them, and it was difficult to kill off lines that competed with each other.
		The problems with competing camera lines within Zeiss, and between Zeiss and Voigtlander, plus of course, the Japanese domination of the market, caused production to end in 1971, A limited number of cameras were assembled from parts on hand in 1972.
	www.pacificrimcamera.com /pp/zeiss/zeiss.htm (979 words)

	NOVA Online \| Lost on Everest \| The Camera
		The pocket-sized folding camera looked almost exactly like the larger folding Kodaks but used a new small film size.
		The so-called "miniature" camera first retailed at $6.00—far less than the larger folding models—and became popular with soldiers during World War One.
		By 1924 the small camera, often a folding model, was a fixture in homes worldwide, finding most of its function on vacations and picnics, beaches, and similar idyllic sunny days.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/everest/lost/search/camera.html (522 words)

	Kodak Retina 117, 35mm folding camera 1934
		Although cameras utilizing the 35mm movie film already existed (most famously Ernst Leitz's Leica), it was Kodak who thought of packaging up a convenient length into a daylight loading cartridge, called the 135 format and kicked off the 35mm revolution.
		The camera was discovered in a box unknown to anyone and was in a bad way with many problems, sadly he took the secret of why he had it to the grave.
		The camera in the advert is photographed clearly enough to see the serial number of the Schneider Kreuznach lens - No. 670281, which was made in about May 1934.
	licm.org.uk /livingImage/Retina117.html (391 words)

	Cameras: Antique Premo camera?
		It all comes in a large leather case, very dry from age, that holds the camera in a pocket to one side, and three wooden frame pieces that appear to fit into the camera and a box of "Hammer Dry Plates 4 x 5" in a pocket to the other side.
		The camera is beautiful with cherry wood and a deep red pleated flexible extension inside and fl leather covering outside.
		The camera is "self casing", in other words it is a collapsible bellows (the pleated flexible extension part, often referred to as an "accordian" for its obvious similarity) camera that is mounted inside a fancy leather covered box that serves as its own protective shell.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Cameras-3213/Antique-Premo-camera.htm (693 words)

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