Keystone Camera Company
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The Keystone Camera Company, a division of the Keystone Manufacturing Co., was founded in Boston, Massachussets, circa 1910. They were an American manufacturer of consumer photographic equipment. Notable products were movie cameras, 126 cartridge and 110 cartridge cameras with built in electronic flash (the "Everflash" series). In the 1930's, they made inexpensive 16mm cameras that are still in use today. They were acquired by Berkey Photo, Inc. in 1966. In 1978, Berkey sold its camera division and thus abandoned this market. The Keystone Camera Company filed for chapter 11 protection in January 1991. Later in 1991, they were purchased by Concord Camera Company for $6.6 million. It was during this period they entered into the disposable, "single use" camera market. Many of their cameras featured built-in electronic flash (an innovative feature for low-end cameras on their early models). They also had in their line some instant cameras using Polaroid film - and a few in other formats such as 35mm and Disc. Keystone was in a infringement suit with Polaroid in 1975 over the patents to their SX70 compatible camera. There was also a Keystone range of cine cameras.
Contents
Instant cameras
- Keystone 60 Second Everflash Model 800, Rechargeable 850 (100-packfilm)
- Rapid Shot
- Wizard XF1000 (SX-70 film)
- Wizard Everflash XF 1500
Disc film
35mm film cameras
- Keystone 465 Slim Line
- Keystone 470PD
- 470PM Focus Free Message Camera
- Keystone Easy Shot Focus Free
- Keystone Easy Shot 400X
- Keystone Easy Shot 500
- Keystone Easy Shot 455PN
- Keystone Easy Shot 500X
- Keystone Easy Shot 700 and 700x
- Keystone East Shot ES-P
- Keystone Everflash AF2000
- Everflash 3570
- Keystone Everflash 3580
- Keystone Everflash 3590 (see Porst 135 KE)
- Everflash Funshooter 70
- Keystone Regal 35
- Regency
- Keystone Regency Easy Shot 1
- Keystone Regency Easy Shot 2
126 film cameras
- Everflash 10
- Everflash 20
- Everflash 30
- Auto-Instant 125X
- Auto-Instant 145X
- K-1015
- K 1020 SLR auto-instant Reflex (SLR)
- 125 Flash Sweep
- 725EF
- 825EF
110 film cameras
- Keystone 106
- Keystone 309ES Sensitron
- Keystone 310M Telemotor
- Keystone Pocket Everflash 120
- Keystone Pocket-Matic 10
- Keystone Pocket-Matic 101
- Keystone Pocket-Matic 303
- Keystone Twin Lens 409
- Keystone XR33
- XR44 Telephoto Camera
- Keystone XR76
- Keystone XR108
- Keystone XR308
- Keystone XR308 Telephoto
- Zoom 66
- Zoom Everflash XR608
Links
- Keystone Camera at www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)
- Keystone 110 cameras at SubClub.com
- Keystone page at Collection G. Even's site (in French)