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The brand '''Beattie''' was used by Beattie Photographic Products and Beattie Coleman Engineering, operating from the Los Angeles, California area.
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The name '''Beattie''' appears on a variety of specialized cameras, originating from the Los Angeles, California area. Beattie products included [[long-roll camera]]s for school and portrait photographers, data-recording cameras, and other specialized devices.
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==Company==
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The company history is a bit unclear, as camera nameplates may indicate:
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*Beattie Photographic Products,  Hollywood 36, Calif.
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*Beattie Coleman Engineering Company, Inc., Santa Ana California
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*Beattie Coleman Systems
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*Beattie Engineering Corp., 213 Bean Ave., Los Gatos Calif.
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*Beattie Systems, Cleveland, Tennessee
  
 
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*Oscillotron
 
*Varitron
 
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*Imperial 90
 
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*Universal Studio Camera (Model 2000)
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*Beattie F-1000
  
 
==Beattie Intenscreen==
 
==Beattie Intenscreen==
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'''Beattie Systems''' are perhaps most known to amateur photographers for their series of aftermarket screens replacing the original [[ground glass]] focusing screens for a variety of cameras. These add a thin coating of optically-clear epoxy over the ground surface to increase image brightness, a technology which received US patents 4,339,188<REF>[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4339188.pdf US Patent 4,339,188] from [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/ Freepatentsonline.com] </REF>(in 1982) and 4,558,922<REF>[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4558922.pdf US Patent 4,588,922] from [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/ Freepatentsonline.com] </REF> (in 1985), both showing Harry L. O. Smith as the inventor. The first patent shows that the original use envisioned was for a long-roll TLR portrait camera, such as those made by Beattie. The patent includes a rather heartfelt observation:
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"The procedure of focusing, composing, and making technical and artistic judgements on some 500 to 700 subjects daily imposes a strain on the eyes and visual perception of the photographer."
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The Intensescreen product line continues today, now a product of Reflexite Corporation, Avon Connecticut.<REF>[http://www.reflexite.com/energy/us/en/beattie-intenscreen Intenscreen information] at [http://www.reflexite.com/energy/us/en/ Reflexite corporate website]</REF>
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The name Beattie appears on a variety of specialized cameras, originating from the Los Angeles, California area. Beattie products included long-roll cameras for school and portrait photographers, data-recording cameras, and other specialized devices.

Company

The company history is a bit unclear, as camera nameplates may indicate:

  • Beattie Photographic Products, Hollywood 36, Calif.
  • Beattie Coleman Engineering Company, Inc., Santa Ana California
  • Beattie Coleman Systems
  • Beattie Engineering Corp., 213 Bean Ave., Los Gatos Calif.
  • Beattie Systems, Cleveland, Tennessee

Cameras

  • Portronic
  • Oscillotron
  • Varitron
  • Imperial 90
  • Universal Studio Camera (Model 2000)
  • Beattie F-1000

Beattie Intenscreen

Beattie Systems are perhaps most known to amateur photographers for their series of aftermarket screens replacing the original ground glass focusing screens for a variety of cameras. These add a thin coating of optically-clear epoxy over the ground surface to increase image brightness, a technology which received US patents 4,339,188[1](in 1982) and 4,558,922[2] (in 1985), both showing Harry L. O. Smith as the inventor. The first patent shows that the original use envisioned was for a long-roll TLR portrait camera, such as those made by Beattie. The patent includes a rather heartfelt observation:

"The procedure of focusing, composing, and making technical and artistic judgements on some 500 to 700 subjects daily imposes a strain on the eyes and visual perception of the photographer."

The Intensescreen product line continues today, now a product of Reflexite Corporation, Avon Connecticut.[3]

Notes