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** Model A-162 with Wollensak 152mm, f6.3 Raptar<ref>[http://www.mrmartinweb.com/medium.html Martin Web]</ref> | ** Model A-162 with Wollensak 152mm, f6.3 Raptar<ref>[http://www.mrmartinweb.com/medium.html Martin Web]</ref> | ||
** Model 90 with Beattie-Coleman 6 3/8 inch f 4.5 Portronic Navitar<ref>[http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/gear-fs-wtb/22194-beattie-coleman-portronic-portrait-camera.html DPI forum]</ref> | ** Model 90 with Beattie-Coleman 6 3/8 inch f 4.5 Portronic Navitar<ref>[http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/gear-fs-wtb/22194-beattie-coleman-portronic-portrait-camera.html DPI forum]</ref> | ||
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*Oscillotron | *Oscillotron | ||
*Varitron | *Varitron | ||
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*Beattie F-1000 | *Beattie F-1000 | ||
*Beattie LRX | *Beattie LRX | ||
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+ | *Beattie Coleman Transet (70mm rollfilm back fitting [[Graflok]] 4x5" format) | ||
+ | *Beattie Systems C-55 (35mm long-roll adapter fitting [[Mamiya RB67]] | ||
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==Beattie Intenscreen== | ==Beattie Intenscreen== |
Revision as of 15:45, 8 March 2015
The name Beattie appears on a variety of specialized cameras, originating from the Los Angeles (CA). 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] Photographic Products Inc., Anaheim, Calif[1]
- 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
- Beattie Coleman Datronic (TLR)
- Oscillotron
- Varitron
- Imperial 90
Beattie Imperial 90 TLR, 4×5 format image by lady_elsinore (Image rights) |
- Universal Studio Camera (Model 2000)
- Beattie F-1000
- Beattie LRX
Accessories
- Beattie Coleman Transet (70mm rollfilm back fitting Graflok 4x5" format)
- Beattie Systems C-55 (35mm long-roll adapter fitting Mamiya RB67
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[4] (in 1982) and 4,558,922[5] (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.[6]