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The Bolcarette is an experimental prototype camera designed by Jaques Bolsey (Bogopolsky) in about 1935. Only one example of it has been seen.[1] It is a viewfinder camera, with a reverse-galilean VF. It makes pictures 32x50mm on unperforated 35mm film, loaded in cassettes. It is metal-bodied, with nickel-plated trim and black leatherette covering. It has a 65mm f/3 Meyer Trioplan (the auctioneer's notes state that this lens designation has also not been seen before), and Compur-Rapid shutter, on a collapsing mount so that the camera is compact when not in use. The lens stops down to f/18, and focuses to 0.75m with a helical focus ring. It has a film winding knob with folding key, and rewind knob, and a frame counter, all on the top plate.
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- ↑ Bolcarette sold for €18 000 at the 36th Leitz Photographica Auction, on 13 June 2020.